Author Name: Carribean Channel, Cuba TV.
This story was originally published on canalcaribe.ict.cu. [1]

The construction materials and their sale are never old fashioned
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The subject of the construction materials and their sale I would say are never old fashioned. In times where everybody wants to fix his houses either for the pounding of a cyclone or spending too much time without taking care of it or even for the difficulty of this matter, everyone longs for having a house of his own. Some alternatives are created by the government. It looks for alternatives in industries and plants where such materials are processed such as cement, sand and iron bars. Doubtless, the desire of the Ministries for augmenting the production and find ways for the trade of them does exist.

Besides, a National Program of Local Production and Construction Materials have been created. The truth is that from the flea market where the materials are greatly commercialized we have another reality. Even when there exist complaints from the press, flea markets keep on being the Achilles heel in the commercialization of these materials. Looks like to some of the officials of these places have a hard time trying to detect the problem.

Although I´m not concerned to look for formulas of control and audit I would like to put an example of whom I considered a good director and hopefully he is not the only one since he every morning watches closely the line and dispatches the faces that every day are repeated selling turns or reselling the same materials bought in the inner part. If every director would do the same thing I´m sure that these dealers would not last more than 15 days at the flea markets doors.

An inner work which is priceless regarding the investment, only the sense of belonging, a good work, collaboration and respect for the ones who outside wait to buy legally some materials that is also protection to the customer. Just to put an example, though it is understood is not the only one, a t.v viewer referred to this journalist that in the flea market located in Municipio St. between Villanueva and Luco, in Diez de Octubre municipality in Havana, not only the people outside have the materials resold but also sell the turns of the line 10 cuc each.

People say they do not know at what time to wake up to try to buy what they need, always the same faces and nothing happens. In my opinion, these are problems easy to solve, if we want of course, by principals and workers of these places. It is true that supply does not cover the demand but the government works every year to increase the construction materials trade. However, if we do not look for alternatives to solve such sensitive and easy to solve problems the improvement would not be seen. At least that is what I think.

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