Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine April 2016 | Page 36

PENSAR CONSTRUCTION GROUP

Karl Yunker has always had a passion for construction , but as he developed his career , he saw the potential to apply a different approach to the industry . The result of that vision is Pensar Construction Group , founded by Yunker at the age of 28 and based on a concept of creating quality work in a highly positive work environment .

It ’ s an idealistic ambition that has become a proven success : in the past three years alone , Pensar has doubled its staff numbers and
Head Office - Staff revenue . Today , even more growth is on the horizon , as Pensar shows that good work and good company culture go hand in hand .
B U I L D I N G A POSITIVE MINDSET From the outset , Pensar Construction Group was created with the intention of fostering a constructive environment to work , as well as collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships with subcontractors , suppliers and clients to develop repeat work across the board .
“ Our core values are pretty oldfashioned ,” says Joel Martin , GM of New Business at Pensar . To be accountable , respectful , patient , flexible , and focused — it ’ s actually fairly simple and straightforward .”
But those simple values represent the culture of the company . “ We ’ re not really a company that has an arrogance or ego attached to it ,” says Martin . “ We ’ re very down to earth , focused on doing good quality work . That ’ s seen us grow over the last 16 years from one person in a sublease office to 120-
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