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“The whole handshake and trust
thing has almost disappeared and
people were almost getting to
the point where the moment you
sign a contract, you immediate-
ly set in place contractual blocks
to protect yourself in every way
possible, thus creating an immedi-
ate division between you and the
client. And that’s why I’ve come
out and said we want to do this
differently. We want to be able to
trust our clients and trust our de-
signers and our subcontractors.”
Together with John Farrell, Paul
Carter set up Mitie Construction
in 2004. The company has a vi-
sion of providing large or small
projects, equally with honesty and
integrity. Within three months of
forming it secured its first ma-
jor contract with the major iron
company Fortescue Metals Group
in Port Hedland. The feedback
was fantastic and so began a
steady influx of work ever since.
Today, based in Perth, there
is a steady inflow of work com-
ing in throughout the year. Their
project list is quite balanced be-
tween residential and commercial
builds, with slightly more busi-
ness coming from the former.
trust is a big
itie Construc-
siness. Just
r Paul Carter.
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