Day 131 - 06 Jun 95 - Page 41
1 of work is obviously conducted by myself. But if one of my
2 companies asks me to do something and I am not available,
3 I will put one of my associates in to do the work for me.
4
5 Q. So your clients include the Dorchester, The Ritz, Copthorne
6 Hotels, Metropol Hotels, Travellers Fair, Northern Foods
7 and Mars International?
8 A. No longer The Ritz.
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10 Q. At one time, it was?
11 A. Yes, indeed. That is as of the last six months,
12 because the management of The Ritz has changed; it has been
13 taken over by another company who retain their own
14 consultant.
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16 Q. Obviously, that is a lot of work if you are doing work for
17 them on a weekly basis; or is it just they have particular
18 jobs for you from time to time?
19 A. Well, both. For instance, if I am talking about hotel
20 inspections, hotels will ask me to come and inspect maybe
21 once a quarter, so I will do a complete inspection of the
22 hotel four times a year. So, although it is a very nice
23 contract and they will come back to me, it may only be four
24 days' work a year. It also means, of course, that they
25 will turn to me if they want any extra input over and above
26 that.
27
28 Q. Northern Foods -- did they not used to be, or is that now a
29 supplier of McDonald's?
30 A. Not that I am aware.
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32 Q. I might have that wrong. I am not sure.
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34 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Are they the people who own a lot of
35 concessions -----
36 A. Indeed, my Lord. Northern Foods, in fact, have
37 something like 54 factories nationwide and they have a
38 whole range of branded products, including things like Pork
39 Farms Pies, Express Dairies, and so on and so forth. It
40 may possibly be they supply McDonald's, but I am not aware
41 of it.
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43 MR. MORRIS: I understand that Northern Foods is or has been a
44 supplier to McDonald's.
45 A. Possibly so. I just advise them on health and safety.
46 I would not know their particular profile, in any case, in
47 the marketplace.
48
49 Q. So the kind of work you do with those companies is similar
50 to the kind of work you do with McDonald's?
51 A. Certainly, my Northern Foods work has been very
52 similar, because I have been involved in the gradual
53 establishment of the safety culture over a period of years
54 and I have worked closely with their safety department.
55 I sit on a small steering committee with their technical
56 director and their safety adviser, and so on.
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58 Q. But in terms of all the ones I have mentioned, the
59 Dorchester, Copthorne Hotel, Travellers Fair and Mars
60 International, we are talking about the same kind of work
