Squibb Group hits back at “unfounded speculation” regarding incident at end-of-season party.
Squibb Group, one of the UK’s largest demolition companies, has issued a statement over allegations of its involvement in a fracas during the West Ham United end of season gala dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London last night:
The Managing director and the senior directors of Squibb Group would like to address the inaccurate and unfounded reporting of an incident at the end of season gala dinner for West Ham United football club that took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane last night.
The Squibb Group has a long association with West Ham United football club; the Squibb family are lifelong West Ham fans; and Squibb Group representatives – including managing director Leslie Squibb – were present at the event.
However, while an incident on a nearby table did result in one of the chairs at the Squibb Group table being knocked over, Squibb Group employees, representatives and guests were not involved in the incident. In fact, to apologise for the disturbance caused to the Squibb Group table, the hotel did not charge the Squibb Group for its drinks.
“As a die-hard West Ham supporter, I was proud to sponsor the award for the best performance of the season and was delighted that the recipient – Jonathan Spector – was able to join us on our table for the evening,” says Leslie Squibb. “We were entertaining some of our most high-profile and influential clients at the event and we certainly were not involved in any scuffles as has been wrongly reported in the trade media.”
Leslie Squibb says that he is seeking an immediate withdrawal of the offending press articles, together with a written apology from the publications involved.
“Unfounded speculation of this kind could seriously tarnish the reputation of a respected family-owned business and, if necessary, we will be seeking legal redress to safeguard that reputation.”
