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normal, he says that things are slowly picking up, this
year, on the island. According to Wint, “in a good year,
we will have contracted 15 houses.”
Currently, C & D Construction is working on a 28-lot
subdivision on land bought by the company. At pres-
ent, six lots have sold. Wint hopes to complete the sub-
division over the next several years and start another
one or two. Another upcoming project is a $32 million
medical center. Wint is also hoping that his company
can become a Grade 1 contractor for the government.
Currently it is classified as Grade 2, but it only needs
one more big project to add to its portfolio to be able
to bid on projects above $75 million.
Wint believes that his company stands out from the
competition because of its workmanship, integrity,
and reliability. Nowhere is the need for trust more im-
portant than in his relationship with clients in the Dias-
pora, who, in some case, only meet with the company
once, before a home project is accomplished. “They
can depend on us to build and see a project to comple-
tion,” he says.
“C & D is also a community company,” adds Wint.
“We support the community a lot.” Some of the proj-
ects the company supports or sponsors include: the
Brooks Park Multipurpose Complex; the Manchester
High School track and football teams; the El Instituto
de’ Mandevlla Playing Field; the Manchester Football
Association; the Central Manchester Inter-Club Quiz
Competition; and the J.C.D.C. Manchester Festival
Queen Competition. It also fosters work-study pro-
grams for several institutions, including Heart Trust
NTA and Bellefield High School, among others.
C & D Construction is registered with the National Con-
tracts Commission, the Jamaica Institute of Engineers,
and the Incorporated Master Builders Association of
Jamaica. But the most important relationship, accord-
ing to Wint, is his religious one. In fact, the motto of the
company is: “Unless the lord builds the house, they
labor in vain who build it …”
Wint believes that his company’s vision should extend
beyond the boundaries of his community to the “wider
terrace” of his country. He is dedicated to providing
quality service and exceptional workmanship in a pro-
fessional manner to the satisfaction of his customers,
while remaining “fair and true” in all his dealings with
his employees, clients, and suppliers.
With its entrepreneurial vision and its credo of integ-
rity and trust, intact, C & D Construction is bound to
prosper its owner, as well as the wider terrace of Ja-
maica, for many years to come.
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