Roofing firm boss is hailed a ‘legend’ after surprising staff with ‘Love Island’ pool party and BBQ as he gives them the day off on full pay
- Stuart Houston fitted out HG Roofing Supplies’ carpark in Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Staff rocked up to work anticipating an unbearably hot day of work ahead
- Roofer Dylan Foster, 22, shared a now-viral video of the party on TikTok
A roofing company boss has been hailed a ‘legend’ after throwing a ‘Love Island’-themed pool party and BBQ for all of his staff as well as giving them a full paid day off to enjoy the fun.
As the heatwave descended across the UK yesterday, Stuart Houston fitted out the carpark of the HG Roofing Supplies building in Leeds, West Yorkshire with two pools, fold-up chairs, games, drinks, a BBQ and music.
Staff rocked up to work anticipating an unbearably hot day of work ahead, as temperatures were expected to hit 33C.
Instead, as a video taken by roofer Dylan Foster shows, the managing director himself had transformed the yard and surprised his whole workforce, reported The Sun.
As the heatwave descended across the UK yesterday, Stuart Houston (pictured) fitted out the carpark of the HG Roofing Supplies building in Leeds, West Yorkshire with two pools, fold-up chairs, games, drinks, a BBQ and music
Inflatable toys can be seen floating around the pools, the barbeque is already in full swing, the music is on and two colleagues are playing a game of badminton with their tops off
Inflatable toys can be seen floating around the pools, the barbeque is already in full swing, the music is on and two colleagues are playing a game of badminton with their tops off.
22-year-old Dylan quickly gets involved, with the clip ending on a shot of him in the pool sitting on an inflatable hoop.
He shared the video on TikTok yesterday and the post took off, having already received over 1.8m views and more than 206,000 likes.
Thousands took to the comments, describing Dylan’s boss as a ‘legend’ for hosting the party.
The ‘legend’ boss had thought of everything, including a huge supply of meats to barbeque
The managing director threw a ‘Love Island’-themed pool party and BBQ for all of his staff as well as giving them a full paid day off to enjoy the fun
‘Nah, your boss is a legend,’ wrote one, with another adding: ‘Your boss understands the assignment. What a legend. I would work twice as hard for a boss like that.’
More dubbed him a ‘top boss’, as one wrote, ‘Top boss, it makes no sense to have people work in this heat,’ and another chimed in, ‘I’d say boss of the month goes to your boss.’ While someone else added, ‘That’s a belting boss. Keep your staff happy and they stay loyal.’
Dylan told Deadline News: ‘When I turned up to work I thought it was a photoshoot at first from the outside.
Staff rocked up to work anticipating an unbearably hot day of work ahead, as temperatures were expected to hit 33C. Instead, as a video taken by roofer Dylan Foster shows, the managing director himself had transformed the yard and surprised his whole workforce
Speaking about his decision to host the party, Stuart Houston said: ‘We just thought we would treat the lads with a pool party and barbeque, give them a paid day off due to the inclement weather’
‘As I walked in it was like something out of Love Island with the swimming pools, barbeque and music with inflatable palm trees.’
Stuart Houston, managing director of HG Roofing Supplies, said: ‘We made the decision at the end of last week when we knew it was going to be hot.
‘We just thought we would treat the lads with a pool party and barbeque, give them a paid day off due to the inclement weather.
‘We always try to treat the lads once or twice a year when we can.’
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