BUILD Facilities Management Awards 2023 10 maintenance, which is the first step in stopping pollutants from entering our seas.” Pro-activity is vital across several areas of the business. Naturally, GEO4 is able to create its best work at a point of pro-active preparation, rather than last-minute considerations. Much of this lies in informing potential clients of the critical importance of stormwater maintenance infrastructure, and in flexing the team’s expertise to, simply, get that infrastructure in place. After that, the results speak for themselves. Ultimately, there’s no overestimating the importance of results in this space. A failure to overcome challenges and meet expectations is damaging for a plethora of reasons, and, as they say, reputations can disintegrate in a moment. Simona herself is only too aware of this, but remains confident and adamant of her – and her team’s – exceptional ability. “Every individual has an opportunity to succeed in this industry. Being a woman holds a unique challenging, yet positive solution-based perspective that is inclusive, daring, and caring.” When it comes to its current client base, Simona and the team have endeavoured to cultivate client-centric services finetuned to nurture long-term partnerships and collaboration. This is a point of pride for GEO4. “We are most proud of our partnerships. Some of them are 20 years in the making. We have life-long friendships created because of our honest and hardworking efforts to ensure everyone has an input and say in our solutions and goals. Achieving our goals is possible when everyone is aligned with the same core values. We do not shy away from any challenge. Our work product is integrated into client records and processes. We continually remind our customers that we are a team here to assist in their compliance while providing a cost-effective solution to meeting their goals as well as ours.” This approach is carried over to the internal culture of GEO4 too, with the team encouraged to break down any barriers of ‘we vs us’. It’s all one team, operating and collaborating together to achieve results for their clients. “Opportunities for personal growth and training are encouraged and promoted, as well as open and clear dialogue,” Simona adds. EO4 Services operates within a strict regulatory sphere, and in an industry that requires consistent results-driven services. It’s an arena with many challenges, and an ever-evolving landscape of considerations to incorporate, balance, and overcome. Yet, GEO4 has succeeded at every turn, becoming a de facto leader, known for delivering on all expectations – and often exceeding them. For Simona, this has proven to be a vital element to the company’s current success, and sets the team in good stead whatever the future may face. “Our company is a stormwater management company,” she begins. “We help our clients, including master developers, property management companies, commercial and retail sites, municipalities, and private business owners, maintain their stormwater runoff systems to comply with stringent regulations. We implement comprehensive programmes to help ease and maintain stormwater runoff challenges while keeping within a budget.” Of course, there’s one benefit to operating in a regulated industry – best practices are explicit. It’s easy to know how to best serve your clientele. The difficulty lies in meeting all expectations, and delivering those practices in a costeffective, bespoke nature. For Simona, a specific focus for GEO4 remains in environmental considerations and in the reduction of pollutive elements wherever possible. Here, she moves on to discuss this perspective, followed by outlining the common challenges to growth for the company. “We focus on environmental compliance products, services, and programmes to promote sound practices within the facilities management space. I am most passionate about focusing on this area because pollution prevention underpins all our hopes to improve our health and well-being. “Persistence and adaptation are crucial to turning challenges into growth. One of our biggest challenges is educating and engaging our customers to do more than the bare minimum to meet regulations. We do everything we can to keep our customers happy. We are also always looking for key markers and opportunities to grow our business and implement our vision for a better planet. Our biggest challenge and passion is teaching our customers to be more proactive in stormwater Effective planning that specifically addresses the impacts of urbanization and stormwater can better prepare communities for the challenges posed by unpredictable weather patterns associated with climate change. Through its work, GEO4 Services Inc. (GEO4) has become a standout element in regard to storm water maintenance. On the back of its deserved success in the awards programme, we spoke with CEO, Simona Tzagournis to find out how she drives the company to ever greater heights. G Jun23212 Best Storm Water Maintenance Service Provider 2023 - California
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