Construction industry gossip: They think it’s all over

By Hansom2019-10-04T05:00:00

Geoff Hurst scores but doesn’t quite repeat the magic and in the battle for London’s tallest tower, it’s game over

Win some, lose some

To the Savoy, with Gleeds, for an evening with England’s World Cup-winning hat-trick hero Sir Geoff Hurst last week. Hosted by CEO Graham Harle, Gleeds’ new ambassador entertained a room full of Harle’s West Ham-supporting clients and friends as Sir Geoff regaled the audience with tales of 1966, the immaculate Bobby Moore and why he thought construction inflation could be in a tricky spot post Brexit (not really). A wonderful affair, marred only by one unfortunate fact: West Ham crashed out 4-0 to minnows Oxford United in the League Cup that same night.

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