b'That is why GG has made compliance with Inallthoseyearshiscompanywitnesseddeadlinesaveryimportantpriorityofits considerable economic ups and downs. How- business. If we promise customers that their ever, while other businesses in the furniturehousewillbereadyatacertaindate,we sector had to close down due to a lack ofmakesureitis.Observingdeadlineshas demand,Gibsonstoodhisgroundinthemade us what we are today, reports Reinhild market. TodayhisdesignfurniturestoreisSchulte-Guerra, office manager at Gibson the largest in the Algarve. Group.Duringthe2007/2008financialcrisistheOne of Gibsons business philosophies is companywasofferedtheopportunityto enter the real estate business as a partner ofThegreatesthonouronecanbe-German real estate agent Engel & Vlkers, representingtheminQuintadoLago/Valestow on a person is to have confi-do Lobo. A few years later Gibson started to manage the real estate business on his owndenceinhim,becausetrustand and took it over in 2017, calling it Algarve Property Agency. The resulting synergy effectsrespect are the inseparable corner-led the companys management to further expand the Gibson Group. Today, GG (Gibsonstones of a good partnership. Group) not only sells houses or real estate but has expanded its corporate purpose toThe Groups After Sales Service is truly extra- 11includeserviceareassuchasdesign,plan- ordinary too, often with late working hours ning, construction and full property manage- even on Sundays. The Group benefits from ment. Meanwhile, GG also employs two full- the fact that it is managed with a German time architects to meet the needs and wishesownership mindset: When a German com-of customers within adequate time frames. panyownertalksaboutservice,hemeans service. While many providers refer to their Over the years, the key word time framegood service, their respective level of service has turned into one of the Groups mosttendstobecompletelydifferent,reports important business philosophies as, in theRoman,chieffitterandHandymanwho Algarve, the time factor and compliance withhas been associated with the company for deadlines poses a major challenge.over 10 years.I am a great believer ItisusuallyanexceptionhereifAfurtherfocusoftheGibsonGroupis,of that a captain is as good as his team course, the sale of real estate, the field where previously agreed time frames areeverythingbegins,generallyspeaking.GG attachesgreatimportancetoindividuality. actuallymet.Hereinthembhir As a result, the Group does not run a mass Gautam Ga south Indian politician, * 1981 business but responds with great sensitivity considerable delays in any area areto the individual ideas of its customers, even the order of the day.before they start looking for the right property.'