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Who Are Yer? // Alan Robson

Alan Robson from Project Four Safety Solutions tells us his celebrity crush, his dream lockdown companions and the best business moment of his life.

Name: Dr. Alan Mark Robson

Company: Project Four Safety Solutions

Job Title: MD, business development, cleaner, tea maker, general dogs body…!

What does the business do: Make construction safety effective and easy for clients to comply! Delivering CDM support to developers, builders, architects + other construction professionals.

Where can we find you: locked up at home in the spare room… or at our office in Mann Island.

What are three words to describe yourself: Not so serious.

What do you love about working from home: Spending more time with the family (76% of the time anyway) and the banter in this new video conferencing era.

Favourite sports team: Liverpool Football Club nearly the champions of 2019/20 season.

Favourite Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F**k

Favourite Podcast: Downtown in Business the one with me and Tom Higgins or Peter Crouch.

Favourite Band/Artist: My taste in music is very random – no comment. Sad news on Kenny Rogers recently.

Best business moment in your life: Selling last business, Innov8 Safety Solutions.

What advice would you give to 18-year-old you: Travel more + take every opportunity.

If you were allowed to have 5 people, living or dead, in lockdown with you, who would they be: Kenny Rogers, Bob Mortimer (at the Train Guy), Tyson Fury, Paul Gascoigne, Piers Morgan!

What restaurant are you most looking forward to returning to: La Famiglia amongst several others (including our priority – our first visit to The Art School). Also my favourite pubs Shenanigans and The Bridewell.

Celebrity Crush: Jurgen Klopp.

Your Business Heroes are: Any SME business… cracking on and adapting… we are all in this together!

What superhero would you be: Is Woody or Buzz Lightyear an option (a sure winner in the Robson Household with my three boys).

Complete this sentence ‘Boris Johnson is… DEFINITELY NO COMMENT!

Why Downtown: Because of our longstanding work together and the results!.

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