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Foremost Electronics appoints director of business development


SELECT is looking forward to 2023 with ‘optimism and confidence’


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ELECT said it is looking forward to 2023 with “renewed optimism and confidence” after it ended the year on a positive note by reflecting on 12 months


of significant milestones. While continuing to focus on the welfare of its members and maintaining the


momentum of its campaign for professional recognition for electricians, the country’s largest construction trade association is also celebrating an impressive list of achievements in 2022. Alan Wilson, managing director of SELECT, said: “Despite constantly-evolving


challenges and an increasingly complex industry environment, SELECT has not only made solid progress over the course of the year but also recorded some impressive achievements which gives us renewed optimism and confidence for the next 12 months. “This year of achievement is a tribute to the hard work, professionalism and


Dave Martin as its director of business development. Most recently managing


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director and sales director for UK and Northern Europe at nVent Schroff, the market leading enclosure manufacturer, Mr Martin has first-hand experience of both direct and distribution sales. Alan Vincent, sales director


of Foremost Electronics, said: “I have known Dave for a number of years, and we have a great working relationship. “As our markets are evolving


it was clear that our existing component distribution sales model needed updating to include a more integrated systems solution-based


oremost Electronics has appointed industry veteran


approach, a role for which he is ideally suited.” Mr Martin has experience of


test and measurement, communications, aerospace and defence, rail and other markets and a strong background in systems including VME, CPCI, VPX. He said: “I am excited to be


joining Foremost Electronics in a business development role. “Some years ago, I appointed


Foremost as our key partner when I was the managing director of Schroff UK and I have always been impressed with its customer focused approach and flexible business model dedicated to supporting the needs of all customers and partners, almost irrespective of their spend.”


UK’s first zero carbon mixed use scheme banks on FHP’s building services expertise N


ational building services and engineering consultants FHP has been appointed to


support the £2.5 billion design and construction of the UK’s first zero carbon mixed use development. The move has seen FHP provide a package of


RIBA Stage 5 electrical, mechanical, public health and design verification services for the Bankside Yards West project on the South Bank of the River Thames. There, nine buildings that will provide housing


for 650 homes along with 350,000sq ft of office and commercial, cultural and retail space and leisure amenities, are under development as part of an ambitious regeneration project set to transform the local riverside area. FHP was appointed to by MEP sub-contractor


TClarke to provide MEP design expertise and technical services around the development of three new high-rise properties at the Western Yards site off Blackfriars Road.


electricalengineeringmagazine.co.uk The work included responsibility for RIBA Stage


4 design and involved verifying critical elements to facilitate a fully coordinated BIM model to LOD 400, which enabled drawings covering the fabrication, assembly, and installation of components to be finalised. Revit and fabrication elements were also utilised as part of the MEP design completion process. Tony Hewitt, FHP’s managing director, said:


“This is a high-profile project for us, reflecting our ability to maintain a strategic view of major development projects, while completing design verification work and coordinating MEP services to produce a successful, cost effective and ultimately sustainable solution for clients. “We are continuing to develop our commercial


offer and this latest success with Bankside Yards West comes at a time when we expect to see continued growth and investment over the next 18 months.”


dedication of everyone at SELECT, from our terrific staff to our member companies, office bearers and the Central Board, which culminated in our victory at the Association Excellence Awards.


“The huge


groundswell of support for our campaign for recognition is also illustrated by the ever- increasing number of trade and professional bodies, organisations, politicians, businesses and individuals who have added their names to our Wall of Support in 2022, including Owen Thompson MP, Fergus Ewing MSP and Richard Orton, managing director of Certsure.”


Developers claim the 1.4 million sq ft Bankside


Yards site will be the UK’s first major mixed-use regeneration scheme with net zero ‘concept’ offices at the heart of a new generation of modern, green and healthy work and living space in the heart of London.


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