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8 MODERN BUILDING SERVICES MARCH 2023 PEOPLE PEOPLE Haier appoints Richard Sherlock as European A2W and Heat Pump Product Leader Haier has appointed Richard Sherlock as European Air to Water and Heat Pump Product Leader. Formerly employed by Mitsubishi Electric and Daikin, Richard has extensive experience working in the heating and cooling sector and the past 15 years have been devoted to the heat pump market. Richard aims to put this knowledge and understanding to good use in a hands-on capacity on behalf of Haier across Europe. “I have no doubt that these are exciting times for Haier HVAC and there are some big announcements to come. The company will be rolling out new and innovative products in the months ahead. With energy saving firmly in the mindset of installers and end users, this is set to be a busy year,” says Richard. www.haierhvac.eu Vimpex welcomes Heath Cook as new Head of Sales (Evacuation Division) Heath will be using his expertise to supporting the Vimpex Sales Team to deliver the very best evacuation product solutions to the company’s UK and export customers across a wide range of markets. Heath has built an impressive track record through his over 30 years working in the fire and security industry. After starting out as an apprentice fire and security engineer, he has worked specifically in the fire safety manufacturing sector, including on OEM client and international account development. www.vimpex.co.uk Rodgers Leask announces new internationally acclaimed Regional Director Engineering consultancy Rodgers Leask has announced the appointment of a new, highly experienced regional director for its Bristol office to grow its presence in order to grow its presence in the South West. Dave Bathurst joins the firm to head up the civil engineering team in the region and will be using his extensive international track record of working in different disciplines, sectors and countries tomake Rodgers Leask the leading engineering consultancy in the area. A fellow of the Institute of Highway Engineers, Dave boasts more than 30 years of industry experience having worked for local government, ThamesWater andmultiple engineering consultancies on projects in the UK, Europe, Middle East and USA. Starting as a trainee technician, his career path has been varied with roles focussing on residential, commercial, industrial, education, public realmand strategic land developments. www.rodgersleask.com TG Lynes announces newMD Andrew Ingram has been announced as the new Managing Director at heating, plumbing and air movement materials supplier TG Lynes. Long-serving Andrew has taken over the top job at the thriving Enfield- based business fromMartin Hastings. Andrew has been with TG Lynes for almost 20 years having started out as Transport Manager before progressing to General Manager and nowMD. Andrew praised Martin for his achievements over six-and-a-half years at the TG Lynes helm. Martin has moved on to become CEO at Leyland SDM which, along with TG Lynes, is part of the Grafton Group. www.tglynes.co.uk New recruits support Secon expansion Heat pump distributor Secon Renewables has continued its expansion with two key appointments. Head of New Build Simon Brown will ensure Secon is well placed to offer tailored designs to housebuilders, while Joe Monkhouse joins the growing Sunderland- based business as Northern Sales Manager. With a degree in engineering and 18 years’ experience in the heating and renewable energy products sector, Simon Brown has spent the last seven years working for Panasonic as UK Business Development Manager. He has helped more than 50 major housebuilders to transition from gas boilers to heat pump and renewable technology. Joe Monkhouse has been in the industry for 14 years, initially with a focus on underfloor heating and more recently in sales of air source and ground source heat pumps and MVHR. www.seconrenewables.com Siemens appoints newRSM Siemens has expanded its sales team serving the UK and Ireland fire safety markets with the announcement of the appointment of Marios Malone. Malone joins Siemens from global power management company Eaton where he worked as a Regional Sales Manager in the Fire Division. At Siemens he will be a Regional Sales Manager for the South, focusing on the company’s Cerberus PRO open protocol fire protection system and its ASD (Aspirating Smoke Detection) range which uses red/blue optical technology to detect fire at the earliest incipient stage. www.siemens.co.uk/cerberus L-R Paul Hind, Kevin Carling, JoeMonkhouse, Simon Brown and Nigel Jefferson