Breaking Down Boundaries and Conquering Mediocrity ; Profile a Lifetime Spent in the Construction Industry has Not Diminished Neil Pountney's Passion and Enthusiasm for the Sector. As Business Editor John Duckers Found Out, He Is As Ebullient - and Indefatigable - As Ever

Birmingham Post › September 22, 2007

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There can't be too many senior business people in this region whose paths have not crossed professionally with Neil Pountney over the past 40 years.

Incredibly well connected, fiercely passionate about the region, and consistently on top of his game, is how he might be summed up.

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Breaking Down Boundaries and Conquering Mediocrity ; Profile a Lifetime Spent in the Construction Industry has Not Diminished Neil Pountney's Passion and Enthusiasm for the Sector. As Business Editor John Duckers Found Out, He Is As Ebullient - and Indefatigable - As Ever

After such a length of duty, one might even expect Pountney to have one eye on retirement. But not a bit of it. To complement a CV and contacts book which resounds with a distinct "thud" when it hits your desk, he actually seems to be doing more and more - not less - of that for which he is renowned.

The man himself is Solihull and Birmingham through and through.

The company's gleaming, post-modern offices on Blythe Valley Business Park, near Solihull, are the HQ for Emprima, a firm of construction experts of which Pountney is managing directo...

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