Dick Strawbridge

I was quite capable at school, but I spent a lot of time in detention. ”

For a nation that spends a lot of time talking about the weather, we don't seem to realise just how much sunshine we actually get. Maybe that's because we tend to concentrate on the negative aspects. ”

When you work with people, you buy into it, you work together and you pull together. It doesn't matter what your challenge is: there's a sense of achievement at the end of it. ”

I could never work out how to shave my top lip without cutting myself. ”

All insulation is environmentally friendly. Some installation has better environmental credentials, but what matters is the energy it saves. ”