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Richard Walters

G Walters (Holdings), the Aberdare-based construction firm, saw its 2005-06 profits rise to £25m on £54.3m sales. It is owned by David Walters, 62, and his family trusts and is worth about £90m. His son, Richard, 27, is making a name for himself in coal, taking over Celtic Energy — now Celtic Mining — in 2004. The family has other assets.