"The prospect of returning home (Haydock), continuing to still play at a high level and the opportunity to get on the job ladder swung it for me," he said.
"I had a very good offer to go to French Top 14 side Brive, which would have been a wonderful opportunity to continue playing full-time, but it would only have been for a year and I would have returned in 12 months time still in the same position.
"My wife Anna and I are hoping to start a family pretty soon, so returning home fits in with our plans.
"So, when club chairman Dave Smith offered me the opportunity to train as a plumber with his company our minds were made up.
"It was a tough decision but the right one.
"I've got probably three seasons left in me at National One level so this was the right time to go part-time. I wanted to go to whichever club I chose with plenty of juice left in me and so the change from full-time to part-time hasn't really bothered me. I'd been thinking about it for a while anyway, so I was used to the idea."
Apart from being able to offer National One rugby and a potential career away from the game, the other ace the club had up its sleeve in its efforts to attract the former Scotland centre was stand-off Phil Jones, who Craigy played alongside during the glory years at Orrell.
"I still get on really well with Phil and he had nothing but good things to say about the club," added Andy.
"Moving to Sedgley has helped him make the transition from full to part-time and it has helped him settle down.
"Plus he's excited about the signings the club has made and he believes it could be a really decent side."
The 30-year-old former Glasgow Warriors centre, capped 23 times by Scotland, including service in the 2003 World Cup in Australia, who has also played for Orrell and Leeds Tykes, in addition to playing rugby league for Wigan Swinton Lions and Halifax, will be vying for a starting berth in the centres with Ian Voortman, Chris Briers and Jason Duffy, once Duffy recovers from his broken ankle.
Story taken from www.thisislancashire.co.uk