The Banqueting Hall of the Ironmongers is an impressive
room by any standards. The Company is lucky having survived the Great Fire and
two World Wars relatively unscathed and the windows, ceiling, chandeliers and
oak panelling conjure up heraldic imagery. The fine stained glass windows
record the rooms connections with the Monarchy and past Lord Mayors of London.
A superb venue in which to join the Builders
Merchants Company for their City and Awards lunch, and meet their Master Andrew
Way. The Guest of Honour was George Gillon. It was gratifying to see a
Guildhall School of Music & Drama student receive one of the prizes – of
which I am myself an alumni.
The Builders Merchants are 88 in the order of precedence
and certainly one of the Companies whose members have a focus on successful
sales and marketing. Many of the members represent smaller companies having to
find and maintain their service niche through the ups and downs of the housing
market, competing against the large national chains and DIY shops increasingly
targeting “the trade”.
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