Currently, Acustruct employs about 12 people directly, which means the company is at a size that Danny and Nancy enjoy. They believe they have a little room to grow, but their goal has never been to be a massive conglomerate. Both partners enjoy being hands-on and building personal relationships with clients and they couldn’t do that if the company got too large. “In order to remain abreast of the quality and commitment I have to my staff, we couldn’t be any bigger than 20 employees,” says Nancy. “I don’t know if I need to go bigger than that. Currently things are under control and we can provide better service. I also have to maintain and respect my personal lifestyle. I’d have to evolve one or two of my management team. I wouldn’t want to grow larger without the right assistance. It would be a big change to my corporate model.” “At the moment the boutique construction company model works because Danny works the commercial sector and I work the residential,” says Nancy. “It’s hard to find the right team currently due to a talent shortage so we’re holding onto and protecting the people we have as best we can so we don’t lose them.” In order to build that employee loyalty, Nancy says they pay attention to what their team members want out of their working experience. In her experience, those wants have changed over the years. Years ago, she says a typical tradesperson’s goal was to eventually become a business owner themselves. They would make it their business to learn, even the behind-the-scenes tasks like THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AUSTRALIA
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