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Hope Construction Materials Chairman wins Institute of Directors award

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Amit Bhatia, Chairman of Hope Construction Materials, has been named ‘Young Director of the Year for London and the South East’, alongside Ross Williams, CEO of Global Personals, at the Institute of Director’s (IoD) Director of the Year awards. The regional awards were held on 11 June in IoD’s London headquarters. As joint-winner for London and the South East, Amit will now go through to the national final, which will take place in London on 24 October 2014.

In January 2013, Amit founded Hope Construction Materials, the UK’s leading independent supplier of concrete, cement, aggregates and asphalt, becoming the first new nationwide entrant into the UK’s construction industry for more than a decade. Hope Construction Materials operates a 1.5 million tpa cement plant in Derbyshire.

Amit leads a workforce of more than 900 employees, working across over 180 plants across Britain. His ability to unite this workforce and produce a positive first 18 months for the business from a standing start, was cited as one of the main reasons behind his success.

He also has a string of entrepreneurial successes to his name, including launching investment fund Swordfish Investments, as well as being the Vice Chairman and Co-Owner of Queen’s Park Rangers Football Club.

“It was a bold move launching Hope Construction Materials into an industry with five large incumbents who hadn’t been challenged for more than a decade, however we’ve had a strong first 18 months. Jointly winning this award is great recognition of this – especially with the wealth of entrepreneurial talent in the region,” commented Amit.

“I launched my first business as a teenager and enterprise is something I have always been passionate about. I look forward to the national final of the awards later this year.”

Rodger Broad, Director of the IoD South, added: “Our winners represent the very best attributes of the region’s business community. They are driven, successful and an example to all who seek to succeed in commerce. Given the record number of nominations we received this year, to win through is a tremendous achievement for Amit, and reflects well on him, his company and his staff.”


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