Prince Charles pays tribute to Ian Wooldridge after helicopter tragedy
The boss of Surrey demolition contractor Wooldridge Group was one of three men killed when their helicopter crashed in the Mourne Mountains in Co Down at the weekend, reports leading construction news resource, ConstructionEnquirer.
Ian Wooldridge, 52, died when a private helicopter came down near Leitrim Lodge in Carcullion, outside Hilltown.
The construction boss was a friend of the Royal family and had been traveling with a close polo friend of Prince Charles.
Wooldridge was a member of the Guard’s polo club in Windsor and was linked with Harcourt Developments and the regeneration of the Titanic Quarter in Belfast’s docklands.
He ran the £40m turnover Surrey-based Wooldridge Group with his brother Graham. The firm, a member of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, employs around 300 and runs a fleet of more than 400 machines.
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