Long before Bodyguard became a service in its own right, Phil was already doing the job. When customers rang with issues, Phil was the one sent out, to sort it.
“ There were no mobile phones,” Phil recalls. “ You couldn’t ring back and say, ‘This isn’t what i expected.’ You just had to deal with what was in front of you.”
And deal with it he did.
Phil takes particular pride in one thing: he never once went out on a repair and came back without fixing it.
Sometimes that meant improvising on site, repairing doors while they were still hanging because there was no way to remove them alone, or working miles from base with only the tools and materials he’d brought with him.
“You were a long way from home. You just had to make it work.”
Today, Phil focuses on maintenance, compliance, breakdowns, and data collection, often the behind-the-scenes work that keeps everything running. He’s the person people turn to when something needs fixing, organising, or figuring out.
After 48 years, Phil isn’t just part of Solomon Commercials’ history, he is Solomon Commercials’ history.
And on 17 April this year, we don’t just celebrate a work anniversary.
We celebrate nearly half a century of loyalty, skill, resilience, humour, and heart. Thank you, Phil.
