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PROFILE  •  COLLINS CONSTRUCTION FNQ





















































          Customer focused                  When you meet Pelham Collins, you get   community which I am proud to call
                                            the sense he was born to be a builder. His  home. I certainly took inspiration from
          construction                      background in construction stretches   successful experts in the local industry
                                                                             whom I looked up to. CCFNQ enables
                                            all the way back to childhood, when he
                                            worked on projects with his grandfather,   me to operate in a team who have top
           BUILDING A REP
                                            a cabinet maker. Fast forward to   values and pride in our work.
          Pelham Collins has built a        2019, and Pelham’s company Collins
          reputation for excellence         Construction FNQ is an emerging leader
          in the commercial sector          in small-to-medium office fit-outs, new    We strive to build a
                                            builds and more across the city. Tropic
          with his company Collins          sits down with Pelham to find out more.  reputation we can be
          Constructions FNQ.                Tropic: What prompted you to start your   proud of.
                                            own construction company?
                                            Pelham Collins: I have always wanted
                                            to be a builder. My grandfather was a
                                            cabinet maker and I hold fond memories   What type of projects do you
                                            of us working on many projects   specialise in?
                                            together. After growing within the   At CCFNQ we specialise in small-
                                            industry, I saw an opportunity to create   to-medium size commercial fitouts,
                                            a company which enveloped my own   design and build, new builds,
                                            values. I wanted to build a great work   concreting, refits and make goods,
                                            culture as well as offer a high quality   extensions, as well as all aspects of
                                            of service and a solid end product.   commercial property services.
                                            We are lucky to have a camaraderie in   Tell us about your team and style of
                                            the building industry in Cairns - this   customer service.
                                            attracted me to start CCFNQ in order   We are a close-knit team, we enjoy
                                            to build lifelong relationships in a   working together as much as we enjoy



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