SPECIAL FOCUSNEWS BESA creates building safety role R
achel Davidson has been appointed to the new position of director of specialist knowledge at the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
She will have a particular focus on the Building Safety Act and its implications for BESA members and the wider specialist building services sector. Davidson has worked at BESA for more than 30 years in a variety of roles most recently as Director of Certifi cation. She was also Head of Technical Schemes and Knowledge for 10 years until 2013 and served as a board director of Piper Insurance, which provides critical illness cover for the building engineering industry. The Association has now asked her to bring her considerable experience and expertise to bear on what it regards as the most important legislative development in a generation. It said the Building Safety Act would bring
about “profound change to the UK’s construction and engineering professions” and lead to widespread ‘culture change’ in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster and the subsequent public inquiry. “The new Act is just starting to make its
presence felt but represents a fundamental shift in the way building engineering companies will need to go about their business from now on,” said BESA chief executive offi cer David Frise. “This new senior role, therefore, is hugely important to the Association, its members, and the wider building services community. There is considerable concern and confusion out there about the implications of the Act and it is increasingly clear that contractors desperately need a dedicated source of expert information and guidance.”
PACAIR strengthens team with two new
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Davidson said she was delighted to be taking on “this crucial work” which will involve building up in-depth knowledge of the Act and the secondary legislation that will be used to implement its measures. She will lead a dedicated in-house team who will produce advice, guidance, and tools to help contractors understand and comply with the changes. BESA is also setting up a Building Safety Act Advisory Group to support this initiative. The group, which will include members from a variety of industry sectors, will play a pivotal role in gathering diverse perspectives and representing the concerns of the entire supply chain. The Association said its unique insights will allow the group to harness the depth of knowledge and expertise needed to explore the practical and operational implications of the legislation and examine some of the more theoretical aspects. The Association already disseminates
news and updates about the Act via its online information hub and plans to considerably enhance that service with details specifi cally tailored for building services companies and individual engineers.
almer Air Conditioning (PACAIR), a leading name in the air conditioning industry, has appointed two seasoned professionals to their team. Phil
Deverick (below left), joins as system operations manager, bringing over 25 years of extensive experience in the air conditioning sector. His background includes roles with manufacturers and distribution partners, handling a range of responsibilities from technical support and controls specialist to specifi cation sales, business development, marketing, and commercial management. Steven Marshall (below right), takes on the role of technical sales support manager at PACAIR. With a diverse career that spans contractors, suppliers, and manufacturers, Marshall has been involved in various aspects of air conditioning for over 25 years. His expertise encompasses installation, commissioning, project management, and a particular focus on pre sales applications. Nigel Palmer, managing director of PACAIR, said: “We are looking forward to working with both Phil and Steve, and are sure their particular experiences and skill sets will be of signifi cant benefi t to our customer base.” The company anticipates that the wealth of knowledge these two professionals bring will contribute to PACAIR’s continued success in delivering high-quality air conditioning solutions.
Solutions expands product, specifi cation, sales and training teams
in this air source heat pump industry straight after graduating and now has over eight years’ experience working across projects with developers, social housing and installers as the heat pump market expanded.
Klaudia Szweda-Adelaja, Paul Stack and Jaimeet Alang.
Will Rossiter joins the team as the business development manager for heating in the South East. He started
Jaimeet Alang joins the training team, with an engineering background before moving into running national training programmes at
AO.com. He has experience in delivering and creating all types of training content on diff erent platforms and also managing diff erent teams.
Bex Smith joins the Northern sales team focusing on air conditioning sales in Yorkshire and the North East, with an industry background starting with ACR News before moving to wholesalers. Now bringing her knowledge, network and experience to Samsung Climate Solutions, Smith is passionate about helping customers to discover an exciting range of products that are not only technically impressive but also aesthetically pleasing.
Russell Cook also joins the Northern sales teams focusing on contractor
sales, bringing with him a thorough understanding of the needs of our customers given his experience over two decades on both the wholesaler and contractor side.
Paul Stack joins Samsung Climate Solutions as consultant sales manager for London and the South East. Stack has over 20 years’ experience in the industry, having started out as an apprentice on installation and service maintenance before moving into technical and specifi cation sales roles.
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