the passing of Len Buckridge
Submitted by petermac on Tue, 2014-03-11 20:00
There will only be one Len Buckridge a self made billionare not born with a sliver spoon in his mouth , or the beneficiary a huge inheritance As a unionist I will say this about Len , he was bloody tough, away from the negotiation table he could crack a joke , and then get back to negotiations , as far as I could tell he didn't hate the unions , I know this if he struck a deal with the unions he would stick with it . He was more pissed of at middle ranking beaurocats that would knock all his idears on the head RIP LEN
Redchoppa
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I was taught
to never speak ill of the dead.
petermac
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think you need to re read my post
Len Buckridge and me had a lots of arguments over the years but , I respected the bloke and will miss him
Redchoppa
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Got your post.
It's me that has a differing opinion.
carnarvonite
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Petermac
I think Pete has got it down to a tee.
Len was a self made billionaire, worked bloody hard to get where he did and didn't cop crap from anyone, be it Gov or unions. He has done wonders for this state and he may have stepped on a few toes on the way but who cares .
The former heads of his main bugbear union, the CFMEU, showed great respect for the man who always gave them a run for their money and honoured the outcome no matter what.
petermac
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well it was fun then
watching len buckridge and Kevin Reynolds going tow to tow was always fun us other reps would get together and say this is going to make us look a lot better , to me it was like watching two pissed of brothers
opsrey
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I will be buying his biography if it is ever written
Had 6 kids, reason enough to buy his biography, created many things in WA. Worth est $1.4 billion ....... Employed meny West Austrlians.
Does anyone know if he employed 457 visa workers?
petermac
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lens biography
it should be done and made mandatory for kids at school in WA
eziliving
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I betcha Len didn't whinge
I betcha Len didn't whinge publicly about an $18 dollar fee about going to a chilli festival for a guy who wanted to earn a buck? He would have embraced the idea. Go hard or go home!! RIP Len.
Get busy living, or get busy dying!
Andy_b
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OLD BANGA
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Len Buckeridge
Len was a mover and shaker, he got things done, good or bad he was a doer not a whinger.
It is a testament to him that a lot of his employees are very loyal and have been with BGC and associated companies for a long time.
He will be missed, it will be a long time before we see the likes of Len Buckeridge again. People like Len Buckeridge and Andrew Forrest are why Western Australia is so great and is leading Australia out of the GFC.
RIP Len Buckeridge, you have earned the privilege.
Old Banga!
OLD BANGA
uncle
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Another b/shot becomes a saint
When he dies, didn't care much for rules and regs. And red tape
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
sea-kem
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His managers don't like
His managers don't like paying their invoices either.
Love the West!
scotto
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i know a guy
who used to work in a high ranking position at BGC over 10 years ago. Lenny, for one reason or another, fired him. he felt like he was wrongfully dismissed, so took big Len to court, and tried to sue him for around $200k. Len, wanting to prove a point, spent over $400k (twice as much as the guy was suing him for) on lawyers to win the case, and deliberately dragged the case out over 2 years to waste his time.
good on him for building a massive, very productive business, that employs a lot of west aussies, but he didn't do it being a completely honest man.
Alan James
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Alan Bond, Andrew Forrest, Len Buckeridge
All in the same basket, they screwed anyone and everyone in their business dealings and many companies large and small suffered the consequences.
uncle
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he had a good plan
win a job with a low quote then go way over budget, worked every time
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
dakka
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len buckeridge
yes opsrey he does employ 457 visa workers i work with them have for 5 yeras now
"If we all fish for the future now there will be fish in the future"