Construction and property expert Shelton Paza says prospective home seekers and those building homes should consider payment schemes, especially those that allow them to purchase products and pay for them over time.
Paza, a multi award-winning businessman, said flexible payments were becoming increasingly popular in construction business and prospective home seekers should take advantage of that.
“It is evident that the Covid-19 outbreak disrupted every sector, including the construction industry,” Paza said.
“We cannot say people should not build because they were disturbed by Covid-19 or we cannot say industry should stop manufacturing building materials because there is no money.
“We are saying let’s meet halfway, the customer and the manufacturer where we have flexible payment plans.
“Let’s take advantage of these payment plans and continue with our building projects.”
Paza, who is the director at Pavcon Industries, a concrete manufacturing company, said his company had embraced the flex-payment plan, among a number of payment models.
Pavcon Industries produces interlocking pavers, compressed common bricks and kerbstones, among a host of other products.
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“Covid-19 changed the environment in the construction industry and we have also adapted to this change,” he said.
“At Pavcon, we have introduced a flexible payment plan where our customers purchase our products and pay for them over time.
“We want them to continue building while they pay for the building materials, say in instalments.”
Paza said his company has also joined the digital space bandwagon.
“Pavcon has joined social media spaces with a heavy presence on Facebook,” he said.
“We are pushing to be on the other digital spaces like Tik Tok, Instagram, Twitter and have our own website.
“Today’s business is done online and we hope to increase our presence online.”
Paza has won a number of accolades including the Outstanding CEO Award (Gold) at the Zimbabwe CEO Leadership Appreciation.
Hailing from Mamina Ngezi in Mashonaland West province, Paza has grown from strength to strength, paving a business that has seen him defy odds and dominate the dog-eat-dog construction business.
