Also, Tuesday's Yorkshire Post Business has, following collecting the trophy for Board of the year as chairman of SFR, an interview with Peter Levine.
"Steel yourself. Here's a Yorkshire company that is best in the world at what it does."
Lots of interesting background to "how they have built SFR up following it's float on USM in 1988, when they were perhaps 6 more publicly quoted structural steel companies in the UK. What used to be called Severfield-Reve is now the last man standing in the public arena"
Chairman Peter Levine admits structural steel is a cut throat business but says: " We've invested in technology and innovation all the way through (sounds familiar!!). Whats got us to where we are is efficiency, concentration on margins and managing contracts from buying steel to erection. "Nobody else has our range of services and skills"...........
....Mr Levine says board continuity has also been most important. most of the directors have been together for 20 yrs.....
Full article is interesting reading and highlights how clear and focussed PL is.