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| Mickey Jones of DJ Property at Link Park, Weymouth |
The company, founded by David Jones in 1963, was one of the first located on the Granby Industrial Estate in Weymouth and was responsible for many of the buildings on that site.
Mickey Jones, one of David's three sons and Chief Executive of DJ Property, said this is a very special year for the family business. Mickey said: "Dad was instrumental in the development of the Granby Industrial Estate and probably the main reason why today it is the leading employment site in South Dorset. For decades he promoted the estate and the businesses based on it, with great success. The Granby is now the first choice of most businesses looking for premises in South Dorset."
DJ Property is marking their landmark anniversary by launching a competition to design the 'David Jones Memorial' with Weymouth College stonemasonry students. The memorial, in memory of the founder of DJ Property, will be sited at Link Park, Weymouth's newest business park.
"I have been looking forward to including a memorial to Dad’s business achievements at our newest development, Link Park, and it is fitting that this memorial will be completed in DJ Property’s 50th year of business," said Mickey Jones.
He added: "I really wanted to involve the skills of the students at Weymouth College, and the competition brief was to use materials that played a part in Dad’s life such as Portland stone and steel.
My father spent his early years on Portland, and, from quite humble beginnings, worked hard to build DJ Property into the largest provider of commercial property in South Dorset. DJ Property remains a very successful family business and we work hard to continue to invest in the local economy and its people."
To find out more about DJ property visit their website by clicking here.
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