The Construction Source Australia

136 | Business World Australia | April 2014 “The Vis name has a very good reputation in the area, and maintaining that is very im- portant to us,” says Blake Hard, a Director of the company. “We do everything we can to live up to the quality standard we’ve created, and we make sure we give clients what they want.” Blake comes from a long career in the construction industry, and moved to Cairns around 2001. After earning some experi- ence in the local area with another company, he joined Vis Constructions – a company founded by veteran builder Keith Vis, who had been operating in the area for more than 15 years. In 2010, Blake became Keith’s part- ner in the business. Today, Vis Constructions mainly operates in Cairns and the surrounding areas, such as the Atherton Tablelands, Port Douglas, and Tully. In recent years, a lot of their work has been in the public realm, where they have built a strong reputation for delivering com- munity centres, educational facilities, and health facilities. Historically, the company has also built a strong portfolio of renovation and refurbish- ment work, residential homes, warehouses, PERSONAL APPROACH