Business View Caribbean | August 2022

67 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 them to feel that we are not only there to make them a house, but to give them solutions and bring in the best of the best.” Jimenez founded the family-run business back in 2015 after working as a project developer for several different companies. With a background as a civil engineer and years working in construction on the island, he had the knowledge base and experience to strike out on his own. His father joined the project offering logistics support and his brother came on to help with marketing. “I started with a small project in 2015 for a family member of mine and then, in a small island, like this connections happen. That’s very important because people knowing you gives you the chance to enter the market,” Jimenez recalls. “After that, I got another project from a good client of mine who owns several buildings. That’s how we started in the renovation, remodel, and restoration area. Then we moved on to the industrial area – cleaning tanks for several big companies, and then we moved to the new project and new construction, which is what we are concentrated on now.” Today, Pro1 offers a range of construction services for everything from commercial to residential properties. Most of their projects are residential, building new-build custom homes as well as renovating older ones. They also offer specialized industrial tank cleaning for facility and infrastructure owners. That includes removal of deposits, sludge and caustics, as well as buildups of corrosion. They also offer your one-stop-shop for construction & home improvement kooymanbv.com +5999 670 1125 Aruba | Barbados | Bonaire | Curaçao | Sint Maarten PRO1 GENERAL CONTRACTOR BV