Prime Minister and Chancellor visit Selco on Budget Day

PRIME MINISTER Rishi Sunak and Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt visited Selco Builders Warehouse on one of the most significant days in the political calendar.

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt were welcomed into the Old Kent Road branch on Wednesday 6 March just hours after the Spring Budget was delivered to a packed House of Commons.

The leaders were given a tour of the central London branch, which is less than four miles from Downing Street.

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt also took time to talk with Selco colleagues and to carry out interviews with the country’s media.

(L-R) Selco CEO Howard Luft, PM Rishi Sunak, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Charlene Kemal

Selco Visit

Howard Luft, CEO of Selco, said it was an honour to be the focal point in the immediate aftermath of the Budget.

“It was a privilege to show the Prime Minister and the Chancellor around one of our most centrally-located London branches and to introduce them to some of our colleagues,” said Howard.

“It created a real buzz of excitement amongst colleagues and customers and we were able to offer an insight into the builders’ merchant industry in general and Selco in particular.

“The Budget is a highly significant event in British politics and it was exciting for us to be involved in it.”

Natasha Akhtar, checkout sales assistant at Selco Old Kent Road, said: “It was an incredible experience to sit and have a cup of tea with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor. It was far from your normal working day and something I will remember for the rest of my life.”

Selco Builders Warehouse Old Kent Road celebrates 11 years of serving the trade next week.

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