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58 59 AINSWORTH DICK 9 Regal Plaza, Kingston 5, Jamaica W. I. 876-929-7221 n 876- 990-0179 (cell) Commissioned Land Surveyor ainsworthdick@hotmail.com CONGRATULATIONS MATALON HOMES FOR PROVIDING EXCELLENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS. It was professionally fulfilling working with your team of allied professionals to achieve these goals. Wishing continued housing solutions success in your future endeavours. MATALON HOMES PREFERRED VENDOR n Ainsworth Dick ainsworthdick@hotmail.com MatalonHomeshasabout75direct employees.“How- ever,weusesub-contractors todoour finishingwork,” Matalonadds.“Theydoworkforus,full-time,anddon’t doanyotherwork,outside.So,ifyoucount them,wehave somewhere inthe regionof200.” Matalonsays that,recently,thecompanyhas slightly changed itsmethodsof construction.“Inthepast,weused conventional blockandsteel formost things,”heexplains. “Wearenowgoingwithpouredconcrete.Thecontrolsare a lotbetter andtheendproduct isamuchbetterproduct, inmyopinion.That’sone thingthathaschanged inour profile.Other thanthat,we just keep improvingtheprod- uct.Wecontinue toresearchstate-of-the-artproducts that will enhanceour final product for thecustomer; that’san ongoingeffort tomakesure thatwe’reaheadof thegame. We recentlygot intothe roofingbusiness,soweopened upacompany,MatalonRoofing,asasubsidiaryofMata- lonHomes,wherewearecurrentlyproducingstanding seamroofingfor Jamaica.I believe it’s the futureof roofing here forour tropical climateandourhurricanehistory. That’sabout twoyearsoldandprogressingwell.” Goingforward,Matalonsays thathe is thinkingof expandinghiscompany’s services,islandwide.“We focus mostly,now,inKingstonbecausethat’sthemarketthatwe know,butI’mhopingtoexpandtootherareasofJamaica.We mayconsidergoingintootherareasofconstructionproducts andmaterials,butwe’venotdecidedyetwhat,when,and where.Wehaveabunchofideas,butnoimmediateplans. Andwemaygobackandlookatthemiddleincomemarket andtrytoputsometypeofproductofferingthere,butIhave notmadeupmymindaboutthatyet.” Meanwhile,MatalonHomeswill continue toprovide its current andfuturecustomerswithqualityproductsbuilt withvalueandservicedwith integrityborne fromitsde- cadesof experience inbuildingandconstruction.“I’mstill doingworkfor customers thatbought in2007,”Matalon declares,proudly.“That’s thekindof reputationwehave. I’mnotgoingtohandovermyproduct,leave,andforget aboutyou; I’mnot that typeofperson.Onceyou’remy customer,you’remycustomer.Period.”