Business View Caribbean | January 2021

43 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN JANUARY 2021 job calls for. Everybody we work with has been long-term, all our suppliers locally and in Florida, and so many of our clients have been with us through the years. We have some where we went in and painted an old house they had and two years later they bought a home and we did a $5 million renovation for them. It’s the longevity of being here on the ground so long, being visible, being accessible, and just keeping people happy.” Looking ahead, expansion is on the horizon. Bahamas Builders takes pride in keeping lean and being able to control the size of the company, but with what they see happening in Abaco and the groups that are reaching out to be part of their projects and their team, the intention in the next five years is definitely to grow into other islands. “Our long-term goal,” says Premock, “is to have a presence in Abaco, probably the size we have in Nassau, and hopefully that will expand to other projects in two of our other major islands. We are also looking into developing some of our own properties, as we have in the past. We have some in the Abaco Islands presently, which we’ll start developing this year.” Caribbean communities are well known for pulling together in times of crisis or need, whether it be hurricanes or the pandemic. Premock shares, “The Bahamian people have a culture of helping others. They’re happy people. In 2019, Hurricane Dorian ravaged The Abacos and the people held it together. They’re coming back and rebuilding and they have a great attitude; wanting to make it better than it was. And that’s the sentiment throughout the whole country. As for us, we are keeping a positive attitude and a smile on our face and hoping that we can keep Bahamas Builders going for another 60 years.” BAHAMAS BUI LDERS & DEVELOPMENT