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he Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced changes
to two of its Working Groups, with Keith Burnett replacing Karl Walker as Chair of the Marketing Working Group, and Wendy Belfield taking over from Rob Wood as the Chair of the Skills Working Group on a temporary basis.
Mr Burnett started with the
inaugural Satchwell Controls apprentice scheme back in the early 1990s as a controls engineer apprentice and is currently Digital Services Director at Schneider Electric. Previously, he has held various roles supporting customers around creating and executing energy management strategies using a mixture of automation solutions, metering and more recently around driving digital transformation to support building owners in their pursuit of smart buildings.
Mr Burnett said: “My keen
interest in digital technology and how this enables a net zero economy, coupled with my rich experience in the building controls industry has inspired me to get
involved with the BCIA Marketing Group and I’m excited to work with the group to build on the fantastic work that Karl has done previously.”
Ms Belfield worked as a senior
lecturer and dissertation mentor at Southampton Solent University for 27 years for a range of degree courses before co-founding InTandem Systems in 1997. As Commercial Director, Wendy has been responsible for business growth and has led the company to develop into a thriving BEMS specialist in the building services sector. Wendy continues to Chair the BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship Employer Group ensuring that the issue of skills remains at the top of the agenda for the building controls industry. Ms Belfield said: “Having been heavily involved in the Skills Working Group in the past few years I am delighted to step into a role that will enable the BCIA to continue to raise performance standards in the industry and ensuring engineers have the required knowledge and training needed to create a more sustainable built environment.”
Graeme Rees, BCIA President, said: “I would like to welcome Keith and Wendy into their respective roles and thank Karl for his hard work as the outgoing Chair of the Marketing Group and also to Rob for his considerable efforts on Skills. The BCIA’s Working Groups enable the BCIA to tackle issues and projects in a focused way and I am proud knowing we have such passionate and talented people involved in these groups.”
T
he Institute of Refrigeration is now calling for nominations for the
prestigious J&E Hall Gold Medal. This internationally respected award recognises the most noteworthy practical contribution to the field of innovation in refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pump technology. The award has been sponsored
by J&E Hall International consistently for 44 years with a prize award of £5,000, and is open to individuals or teams responsible for recent practical technology advancement in one or more of the following areas:
Q Practical applications of innovative designs
Q RACHP installations, developments, and technologies that have made an original contribution to the field
Q Systems that demonstrate substantial potential and evidence that they will be completed successfully
Q Outstanding and significant work in a new or unusual area of design and installation
The award is designed to encourage progress rather than acknowledge past achievement and the winner will join a select list of recipients that includes refrigeration greats such as Prof Gustav Lorentzen, Prof Prga Hrnjak, Dr Mark McLinden, and Prof. Eckhard Groll.
Information about the award and a nomination form is available at
https://ior.org.uk/IOR-awards or email
ior@ior.org.uk. Nominations are requested by 15 October 2022. The winner will be announced during the IOR Annual Dinner which will take place on 23 February at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Pauls in London.
10 October 2022 •
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