starts with a conversation. We want to have that conversation without everyone getting into a defensive mode.” Darran also believes that clients respond to LAING’s reliability. He says they have a reputation for always showing up on time and almost always completing projects on schedule. He credits that capability to their manpower, and to their ability to attract and retain talented employees. “Building an employee base is key. If you can’t keep good employees, then you can’t have sustainability. If you want to have successful project after successful project, year in and year out, then you need a base of employees that have been with you through thick and thin.” “I think that’s where we’re different than some other companies,” he explains. “We really focusonmakingourselves the best possibly company to work for. We value our people above everything else. They’re everything to us. I don’t think all companies feel that way. I think in some places, an employee is just a number. That’s not the case here. Nobody here is just a number to us.” LAING is committed to their employees, to their safety, and to their wellbeing, Darran says – and that commitment is reflected in their retention. “We have a lot of long-term employees. I have an employee here that started out with us at 18 years old as a labourer. Now he’s 32 and he’s our sheetmetal superintendent. He’s grown with the company. He’s gotten married. He’s had kids. He’s bought a house. He was a high-school graduate when he came to us. That’s a pretty common story here.” LAING has worked hard to NOVEMBER 2022
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