Innovation and flexibility are necessities for any construction company wishing to stay in business in the current economic climate. For contractors on the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago, a willingness to adapt to the needs of clients and provide services at the lowest possible cost is absolutely crucial, as there are significantly fewer jobs to go around.

By offering its customers design, development, construction and property services, NCB Group has earned a reputation in Grand Cayman as a one-stop shop, Managing Director Matthew Wight says. “The ability for us to offer different services and cater to the names in the market has helped us significantly,” Wight declares.

When Edgewater Development President Kris Bergstrom was training to become an airline pilot, the last thing on his mind was starting a construction and property development firm in Grand Cayman. But after an unsatisfactory experience during the construction of his own family home, he found himself taking the reins and the rest is history.

Although underground contractors might find the use of moles handy, those working on embassies would not. While not quite as cloak-and-dagger as a good George Smiley movie, building and upgrading United States embassies abroad requires security clearances and a different type of employee, concedes Vern Martinez, president of general contractor Martinez International.

Spectrum Electrical Services has been providing electrical design and construction services since 1990, but when it took on its first project for the federal government, it opened the door to a new set of core competencies. The company has diversified to include mechanical and general design and construction services since that initial project in the early 1990s and has performed more than 120 projects for the U.S. State Department. President Philip Pao says Spectrum Electrical Services has become a trusted partner on sensitive projects overseas and developed deeper skills as a result.