NOVEMBER 2021 been involved in a long list of significant construction projects that total well over $450 million. After coming off 12 years with Hutchinson Builders, he was offered the opportunity with Piety Group, and he jumped at the chance: “I was given the opportunity to take my experience with larger organizations and apply it to a company that was reasonably young in construction,” Lloyd explains. “They hadn’t yet had that exposure to that highertier of construction yet. This was my chance to grab a hold of something reasonably new, to reinvigorate it, and to put it on a different trajectory. That was exciting to me.” Over the past year, from a building perspective, Piety Group has advanced significantly. Under Lloyd’s direction, they have added new roles to their team, they have implemented new policies and procedures, and they have adopted new technologies and construction methods – among other improvements and enhancements. When he came on board, Lloyd recalls, he recruited essentially a “brand new team.” That included a new quality department, a new safety department, and a new roster of experienced project managers, site managers and foremen – all of whom came equipped with experience in large-scale residential projects. At the same time, the company also recruited a team of “good, young cadets,” Lloyd says. They also designed a mentoring program to put those cadets through, which will launch next year. When assembling the new building team, Lloyd made it a priority to find people who fit the new culture he envisioned for the company. “It’s a bit like a footy team,” he says. “I always use that analogy – construction teams are like footy teams. To build a good team, you have to have the right personalities and you have to implement the right culture. You have to find people
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