Q & A

Q&A WITH IAN PRICE

‘Victim’ of our summer issue’s Q&A is BiKBBI inspector, Ian Price.

Married to Heather and father to Russ and Fi, Ian is the only ‘Villan’ (Aston Villa supporter) in a family of Blues supporters (Birmingham) and once ran a bar in the Algarve (Portugal), he also wants to live in Hawaii one day and even take Gordon Ramsey on holiday with him! Hmmm, should be interesting …

How long have you been working with the BiKBBI?

I completed my first inspection in April 2016, it was an audit for a kitchen outlet in the Black Country called Aristocraft, I have to say I am still impressed by their showroom and professionalism.

What satisfies you most in your role as an inspector?

As cheesy as it sounds, it’s the justice that is being done. It can be a sad world we live in where sometimes people can be less that straight. This role gives the opportunity to right some of those wrongs in an open and unbiased manner.

What interests you most about your roll?

Seeing how the BiKBBI pans out, its an ever evolving entity and I’m interested in being a part of it.

You spent many years in the industry, give us a brief history?

I started out in the industry by accident really, I bought a dilapidated house and by renovating it taught 

myself the anatomy of its construction. That lead on to many more and some courses taken cemented myself into the industry.

If you could change one thing in the industry what would it be?

Price before quality, it goes back to the justice thing and I always ask myself “would my mum know what she was buying?” Too many retailers buy low cost material and sell it in glossy mags and sparkly showrooms as fantastic quality when actually its price is inflated to cover overheads.

On the lighter side, who or what makes you laugh?

I laugh all the time but I'd have to say Del Boy falling through the bar still kills me.

Favourite movie?

The Bourne movies.

Name one possession you could never do without?

Favourite sport and team or sports person?

My Gordon Ramsey food blender. I take it on holiday!

Sadly I’m a Villa fan but they will go up next season and then looking at top half in season one in the Premier division and top four in ten years…at least that’s what our owner says!

Favourite book?

Name 3 people you’d most like to share a few beers with?

Clarkson, Hammond and May.

Name 3 you’d least like to share a beer with?

Trump, the Pope and Andy Murray. My recipe book; I like to cook and create meals from ingredients I already have and then record the recipe for future reference, you never know, I may think about publishing my own book one day, it’ll be called Cooking from the cupboard, recipes you don’t need to shop for!