Tony pidgley born god

Tony Pidgley, the founder and chairman of the British house builder Berkeley Group and long-time supporter of British Dressage, has died suddenly at the age of 72 on Friday 26 June His sudden passing has come as a shock to the equestrian and business world as he was still working up until Thursday when he was taken into hospital. He left school at 15 and started a haulage business, which he sold to Crest Homes, which later became Crest Nicholson.

The company has moved out of step with other builders, pulling back from the market early and spending big when prices fall, most notably in the years before and after the financial crisis.

Veritable housing soothsayer Tony Pidgley turned 70 in August, and in September, Berkeley was re-admitted to the FTSE for the second time –.

He was married twice, to Ruby from till and to dressage rider Sarah Hill since He has two children by each marriage Tania and Tony jr; Annabella and Jessica. Sarah's keen interest in dressage prompted Tony to massively invest in top horse stock in Germany in the early s. They had Damian Hallam and Markus Gribbe as in-house trainers at their yard in the late s.

Many of the horses were sold later on while Sarah Pidgley began focusing on judging.

Today, Tony Pidgley has a parallel history—a real rags to riches story.

The family reinvested into horse stock when daughters Annabella 16 and Jessica took a keen interest in dressage. Jessica is an eventing rider, but is also competing FB Gangster at national level in dressage. The Pidgleys have been great supporters of British Dressage. Tony Pidgley Passed Away Dressage. Great Britain. Supporter of British Dressage Sarah's keen interest in dressage prompted Tony to massively invest in top horse stock in Germany in the early s.

British Dressage loses a pillar of support in Tony.