PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n 84 Lumber www.84lumber.com 84 Lumber is the nation’s largest privately held supplier of building materials, manufactured components, and industry-leading services for single and multifamily residences and commercial buildings. The company operates 320 facilities which include stores, component manufacturing plants, custom door shops, and engineered wood product centers in 34 states. n Smokey Mountain Blind Company www.smokymountainblinds.com The Smoky Mountain Blind Company was established in 1999. We have proudly served the Smokies and surrounding area for over 25 years. Our blinds, shutters and shades are produced at my family’s factory in Atlanta Georgia. Each product is backed by a limited warranty, providing you with peace of mind. We offer a diverse range of options, perfect for adding the finishing touch to your home or rental property. His commercial license and public utilities license, covering water, gas, and sewer lines, position the company to control infrastructure development on its own land holdings. Rather than subbing out groundwork on future developments, Christoffer wants his team handling site preparation from excavation through utility installation. “I would like to capitalize on the land we have for future development and the partnerships we have in those future developments to scale to a way where I can control most of the process within our team structure,” he explains. The strategy keeps the company’s footprint manageable while improving margins on complex mountain sites where infrastructure often determines project feasibility. Subcontractors would still handle most construction work, but development and foundation phases would run under direct supervision.“Still sub a lot of construction elements, but not the infrastructure or development process,” Christoffer says. “That’s what my goal is in the next 18 months.” Personal motivation factors into the timeline. With a 10-month-old son, Christoffer thinks about resource management and sustainability for future generations. Building on steep Smoky Mountain terrain requires careful site work and controlling that process from the start aligns both business efficiency and environmental responsibility. This third-generation builder is already planning for the fourth. 78 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 12
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