At the same time, Brandon says he also really enjoys doing the occasional tenant improvement, and his trades enjoy them too. He doesn’t want to make those commercial projects the company’s main focus, but he’d love to be able to do a couple per year. Recently, Brandon and his wife also started another company, called Knorr Custom Homes. Under that banner, they are looking to build some homes in the Okanagan that are “achievable for young families.” In order to start that company, Brandon became a licensed home builder – which means that if the right opportunity comes up, he has the capability of building a new home for a client with AEC Contracting & Renovations. Lastly, when it comes to the size of AEC Contracting & Renovations, Brandon says there is room to grow, as long as they are careful about it: “I would like to grow, but I don’t want to grow too large,” he says. “I like the personal aspect of what we do. I don’t want to lose that. I don’t have a dream of becoming a 500-employee company or building skyscrapers. I want to maintain a personal hands-on approach. I want to get to know all of my clients personally. I want to be there on their jobsite. I enjoy that and I think my clients appreciate that. I never want to grow to the point where I can’t provide that personal attention to detail.” APRIL 2024
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