MERCHANT PROFILE
EXPERIENCED STAFF MEMBERS BUILD A STRONG TEAM EFFORT… It’s all about teamwork C arryduff Building Supplies has a staff of almost 40 full time employees, over half made up
as a solicitor when the recession hit, so I started helping in the office as a temporary stop gap – and here I still am over a decade later!” The delivery drivers are on the roads daily to provide a 48-hour delivery service to customers across the Belfast and North Down area, while the fleet of nine concrete mixer lorries are staffed by hard working drivers who are committed to getting pours on site when you need it. Technical staff are on hand to advise on specific concrete queries. “If people want to submit new build plans, we can work out what materials they’re going to need and advise on technical queries; what strength of concrete they’re going to need, what design of concrete they’re going to need. At the opposite end, if a homeowner wants to put a fence in their garden, we can work out what material they’ll need to build that fence.”
by its busy lorry driving team. The knowledgeable team in the store, yard and the precast concrete facility display a wide range of skills but all work as a team to deliver on the ‘Small enough to care, large enough to cope’ ethos behind the Carryduff-based builders’ merchant. With a low turnover of staff and many who do leave often return, this family run business can rely on a strong team of committed employees, with some notching up over 10 years service. Founders John and Shirley Gilliland lead by example and are involved daily in the business. Sons Andrew and Richard are the next generation, ably moving the successful merchants ever forward. “I started in the business 12 years ago,” said Andrew. “I had just qualified
“…a strong team of committed employees, with some notching up over 10 years service.”
Carryduff Building Supplies, 116 Hillsborough Rd, Moneyreagh, Newtownards BT23 6AZ T: +44 (0)28 9081 3396 - E: info@carryduffbuildingsupplies.com www.carryduffbuildingsupplies.com
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