In conversation with GIANT LEAP
to remember that much of what we do is construction. Things can go wrong but our clients know we’re in this together and we’ll be there until we sort it out.” Full team and client support is non- negotiable as Jason Cary-Smith , Giant Leap’s Financial Director for more than 12 years (and with a great sense of humour to boot!), tells Asset . “My team’s mandate is to silently make things as easy as possible for the design and fit-out teams, as well as our clients, in the face of all the challenges on a journey like this.
out, not everything in newly designed workplaces will be 100% right from day one, so the journey may continue. “Six months after project completion we reassess the space and sometimes there are areas which need to be readjusted,” he says. “The guidelines set by international corporates in their office design playbooks may not align with a local workforce. South Africans seem to like more flexibility within their workplace. One-size-fits-all doesn’t always work and then we need to step back in and rework a space. One also has
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