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What do you do?
Co-Director of Inspection &
Engineering Services Ltd. We
provide quality inspection and
engineering services to the steel
industry.
Who have you worked
for in the past?
Various inspection companies/
agencies and of course Darlington
Council at one point.
8.
Four famous people you’d love to
have round for dinner and why?
The Beatles...only kidding.
Mohammed Ali - Vibrant, full of life
and an achiever.
Royce Gracie – Would be
fascinating to hear about the
history of the Gracie family.
Christopher Lloyd who played
Emmett “Doc” Brown in Back to
the future, what a character.
David Gilmour from Pink Floyd –
Fantastic musician.
Best part of your job?
Be my own boss, and in a position
to make decisions that not only
helps the company but helps others
in work.
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Is there anything about your job
that you really don’t like?
Nothing really. I enjoy the
challenges, then again maybe the
stress that sometimes goes handin-hand with running a business.
10. Who’s your favourite Tweeter?
Favourite thing about working on
Aycliffe Business Park?
The idea that Aycliffe business Park
is on the up with great potential
ahead for growth and IES Ltd being
not only part of that growth but
contributing towards it.
Which company/individual on
the park do you do the most
work with?
We would like to work with
the likes of Finley Structures
specifically on the Hitachi project,
but our clients vary and come from
all part of the UK and abroad.
Who’s your tip for future
success?
Jason Gurney from The Social
Media Consultancy Limited – a
hard-working, honest guy.
11.
If you could do something else in
business, what would it be?
Run my Ju Jitsu martial arts club
full-time in our own premises as a
Centre of Excellence.
Don’t have one
Have you ever done anything
really daring?
Probably swimming in the crocodile
infested Okavango River on the
border of Namibia and Angola
during my 15 months there as an
army soldier for South Africa during
the Angolan war.
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14. Money no object, your dream
holiday would be?
A world tour – Ship/fly/drive
combined. Otherwise just put
me on an island with white sandy
beaches.
How would you best describe
yourself in four words?
Positive, approachable, energetic,
hard-working.
in five years?
Putting IES Ltd firmly on the map
and being ambassador in the UK for
World Ju Jitsu Australia.
19. Who’s the most famous person
advice you’ve been given?
If you believe you can achieve it and
it’s possible, then do it.
If money was no object, what
would be your ideal car?
lol, something with a roaring
V8 engine in it or more. Maybe
a Mustang? No make that a
Lamborghini.
achievement?
Achieving so much in my martial
arts. I only went along some 16
years ago to just ‘have a go’ and
now run a very successfully club
for the last 12 years at Greenfield
School. I will shortly be taking my
4th degree black belt and I am also
the UK North East representative
for World Ju Jitsu Australia.
18. Where do you see yourself
12. What’s the best piece of business
Do you have a favourite band
or type of music?
Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Uriah
Heep and some Clubland!
you’ve ever met?
Royce Gracie, a retired Brazilian
professional mixed martial artist, a
UFC Hall of Famer, and a Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. He is
considered by some to be the most
influential figure in the history of
modern MMA. His father founded
Brazilian Jui Jitsu! Of course there’s
also Pam Royle from the ITV 6
o’clock news team.
20. Do you have any guilty
pleasures?
Dark rum! I collect and have some
25 different bottles of rum, one
being very, very expensive. Oh,
and did I mention chocolate?