Business View Caribbean | August 2022

88 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 8 Hopkin sees the future of GH Construction as being that type of mix, where they’re directly negotiating with potential homeowners who want to avoid all the red tape of the competitive tender process and put their trust a contractor that has a good reputation to build their home. And also for the company to continue to make inroads with the high-end housing development market. He acknowledges, “The demand is so strong for the latter, that they sell right away now. Everyone wants to invest here if they can buy a semi-detached townhouse of good quality – as an Airbnb, or to have their family here during the summer when they’re not here, so they have a nice spot to use that’s within five minutes walking distance to the beach. That’s what we’re trying to do now.” GH Construction has just over 30 permanent employees at the present time plus fulltime subcontractors that work year-round, for a total of about 80 to 100 workers. That includes various trades – painters, masons, carpenters,