A dad says he was in tears after watching an episode of DIY SOS about new build homes.
Phil Wilson runs Northstone, a housebuilding company with three sites across the North West, after being approached by Peel L&P to head up the business at the start of 2019 to provide high quality and efficient housing. Phil started out to focus on 'buildability, sustainability and efficiency', but it was during an episode of DIY SOS that he conjured an idea that could help others.
He was moved to tears by a family on the programme overhauling their house for a disabled child as it mirrored his own experience; his son Jacob was born in 1996 with severe cerebral palsy, sadly passing away when he was seven. Watching TV 20 years on, it struck Phil how lucky he was to have the finances to convert their home at the time.
