Wyllie words

Outgoing Costain chief executive Andrew Wyllie has drawn fulsome praise from Cenkos analyst Kevin Cammack, who he says has turned around what was a “rabble” of a company when he joined in 2005. Strong backing but one of my hacks was left scratching his head when he asked Wyllie why the scheme to build a new Crossrail station at Bond Street was late. It was due to have opened in February 2017, according to a press release by its JV partner on the project, Skanska, when the pair won the deal back in 2013. It’s still not open, which by most people’s calculation means it is more than two years late. Wyllie is having none of it. “I don’t recognise your language about lateness,” he tells my confused scribe. With answers like that, a career in politics beckons.

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