get the clearest picture of a development through an agent who can interpret value, answer questions, and help set accurate expectations. Once a buyer becomes a customer,Thompson Quality Homes makes a point of staying in touch, maintaining the relationship beyond the transaction. Supplier and subcontractor relationships are similarly rooted in familiarity and long-term trust.Thompson identifies his largest supplier as A. L.Thompson’s and describes the relationship as direct and responsive. He also notes strong working relationships with Kirk’s (a local hardware supplier) and Paramount (a key source for tile and related finishes). Long-standing electrical support is also provided through Crawford Electrical, a relationship Thompson describes candidly and realistically—like many longterm partnerships in construction, it has its moments, but it endures because delivery matters. The philosophy,Thompson says, is simple: if partners take care of the company, the company takes care of them. PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS GRAND CAYMAN Over the years, Thompson Quality Homes has delivered a range of housing and condominium developments, including several standout projects that reflect both scale and complexity. Thompson identifies Wyndham Reef and Castaways Cove in East End as the largest development he has delivered, totaling 83 condos, with the final phase completed around 2006. Another major project is South Shore in Spotts— approximately 47 apartments, built on stilts along the south coast, just a few miles from town. More recently, the company brought 26 apartments online in West Bay, completing and finishing a project called Mizpah within an existing development that the company did not originally start. 21 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 13, ISSUE 02 THOMPSON QUALITY HOMES
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