Inspirational Living ◀︎
The
Best of Both Worlds
Thys Maritz is our inspirational
says. Thys describes his wife as his biggest supporter
and making his children proud, brings him the utmost
entrepreneur for our very first edition of
RoodeLife. Thys owns Karamen Projects
and Construction and is the man behind
many of the beautiful homes built in
the Roodeplaat estates and surrounding
areas. A family man at heart, Thys sat
down with RoodeLife to tell us about his
business and personal success in life.
joy.
Another factor for Thys’ success is what he
describes as having the right combination of
personality and professionalism. “Mistakes cost
money,” he says, and he feels a deep responsibility for
every project that he works on. “Planning, planning,
planning” is essential for a successful project.
Coordinating the delivery of materials with the
C
building schedule is key to having a building project
oming from the construction industry,
run smoothly. Technical knowledge is not the only
Thys is most certainly not the run of
attribute that Thys relies on though. His personal
the mill building contractor. His wife,
approach to success is through honesty and in the way that he deals with
Monica, describes him as a “people pleaser” and in the
his clients and his workers. No matter how difficult a client can be, he
local Roodeplaat estates, he is known for being friendly
maintains that a good attitude is essential to the success of the project.
and good-natured with a warm smile and an approachability seldom
Success is, however, not just about a certain financial position for
found on a construction site.
Thys. He describes success as “a variation of different things that come
Thys opened his business in 2004 after working for the City of
together through the personal choices that you make.” For him, success
Tshwane Municipality in the construction and maintenance division.
depends on the person that you choose to marry and even simple choices
He graduated from the Pretoria Technikon (now the
Tshwane University of Technology) in 1992, where
he studied Construction Management.
He recalls his student years with many fond
memories, as he and Monica were both studying
in Pretoria. Thys and Monica were high school
sweethearts and moved from Newcastle to the
Jacaranda City to study. Monica studied BCom
Marketing at the University of Pretoria and is
currently a sales representative. They both graduated
in 1992 and were married shortly after.
Thys beams with pride as he speaks about his two
daughters, Karmen and Kara. His daughters, aged 10
Success is
a variation
of different
things that
come together
through the
personal choices
that you make.
like what school your children go to. A normal day
for Thys may start off with getting his daughters to
school and then going to sites and attending meetings
for the rest of the day, but it is in these choices where
he applies his strategy for successful living.
The challenges for Thys to own his own business
and to work from home have not gone unnoticed in his
life. Maintaining business hours is always a challenge
as clients often phone after hours or on the weekend,
but for Thys, a balanced approach and maintaining
his priorities has allowed him to overcome these
challenges. “The fact that my office is at my house,
and 13, are the highlight of his life. He describes them as the best gift that
makes it considerably more difficult as it is more of a challenge because
he has ever received. He states: “There is nothing like the expectation for
you are never away from work.” To overcome these challenges, he enforces
your children to be born.” Father’s Day is specifically a special time in
time management. “At a certain time I have to realise that I have to get out
the Maritz family and although Thys jokes that it depends on what his
of the office now and spend time with my family.”
children do for him, it really is the personalised cards and gifts Karmen
As a resident of Pebble Rock Golf and Bushveld Estate, Thys also
and Kara makes for him that gives this day its special meaning.
attributes community living to his success. The exclusivity of life in the
Monica and his daughters are the biggest source of inspiration and
Roodeplaat area has allowed him to become better acquainted with the tightly
motivation for Thys. They have played an essential role in his success, he
knit community and in doing so, help his business to gain more exposure.
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