Off the back of the conference, they work around their corporate values and get the staff’s feedback. “It’s important not to preach to people but to get people to provide what they think is important from a values point of view. That’s the main element we use to strengthen our cultural identity,” says Dominic. The directors also have a weekly staff “around the grounds” meeting where the Directors sit in the boardroom and dial in all their site managers every Monday afternoon. “We go over each project and ask for three key items that’s happened over the last week. Each of the site managers onscreen give a report of their job’s achievements,” says Dominic. “Some of the site mangers can feel isolated when they’re based on site and don’t come in to the office. This is a good way to ensure everyone is involved and feels they are part of what we’re trying to build. Our people feel they’re part of our growing business.” This human connection is important to Dominic and Jerad’s relationships with subcontractors, trades and suppliers. “We established good relationships with these groups before we started this business,” says Dominic. “We brought a lot of them across initially that were interested in giving us a go on the smaller scale.” McColl Smith has established a pretty strong network of suppliers and contractors over the past 10 years, and continue to work with the ones best for their projects. That has evolved on the back of hiring new site managers who have a strong network of subcontractors and suppliers of their own, says Dominic. NOVEMBER 2024
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