I set up GM Developments 25 years ago after training as a joiner. Once qualified I was given a job as a site manager for a small builder and developed a taste for building. It was not something I had planned but I found I had the right qualities to drive projects forward without compromising on the quality of finish, which has always been important to me.

Then I decided “I will do this for myself” and set out on the road to being a self employed builder. From the small rear extensions and loft conversions that I undertook in my early Fulham days, I have managed to grow the company to where we are today, carrying out projects worth up to £5,000,000.

Over the years I have always prided myself on quality and service and the clients that GMD currently works for tend to demand the highest of both, something I get great pleasure in delivering. Fortunately, they say we are good at it!

I have clients currently who were among my first clients all those years ago. That tells me I must be doing something right. I see everything as a challenge and thrive on delivering what most consider impossible either in the time available or the expected complexity. There is always a way!

My social life is spent watching my daughters riding and, for my sins, watching Chelsea FC, though at heart I am really a Fulham fan.