has work lined up with even more big brands, and they will also be working on multiple jobs with Hutterite colonies – Wright says their clients place a high value on the company’s design-build approach and one-stop-shop offering. Powered by that kind of customer interest, Wright adds that MiLo Group will continue down their path of growth – but he reiterates that they will never grow so big as to lose sight of their founding values. In the next five, he says years “we may open a new branch, and potentially double the size of the company, but only if we can maintain the team mentality, and our connection with our team members.” “We want to grow while sticking to our roots,” he says. “We believe we can do both. We believe we can maintain our family-owned feel while also growing as a company and enriching the lives of our employees.” Lastly, looking at the bigger picture, the team at MiLo Group is also heavily focused on doing their part to usher in “the next generation of tradesmen.” “Over the next 10 to 15 years there’s going to be a huge shortage of trade workers,” Wright explains. “We talk about this all the time with our project managers. If we don’t train young people coming up then we’re going to have a dying industry – which is not going to be acceptable, because buildings are going to need plumbing and electricity and HVAC.” “We need to look to the future and consider who our future tradespeople are going to be,” he concludes. “We need to ask ourselves, how are we going to get more people into the trades? We need to do everything we can to make people aware of all the different trades they can get into. We need to be part of the community and get our name out there. We need to get people thinking about all the cool things they can build and the different careers they can have.” APRIL 2023
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