Business View Magazine - January 2024

EMERGING FROM THE PANDEMIC As was the case with many in the real estate industry, Posthuma admits that the COVID pandemic presented difficult challenges. “We had supply chain issues and we had labor issues,” he recounts. “But demand has remained steady throughout, if not increased. We’ve actually experienced incremental growth every year since 2020. I think that reflects our local market having strong job numbers, as well as there just being a shortage of housing inventory in our local market.” “Even with inflation, our local real estate market has been appreciating at such a rate, that it’s really remained a viable option for many people to explore new construction -- especially when buyers are considering the cost of existing homes and what types of improvements or repairs might be necessary to that existing home, in comparison to a new construction property that is at the beginning of its economic life,” he elaborates. 10209 County Rd G, Reedsville, WI 54230 (920) 864-7624 With over 40 years of concrete experience, Roffers Construction is here to help you with your next concrete project. When it comes to concrete, we want you to feel comfortable asking for some assistance – that’s what we are here for! Since 1976, we have been providing expert service to contractors & homeowners to help them complete their projects. We perform every aspect of concrete, including commercial foundations, small & large residential foundations, and complex industrial projects. “As far as our team goes, we do rely heavily on subcontractors and I feel that they are as much of our team as our in-house employees are. We have long-standing relationships with a lot of them and they’ve worked with me before us being an exclusive single-family homebuilder.” “Most of those subcontractors are singular to our process,” Posthuma adds. “There are some areas where we have multiple crews.” “For instance, we have three different framing crews that we rely on; we’ve got a few finish crews, as well, with one of them being in-house. But HVAC, electrical, plumbing, etc.– they’re all subcontractors that we have very close working relationships with. We use Kaat Electrical Solutions as our electrician, Riverview Plumbing as our plumber, Ahren’s Heating & Air Conditioning as our HVAC contractor, Lukens Excavating as our excavation contractor, Roffers Concrete Construction is our poured-wall foundation contractor, and there are many others.” 84 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 01