David Gray

Director and Chartered Institute Practitioner

(01635) 551433
DavidGray@thomasgray.co.uk

Personally

I’m married to Annie and have three offspring, Phil, Penny and Maddy. We have an eleven year old Golden retriever called Alfie.

I enjoy family and friends, going out with Alfie and the occasional trip to the cinema or theatre. I still stumble around aimlessly for five a side football (not far off walking football for some of us now!) and enjoy social doubles tennis at the weekends.

Importantly

I qualified as a Chartered Insurance Practitioner in 1984.

I worked for a great insurer (General Accident) for fourteen years in many locations, ending up as Commercial Development Manager based in London.

Paul (who was then Commercial underwriting Manager of GA in Reading) and I bought the existing business and moved it to the town centre over 25 years ago and set out to provide local businesses with professional, but still personal help, in looking after their Commercial Insurance solutions. 25 years on, we have built a strong business, with a good reputation, with eight very experienced staff (all of whom have 25 years plus experience in the industry). The business continues to grow really by ‘word of mouth’.

David loves

Playing age-affected sport with similarly impacted friends
My local Victorian park
Walking with Alfie around the River Thames at Abingdon
Trips into The Playhouse at Oxford

David loathes

Swede (the vegetable)
Eating fish (the taste)
Watching good TV drama with family, all staring into phones
Empty local shops!

What do David’s clients have to say?

“Ours is a complex business, based in Essex and London, we work in major city centres on large projects throughout the UK and mainland Europe. David has consistently found solutions for our many and varied needs, with good insurers, at competitive rates and continues to support FES with 100% commitment.” Stan Loyal, Managing Director, The Full Electrical Services Company