Hamish also encouraged his workers to become homeowners.

It was one of the things we used to push them, push hard and hard for them to get a deposit for a house.

It strikes me as a kind of benevolent capitalism.

It worked both ways.

I think we paid our dues, that's for sure, and they paid their dues.

To me, it was a win-win.

Are you proud? Proud for them, but also a little bit proud for yourself?

Yeah, I think we can, you know, I can sit back here and go, you know, I'd like to be far more involved and active in lots of things.