My best business decision

When I bought housing maintenance provider Mears in the mid-1990s it cost me very little, but I had the faith to do something with it and take it onwards and upwards. Early on, we hired good-quality people who we couldn’t afford, convincing them to join and wait for a serious upside. We were one of the most successful companies on AIM and have now moved to the Full List. Those people who joined and stayed in the business – many of them for longer than ten years – have done very well.  

Bob Holt, chairman and CEO, Mears Group