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Redfern ‘no regrets’ over Taylor Wimpey’s lockdown shutdown
Chief executive tells Housing Today he took an ’honest decision’ in 2020 to close sites, despite financial impact on business
Taylor Wimpey chief executive Pete Redfern has said he stands by his decision to shut all Taylor Wimpey construction sites, taken a year ago this week, despite the dramatic impact on the firm’s 2020 results.
In an exclusive interview with Housing Today, Redfern revealed how Taylor Wimpey took the decision to shut all sites in a management meeting convened within half an hour of prime minister Boris Johnson’s March 23 televised “lockdown” address.
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