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64 65 theRioGrandeResidence. McNallybelieves thatpartofhiscompany’s suc- cesscomes frombeingextremelyclient-orientedand non-confrontational.“Also,wehaveaveryfocusedoutlook oneachof ourprojects;westaffandresourcethem,inde- pendently,”heexplains.“So,oneprojectteamonaparticular projectoperatesindependentlyfromanother,whichisagood thing,becauseitallowsthemtofocusfullyontheproject they’reworkingon.Wehaveabout25permanentemployees, andwerampupintotheseveralhundredsonacontract basis,dependingontheprojectsandjobsthatwe’redoing.” OneofRelmac’smajorclientsistheATLGroup,Jamaica’s longeststandingautomotiveandappliancedistributor,for whichthecompanyjustcompletedanewBMWandMini showroominKingston.ATLisalsotheparentcompanyof SandalsResortsInternational,theworld’sleadingresort company,forwhichRelmachasdoneanextensiveamountof constructingandremodelingofitshotels.“TheSandalsGroup isconstantlyexpandingintheCaribbean;they’reconstantly inneedofservices,”saysMcNally.“So,wecherishtherelation- shipwiththemand intendtocontinue that relationship as theygrow.” RELMAC CONSTRUCTION Goingforward,McNallyreveals that futureplans in- cludedeveloping“abigslateof residential projectsof our own,withusactingas thedeveloper.Acoupleof theones we’re lookingatmaybemorecustom-oriented,but the vastmajoritywill bebuilt tospecandsold–apartments, townhouses,that sortof thing,”hesays.“Andwe intendto be rollingmanyof themoutnextyear.” “Over the longterm,wewant tobedoingmoreand moredevelopmentprojectsof all natures–residential andcommercial,inparticular,”headds.“Weseequiteabig opportunityincommercial development,sowe’remov- ingtowards that.Over thenext five totenyears,Iwould expect tohaveaccomplisheda fair amountofbothresi- dential andcommercial development inadditiontoquite a fewlarger scaleprojects for clients.Ourgoal is really tokeepgrowingand,insodoing,keepprovidingem- ployment forour local people.We’reverymuch intothe developmentof ourpeopleandprovidingsteadyemploy- ment for themwhichallows themtodevelopthemselves andtohelpusgrowat thesame time.So,wesee it as sort of ahand-in-handrelationship.Themost importantpart is that all of ourprojectsaresuccessful.Weput a lotof time andenergyandeffort andhardworkintothem.That’s beenourmainstrengthover theyears.” PREFERRED VENDOR n Tru Finishes Limited www.trufinishesja.com Tru Finishes Ltd., a division of Tru Construction Develop- ment Company Ltd., has been in operation since 2005. An agent for USG building products , Armstrong ceiling systems, and National gypsum products, the company provides all materi- als related to the build-out of interior finishes, including dry wall installation and insulation, wall finishes , skirtings, ceiling systems, ceiling tiles, and a wide range of other products tools and accessories. Tru Finishes is also the sole distributor of Fiber reinforced plastics (FRP) wall panels and ceiling tiles used locally in clean rooms and kitchens. Recently it added to its line of products, fiber rock (USG), ultracem moldings, and tekno- tile ceiling tiles.