In conversation with Davies: Crawford and Coombes on life with Electra

At the tail end of September 2011, the claims solutions provider Davies refinanced, with the existing management and Electra Partners agreeing a buyout that saw Lloyds Development Capital exit the business.

Last month Davies acquired the business of Ufton Associates, the liability and construction boutique practice, and with a number of other developments to come, Post editor-in-chief Jonathan Swift sat down with its chief executive Charles Crawford and director of markets Darren Coombes to discuss the Electra deal, and what it has meant for the business and its staff.

The trio also touches on the developments and changes in the wider claims management and loss adjusting space, and how its support for world championship cyclist and Olympic hopeful Andy Tennant is bolstering morale within its ranks.

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