A Bright Spark
The Willie Wilson Story



Category Autobiography
Pub Date September 2006
ISBN 1845021355
Extent 160pp
Price £12.99
Format hardback
Plate/Illustrations 8pp black and white photographs



Willie Wilson is one of Glasgow’s most successful businessmen and his straight-talking, no-nonsense approach to life has earned him friends and admirers throughout the West of Scotland and beyond. A Bright Spark is the extraordinary story of how Willie Wilson rose from humble origins to achieve remarkable business success as a young man, before experiencing failure and then discovering that success tastes sweeter second time around.

An exemplary tale of courageous battles with bigotry and ill-health, A Bright Spark tells the story of a young electrician from Helensburgh whose entrepreneurial drive and business flair led him to become one of Scotland’s most conspicuously successful businessmen with a taste for the finer things in life – from custom-built Rolls Royces to extended first class cruises to far-flung destinations and homes in Florida, South Africa and the Algarve.

It’s a tale of a big man with a big heart; a man who, all his life, has done things his way; a man who has achieved tremendous wealth and success but who has never forgotten who he is and where he came from. The story of a devoted husband and father, A Bright Spark provides a candid insight into the business brain of one of Scotland’s most successful entrepreneurs.

AUTHOR INFORMATION Willie Wilson is the owner of the hugely successful Glasgow-based WWW Electrical Contractors LTD. He was born to humble beginnings in Glasgow in 1943 and worked his way up from electrician apprentice to starting his own company, going bust and starting all over again - becoming twice as successful. He was the main sponsor for Celtic for several years and remains a passionate supporter.