Drainage offers an opportunity to have great optimism for 2025. We see it. We see the underserved category, the endless possibilities for new installations and profits, the ever-growing need for a segment of the business that has never got the traction and opportunity it deserves. We see this with drainage across residential business but on an even larger scale the engineered component of drainage installations.
The Growing Emphasis on Stormwater Management
With an increased focus on Stormwater Management, both for residential and commercial properties, projects that were once left to a contractor to just “wing it” and drop a few pipes in the ground are now undergoing scrutiny like never before. Have a customer considering an addition? You will likely need a Stormwater Plan. Customer installing a pool? Look for the Stormwater Plan. Customer adding a large patio? You guessed it: Stormwater Plan. Regulations are dictating more and more what you can and cannot do and those regulations often circle back to what has become a huge emphasis in construction across the board, managing the rain that falls on the property.
This growing emphasis goes hand in hand with the fact that new construction of homes, retail space, condominiums, and warehouses is not ending any time soon. A growing faith in the economy helps take many shelved projects back into a stage of advancement. We started seeing this late in 2024 and the momentum is carrying into 2025.
Engineered Plans & Your Business
The combination of a growing emphasis on Stormwater and slowly renewing confidence in moving forward with previously planned projects is leading to contractors seeing more and more contractors having to become familiar with engineered plans and the products that go along with them. Like you, we are always looking to get the right people into the right positions within our company and because of that, we have added to our commercial team with key personnel that will be able to untangle plans and products that may be unfamiliar to you and your company. Our commercial service department is growing with a simple and direct mantra, “Send us the plans.”
In the past, engineered plans were strictly a part of true commercial construction. Site work, community planning, warehouses, and schools and office space were tried and true types of projects that would absolutely need a stormwater plan to be implemented and quoted to complete a project. With ever-tightening regulations, the scope of projects that require a plan has gotten increasingly larger. While the impact of this becoming a growing cost on a project is a negative to the developer or homeowner, this is an enormous opportunity for the contractor to grow or diversify into the fastest-growing segment in the landscape industry.
Partnering for Success in a Growing Market
We understand this may be uncharted waters for many of our contractors with many having some background in engineered solutions. You may be uncertain on where to start or how to bid these types of projects. At Central, our optimism is based on not only a growing market for opportunity but also confidence that we can be your partner to ensure your new and upcoming projects are successful and profitable for your business. When new opportunities cross your desk, the process is simple, share the plans with us. We will be able to help with the takeoff, quoting, and assistance in bidding on these projects you may be looking for.
We carry everything from PVC and Dual Wall Pipe, engineered basins, channel drains, permeable pavers and sub-surface retention systems from all the manufacturers you know and trust. Let us be the partner you deserve every step of the way from take-off to installation. At Central, we are optimistic about Stormwater as a growing category, but more importantly, we are confident in our customers and relationships to make sure the job is done right!
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You can contact your local representative whenever you have questions or need support executing drainage projects. We are always here to help you grow!