David Francis has lived in Powys, Mid Wales, all his life and runs his own construction company, MP Paver Hire & Surfacing Ltd.
“I was brought up in the country, and when I finished school, I worked on a local farm until I was 21,” he recalls. “I then went to Australia for a year and spent a lot of the time on building sites.
“When I came home, I decided to work in the construction industry. My company specialises in paving and other surfaces. We carry out a full range of tarmacadam and surfacing services for a range of customers, from domestic properties and agricultural clients through to schools, local authorities, and commercial businesses.”
David’s interest in tractors comes from his rural background and working on the local farm. “The farm had this old Fordson Major, which they were using as a scraper tractor,” he explained. “I bumped into the owner
