Steve Elliott took Morgan Sindall’s fit-out business to an industry-leading position. After taking a year out he’s ‘got the band back together’ at BW Interiors and is thinking big again

Steve Elliott

Source: Tom Campbell

Steve Elliott is a man with a spring in his step. Eight months into his job at SME fit-out firm BW Interiors (BWI), the man who transformed Overbury during 24 years at Morgan Sindall is again having a good time. And it’s not just that his beloved Chelsea are Premier League champions once again. The reason for his excitement is that after leaving Morgan Sindall, where he turned fit-out business Overbury from an £80m business into the market leader and ended up running the firm’s entire £500m fit-out business, he’s now getting the chance to do it all over again.

Following a year out of the market after stepping down from Morgan Sindall, the owners of BWI lured Elliott back into the fray with a brief to grow the business. “I’m waking up at 5 o’clock - it sounds pathetic - itching to get in the office,” he says. “It’s great to get in, it’s a real excitement and we’re all enjoying it. It puts a smile on your face.”

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