Bucknall's resurrection of QS dynasty pays dividends

摘要

It Is Just Over a year and a half since David Bucknall bought back the family silver. After five years out of the sector, he made a dramatic swoop to buy his old firm, then called Citex Project Services, back from the administrators. The 270-strong firm, once again operating under its original name of Bucknall Austin, has announced its first set of results since the deal was struck in February 2003. Bucknall Austin posted after-tax profit of ￡443,000 on a turnover of ￡27m for the 14 months to 30 April. Chairman Bucknall describes the achievement as "remarkable", and is confident of improving the firm's performance in the second year. Here Bucknall discusses his return to the sector, and turning around the fortunes of the firm that bears his name - not forgetting the company's brush with the tabloids as project manager on the ill-fated Diana Memorial Fountain.