Regardless of the company’s success, all
enterprises, small and large, encounter
challenges on a daily basis. The slowdown
of the construction industry, for example,
has affected all parties involved. Unibec’s
three shareholders agree, with a laugh,
that their biggest challenge is to make
money.
“We can’t pretend that the problem does
not exist,” Lamothe said. “For two years,
the construction industry has been slow-
ing down. There are fewer projects and
contractors are more ‘voracious’. The bid-
der number when bidding most bids dou-
bled. Our approach is to remain aware of
this situation in order to adjust while re-
maining faithful to our past and present
practices.”
Thibeault added that it is difficult to pre-
dict the evolution the industry will undergo
over the next few years. He hopes, how-
ever, that growth will return in 2017 and in
the years to come. “Certainly, we will be
present and ready for new challenges,” he
said.
The company is certainly not letting the
economy hinder its future vision. Even
now Unibec is continuing its expansion
into northern Quebec by taking on larger,
more complex projects.
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