Philip, a qualified building surveyor, grew up in London during an exciting period of having 'endless' houses that needed upgrading and large tracts of vacant land that were created by demolition. High quality traditional methods of working were respected for both new construction and on fine refurbishment projects. Their family company (of four brothers, four surveyors) won many awards including the prestigious Master Builders 'highest quality of work' award. He travelled extensively across the USA as a guest of the US government to meet training groups and discuss industry changes. Philip has worked on projects in the UK, Australia, Ireland, Belgium, Netherlands, Caribbean and Morocco.Philip started thinking about the book over 25-years ago and the outline drawn up then is still recognisable in 'The Builder's Companion' books. The Covid-19 stay at home regime in spurred Philip to get his ideas down on paper but he has retained the 'human ' touch' and included many 'True Stories' and 'Take-away's that are relevant to today's homebuilders.
