Credibility of building service providers being challenged

Writer: Stuart Cohen CabinCare Property Management & Project Specialists.

With the economic effects of the past 18 months being felt across the spectrum, the latest run of casualties in Hermanus is within various sectors of the building trade.

Most conversations with builders and associated service providers are peppered with phrases like “we are looking elsewhere to find building opportunities”, “people won’t pay the high rates that are charged in the Overberg” or “land or homeowners are bringing in builders from Gauteng as it still works out more cost-effective than using locals”.

The messages are all similar and it does leave one wondering about the state of our building trade.

The larger, well-established and entrenched building firms are carrying on regardless as they have a good pipeline of projects. While they may be the more expensive firms to use, they do generally provide the highest quality finish, which is sorely lacking with many of their competitors.

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