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office staff including myself and
we have got five carpenters on
site which includes two appren-
tices,” discloses Vasilis Hatzio-
annou, “They do between 40
and 60 hours of work in a week
depending on what’s required.
We also have a list of 50 odd
contractors. Whenever we have
some work to be done we call bids
from a large number of contrac-
tors and keep the process quite
competitive. But the suppliers and
contractors who work for us are
treated as part of the family.”
Vati Projects uses the best qual-
ity materials at all its construction
sites. It relies on suppliers who
are well established and known
for their high standards. Vasilis
Hatzioannou explains the reasons
why he favours certain suppliers,
“A couple of suppliers who stand
out and whom we have a great re-
lationship with are Bunnings, be-
cause they are bringing different
stuff to the market all the time and
Finlayson’s Timber & Hardware.
We use both these suppliers ex-
tensively. OneSteel is also a reg-
ular supplier. We have long stand-
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