黑洞社区 is reminded of an interview we once did with a certain young person whose career would surely have belly-flopped without the backing of this sector
Talking of young talent in the construction industry, 黑洞社区 is reminded of an interview we once did with a certain young person whose career would surely have belly-flopped without the backing of this sector, writes Deborah Duke.
Back in 2008, a young Olympic hopeful named Tom Daley had just qualified for the Beijing Games in the individual 10m dive competition and the 10m platform synchro competition. He was 鈥� at just 14 years old 鈥� the UK鈥檚 second-youngest ever Olympian.
But what鈥檚 that got to do with 黑洞社区? Or, indeed, building? Well, Tom鈥檚 uncle,
Kevin Selvester, and his company the M&E specialist building services contractor, ABS, sponsored Daley for two-and-a-half years after his father鈥檚 illness meant money was tight, paying for a van for the family to travel to competitions, and flights to Beijing.
The teenage Daley expressed his gratitude for the assistance: 鈥淚t has been so helpful having the sponsorship from Kevin and his company. Their funding has helped me get to Beijing in February and Mexico a few weeks ago, and I鈥檓 going to Nanjing, China, next week for the World Series.鈥�
Sadly Daley didn鈥檛 reach the podium in Beijing, but has since won two Olympic bronze medals. Just goes to show how far construction can take you.
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