Modern Building Services

8 MODERN BUILDING SERVICES DECEMBER 2022/JANUARY 2023 PEOPLE PEOPLE Stacey Lucas announced as new Vice-President of BCIA The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced Stacey Lucas as its new Vice-President. Stacey has been a member of the BCIA’s Management Committee since January and replaces Paul Wetherfield who stepped down from the role in September. Stacey began her career at Sontay in 2001 when she joined the company as a Customer Service Advisor. By working her way up through Customer Service and Sales, she has built long-lasting relationships withmany of Sontay’s customers. The knowledge and insight learned in these years have given Stacey a fantastic knowledge base and a high level of technical understanding of the building controls industry which is of great benefit to the evolvement of the BCIA and its members. www.bcia.co.uk Chord Consult gain quartet of senior engineers as business booms Nottingham-based mechanical and engineering (M&E) consultancy firm Chord Consult has added four new engineers to its ranks, in direct response to an influx of business from new and long-standing clients. The four new employees joining the team are Harry Stannard and Ryan Gibson as senior mechanical engineers, Fred Stannard as mechanical associate, and Alex Skidmore as electrical director. These key members will offer a technical boost to the four founding company directors and the seven members of staff who have joined since Chord began trading on 1 June. The M&E firm, focuses on delivering collaborative and practical low-carbon design solutions from its new offices on Canal Street, Nottingham. www.chordconsult.co.uk Harley Haddow accelerates Manchester growthwith Director appointment Harley Haddow has announced the appointment of Ian Chalk as Director to further strengthen their Manchester offering. The multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy opened the North West base earlier this year as part of its ongoing UK expansion and recruitment strategy. Chalk joins the firm from the construction engineering company Hoare Lea with 20 years of experience in the industry and region. Within his new role, Ian will be responsible for heading up the Manchester office, business development, and growing the Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health (MEP), Sustainability, and Civil & Structural teams. www.harleyhaddow.com RSK Group emphasises sustainability agenda with board appointments RSK Group has appointed two new directors to its board, Chief Scientist Lucy Thomas and Chief Sustainability Officer Stephanie Wray. Lucyhas led teams across theRSKGroup for 18years andas Chief Scientist for five years. A strong advocate for technical excellence, Lucy co-ordinates RSK’s Heads of Profession programme, encouragingmore colleagues to pursue chartered status, or the equivalent in their specialism. Stephanie joined RSK when it acquired Biocensus in 2019, and she has been a driving force throughout the Group since. Most recently she has led the formation of Nature Positive, a management consultancy that helps businesses address climate change and biodiversity loss. Stephanie is highly regarded across environmental industries for her in-depth understanding of both nature and business. www.rskgroup.com J SWright appoints new Managing Director Peter Grierson has joined Birmingham- based mechanical and electrical building services provider J S Wright as its new Managing Director. Previously National Sales Director for Wolseley Pipe and Climate, he will take control of the day-to-day running of J S Wright and its sister company Wright Maintenance following Phil Leech’s move to Chairman. Based at the Aston headquarters of the employee ownership trust- controlled company, which also has a London office, Peter has more than 30 years of experience in the sale of building products to the construction industry. www.jswright.co.uk Opening doors for GEZE UK GEZE UK has demonstrated its commitment to supporting customers with technical advice and product guidance with the recent appointment of Ian Prince, who joins the renowned manufacturer of door and window control systems as Area Sales Manager for the supply and fit of automatic doors covering the East Midlands and East of England. Ian will be focusing on building strong business relationships with customers; supporting them by analysing their requirements and proposing technical solutions from the company’s extensive range of automatic operators. www .geze.co.uk Lucy Thomas L-R Ryan Gibson, Harry Stannard, Alex Skidmore, Fred Stannard, Matt Wrate Stephanie Wray