during the winter, because they don’t have a client base big enough to sustain them through the whole year,” he explains. “Whereas they know at Goldeye, they’ll have steady work year-round. You can ask any one of my guys that’s been with me longer than a couple of years, they’ll all say, ‘I’ve never had a day off just because we didn’t have work.’ I think that’s a big thing. People want steady paycheques.” When it comes to the subcontractors, meanwhile, Dave says Goldeye’s relationships also tend to be longstanding. He says they have been working with many of their subcontractor crews for around a decade. He believes they earn their loyalty the same way they earn the loyalty of their staff – by paying them well, paying them on time, and keeping them busy. “I’ve always done my darndest to make sure that I get out there and do enough sales so that we have enough work to not only keep our in-house staff busy, but also to keep our extended sub crews busy,” he says. “I understand that I’m not only providing food for my employees, but I’m also providing food for my subcontractors, their employees, and their families as well. I take that really seriously.” Lastly, when it comes to suppliers, Dave says the relationships are just as loyal and longstanding, and Dave says he takes maintaining those relationships just as seriously. One examples of a longstanding supplier would be Wise Line Tools, an Ontario-based company with locations in Aylmer and Tillsonburg. They THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA
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