13 January 2014
The managing director of leading specialist construction firm D-Drill believes 2014 can build on the promise shown in the past 12 months.
Julie White, the managing director of D-Drill – a specialist in diamond drilling, concrete sawing and controlled demolition – said that the UK economy had turned the corner during 2013.
And she hopes the next 12 months will see that growth cemented and start to spread around the country.
She said: “There are, without doubt, some very warm indicators that the UK economy has turned the corner and we have looked on jealously at the areas of pockets of growth in the UK.
“One such area is London which, by and large, appears to have rode out the entire recession and has continued to grow. We have discussed the possibility of having a greater presence in the capital, but due to the recent past have been unable to do so.
“However, in 2013, we decided to pour some investment into opening a branch within the North Circular Road. So far we have been very pleased with the decision. We believe that there is more than enough activity in and around London to support our investment, as well as others. Bringing about this creation has definitely been the highlight of 2013 for us.”
She added: “We are fortunate to be able to invest in new premises, vehicles and equipment as difficult as it was. We have traded ourselves into a reasonable position during 2013, so by the fact we have managed to do this strongly indicates that we may just have turned a very long corner.
“Like all small businesses I would think a year of stability in terms of financial support, interest rates and public and private sector investment in all that makes the country go round would be beneficial.
“The Autumn Statement once again promised much in terms of support for infrastructure spend but, as I have said before, we want that investment sooner rather than later.”
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