Peter Bernard Bradley

1960-2004

Peter is the P of the PG Group and the Bradley of The Grant Bradley Charitable Trust. He co-founded the companies and the Trust with his friend, Rev. Gregory Grant. His deep faith and personal holiness influenced the evolution and direction of these organisations.

A daily communicant, Peter would begin his working day by leading the office in prayer, a practice continued today.

He inspired the Company and Trust motto ‘spectate praemium’ - ‘keep your eyes on the prize’ (Colossians)

Husband of Fiona and a father of four young children Peter was diagnosed with terminal cancer in December 2003 and entered eternal life in February 2004. The organisations Peter founded continue to flourish with his prayerful support and positive direction.

Rev Gregory Grant

Gregory was born in 1951 and ordained for the diocese of Clifton in 1977. Following four years with the Catholic Missionary Society, in 1988 Gregory was appointed as parish priest of St Patrick's Church, Redfield, Bristol. The church, parish hall and priest's house were all in a severe state of deterioration. The parish was in debt and unable to maintain itself on its total annual income. The congregation numbered 200 members attending on a weekly basis.

Six years later the parish completed a £2.25 million redevelopment project in partnership with both voluntary help and business enterprise. A new church, 22 retirement flats, convent, restaurant, priest's house, offices, parish centre and new school facilities have now been enjoyed for several years. Only £500,000 debt remains, serviced by an annual income of £120,000. There are now 500 members in the congregation at St Patrick's church each week.

During this period Gregory together with his brother and a family friend, Ken Nolan, established Riversway Care Ltd, a company for the construction and operation of nursing homes. This company created a 66-bed luxury nursing home within the parish and has embarked on a 22-bed extension. Rev. Grant is a Director of Riversway Care Ltd.

In 1998 Gregory and Peter founded the P G Group. They both believed it was possible to transpose best business practice into parish life and best spiritual practice into business activities. Collaboration and partnership operate successfully in all aspects of life

Fiona Bradley

Fiona, a qualified accountant, is currently Finance Director for the three PG Companies after leaving her management role as Bristol City Council’s Education Accountant Manager. Fiona has compiled the financial procedures for the PG Companies and has successfully managed the administration of all the facets of the business and liaised with clients for the last 3 years.

Having worked in both the public and private sector in both commercial and service environments, Fiona enjoys taking responsibility and action to influence outcomes. Strengths she contributes to the team include devising and implementing new processes with attention to the practical details as well as managing the overview Fiona excels at the presentation of complex finance information in a user-friendly, concise form whilst maintaining the appropriate level of detail.

Ian Walker

Ian has recently taken over as managing director following the death of Peter Bradley. Ian hails originally from South Africa and has been living in the UK since 2000.

A solid construction professional with a wealth of leadership experience in the construction and property industries and which has been complemented with good commercial and business acumen. A good all round knowledge of all facets of the built environment industry has been attained through occupying senior management positions both in the professional, construction and property development environments. Qualified with a BSc QS degree, Ian’s previous employment was as an Associate Partner with Davis Langdon and Everest, one of the UK’s largest project management and quantity surveying consultancies

Key projects with which he has been involved include: Saab retail showroom, Piccadilly, London (£1.25m); Evelina Children’s Hospital, Westminster, London for NHS Trust (£45m); Mixed use combined facilities building (residential, offices, library and health centre), Wembley, for London Borough of Brent, (£9m) and a mixed use precinct regeneration in Hackney, London for Canalside Housing Partnership (£44m).