An audience with Mark Beard of Beard Construction
Throughout its 125 year history, Beard Construction has prided itself on building relationships as well as buildings and perhaps the three words that best describe the way in which they do everything are friendly, efficiency and committed.
In conversation with Jayne Woodley of Oxfordshire Community Foundation, Mark will share his thoughts on why this matters and what others can also do to make a business a really great place to work and a great company to do business with.
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