042 Surveying, Resilience and Rugby with John Hambly
John Hambly is a Chartered Building Surveyor and former keen rugby player, who has retired in 2007 after being diagnosed with MS. Using his surveyor mindset and skillset, he established the Samson Centre for MS in Guildford in 2005, and helped develop the facility through to completion in 2018. In 2020 he published his memoire book called ‘Samson Rising.’
What We Cover:
- How John got into residential surveying
- What the book ‘Samson Rising’ is about
- The odd connections between rugby and surveying
- Adapting the surveying practice due to illness
- How Samson Centre was established and how it functions today
Connect with John Hambly:
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- LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/marion-ellis-frics-ccxp/
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marionsurveyor/
- Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/marionsurveyor/
- https://www.blueboxpartners.com
Resources:
- Samson Rising by John Hambly https://www.amazon.co.uk/Samson-Rising-John-Hambly/dp/1852001976
- Samson Centre http://www.samsoncentre.org.uk/
- The Surveyor Hub Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.surveyor.hub.bluebox.partners