Gary Williams, senior contracts manager, Szerelmey

My dream specification is ...

Somebody deciding the colour of the floor they wanted at the outset. I would then tell them the exact stone to choose, how large a tile they should have and how to do the programme sequence.

The best recent innovation ...

My kids. Life-changing.

My specification nightmare is ...

Polished black floors. The disturbingly prevalent misconception is that they don’t show up the dust, don’t scratch and can be easily repaired. They do none of the above.

I swear by ...

A positive mental attitude. When someone drives a fork lift truck leaking diesel over your newly laid floor, you need a positive attitude. Otherwise you would just walk away.

The worst piece of red tape is ...

British Standards. I think they’re a waste of time. Common sense and pure load calculations are a far better way of specifying.

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Specifier 4 May 2007