Business View Magazine | July 2022

94 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 engineering, and then, of course, supplying the material, our clients are able to build before the competition comes in.” Like every other company, Millennium has found the recent COVID-19 pandemic a challenge to navigate but had already established a preferred vendor program around four years ago that consolidated its spending and strengthened its relationship with manufacturers. That has paid off by giving the company a preferential position when it comes to securing materials. “Even though we’ve seen a slowdown and there have been some challenges to sourcing materials, we increased our inventory levels and were still able to support our clients,” Kyle confirms. “By being a little more selective on who we service, it has allowed us to manage the crisis.” Millennium has just under 200 employees that not only help meet customer demand but also play a leading role in maintaining the firm’s corporate culture. “We pride ourselves on having a fun culture,” Kyle says. “We’re in an exploding market and people here seem to like being part of the big picture. We try to remain curious and open and that’s the part that I think most people have fun with. We can use that to generate some innovative ideas and that’s where some of the new business units have come from.”