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'We're just an ordinary family business that has done well' – how a Cinderford family built an £80 million construction company

'We're just an ordinary family business that has done well' – how a Cinderford family built an £80 million construction company

From humble beginnings as a Forest of Dean bricklayer, to becoming a national pioneer in training future generations, SoGlos sits down with the CEO of Cinderford's KW Bell Group, Peter Bell, to hear how his dad Keith and family built their multi-million-pound construction group from the ground up – and how it continues to thrive in 2025.

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Gloucester’s Forum development crowned 'regeneration project of the year'

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'We're just an ordinary family business that has done well' – how a Cinderford family built an £80 million construction company

'We're just an ordinary family business that has done well' – how a Cinderford family built an £80 million construction company

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