Interview NG Bailey CEO
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ark Andrews is the fi rst to admit he’s no the whole economic situation, particularly the impact
ardent greenie. Privately he does many of on our industry, which is going to be fairly severe. It’s
the small things that he knows will make already fairly severe,’ he insists. ‘The more worrying part
It’s not a
a difference to saving the planet, such as is, I don’t think we’re going to get out of it particularly
pretty picture,
running a greener car and switching off lights (which, quickly.’
but I don’t
he says, drives his wife and teenage son Tom mad). He is And Andrews knows a thing or two about fi nancial
even planning to install a micro-hydroelectric power unit success. After being headhunted to become chief
think we should
in the stream that runs through his garden at his home executive at family-owned and run building services
be throwing
in Ilkley, on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales. group NG Bailey fi ve years ago, he has just helped steer
ourselves off
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But Andrews fears the current recession will have it to a record £600m turnover.
serious implications for the sustainability agenda in the And, says Andrews, the economists’ views that we
a cliff
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UK, with the prospect of yet more damage infl icted on are currently at the bottom of a U or V shaped recession www
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the construction industry. simply aren’t true for the construction industry. Indeed,
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‘The most challenging issue in the current term is Andrews believes that it could take years to pull out of it, > Simon
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