property.” Cameron’s business could not do their jobs effectively without strong relationships with their partners and suppliers. They have used a lot of the same suppliers for the past 25 years, with most for the past 10 plus. “We like to foster those relationships,” says Cameron. “Due to the nature of what we do it’s hard to go in and quote a job. There are so many unknowns with these heritage properties. You don’t know what you’ll come across until you get into the detail, so we work on a cost-plus basis with our suppliers. It’s never hard and fast contracts. That’s why these relationships are so important to us. We need to trust that those people are going to do the right thing by us, and vice versa.” The Hamilton Group places a strong emphasis on building and maintaining solid relationships, both internally and externally, recognizing them as the cornerstone of their success. “Good relationships are key to everything we do,” Cameron emphasizes. With a team of 30 office staff and 50 direct construction workers, plus an additional 120 builders brought on board through subcontractors, the company’s internal cohesion is crucial. These strong internal relationships ensure seamless collaboration across their diverse range of projects. At the moment, Hamilton Group’s end-toend commercial services include a demolition company, a window fabrication company, a steel fabrication company, a joinery business, a landscaping business, a blinds business, and an architecture firm. “We’ve done a lot of vertical integration with some of the companies we’ve THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AUSTRALIA
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