Build Magazine 19 Construction Bayport Construction Corp. is a NYC based construction company that specializes in masonry construction. The team, headed by Hassan Bajwa, have worked on a wide variety of projects from small homes to high rise buildings, and pride themselves on providing safe, timely and quality work for each and every job, regardless of the scale or cost. Further to this, as the New York construction market continues to quicken its pace, Bayport adopts a highly proactive approach to employees that providing them with the tools and people that they want to work with – a very simple and evidently successful solution to maintaining a streak of success. he company, as Hassan describes, works on a transparent culture – people work and ask for help from others as needed. Employees are welcomed with open arms, and Hassan is keen to foster an environment in which they are able to learn and ask questions openly. “Our employees are the key to our success,” he states. “We give equal opportunity to everyone and make sure they have a pleasant working atmosphere. We take time to hire the perfect mix for the company. How they want to work, what they want to work on and how they can stay productive. New Employees are mentored and trained to make sure they succeed in what they do.” There are, of course, a fixed set of steps that a new employee has to understand; to aid in this, they are guided properly by seniors and mentors to make sure they catch the smallest detail and are able to work in a constructive manner, which all plays into Hassan’s overall ethos when it comes to creating a forward- thinking workforce. “Hire the best,” he surmises. “Don’t let just anyone come in and work for you. The people with whom you are working will make the difference between a successful and a failed enterprise. It starts with dedication from owner to tradesman, and you must work as a cohesive team; the team working as a single unit to achieve the goals in an efficient and safe manner is an essential component, and we have robust systems in place that allow employees to feel valued.” “Keeping one competent person on a specific task is one of our ways to manage staff,” Hassan comments. “Thus, a person skilled in one kind of job will focus on a specific task which helps other employees as they don’t need to take part in a task which they are not familiar with. This also creates a helping culture in the company.” It is this highly positive attitude towards employees that has allowed Bayport to flourish for over 10 years. In that time, the entire industry has never ceased to Chiselling a Presence in the Bronx T change its colours. Ever since the major recession of 2008 subsided, Hassan and his team have been experiencing a boom in the industry. “We have increased our production value by 300 per cent, in fact,” he reveals. “Because of that, we had to build separate teams for each borough, with experienced engineers and well qualified management, just to stay atop of the surge in demand for our high-level services.” Bayport Construction Corp. is, indeed, an ever-growing company. While the firm first started off working with very small projects, they have now attained extremely valuable and lucrative experience working on major construction projects, and are finding themselves being involved from the start of the project right through to its completion. “By now, we have a full portfolio of projects of every size, scale, complexity that we have worked hard and left no stone unturned to get results that far exceed the expectation of our clients.” “As we are expanding more and more, we are getting bigger and better projects from the Bronx borough of New York in particular. Most of our new projects are from that area, and we are redoubling our efforts to work harder and find yet more projects there, so that we can be recognised for the work that we do.” Construction is, of course, an ever growing business, and nowhere can this be felt more than in New York City. “There will never be a shortage of ongoing work,” Hassan believes, “because a safe living space is one of the most basic human needs. Because of the lingering effects of recent economic depression and the speedy recovery that is coming in, the next 12 months will see a noted increase in the amount of construction work that is going to come to the market, especially in New York. The location of incoming projects is shifting from one point the other but in general, we will see more and more projects coming in. “When we undertake a new client in this competitive environment, we introduce our company by sending a complete company profile. We try to send a representative if necessary. We request them for a meeting where we present our company, our projects, introduce the company structure, managers and engineers that the company will be working with. Thus a formal as well as an informal meeting helps in getting the best results. This is an essential step if Hassan is to realise his aim of growing Bayport to become the biggest construction company dedicated to masonry in New York State, with a view to then expand further. A string of successful projects and an ever increasing portfolio helps forms a strong bond with other companies that help the firm meet this goal. “From where I can see,” Hassan observes, “we have started a strong foundation on achieving this goal.” Company: Bayport Construction Corp. Name: Hassan Bajwa Email:
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