Why did you choose a career in construction?

I love big buildings and major infrastructure. I was like that as a kid… I grew up in Surrey and used to travel into east London to see my extended family. My grandparents had emigrated from Ireland to the East End back in the day… I loved looking out the window of my grandfather’s Transit van at what was going as the area began to change.

I can remember standing on Stratford station and just seeing a barren wasteland. Canary Wharf and numerous other big developments happened when I was in my teens. I was fascinated by the transformation and am today proud to be part of that changing picture. I’m now working on the English Cities Fund’s Manor Road Quarter scheme in Canning Town, which is another huge step forward in terms of regeneration in the borough of Newham.

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