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ACR industry Nicky Moroncini is sales director at Comfort Building Services in contracting and it was a very steep learning curve. It was hard but I have never been one to give up and slowly my confidence grew. I joined as sales director and was responsible for developing new sales within the business, primarily air conditioning. I survey the work, design, and propose the best solution and if successful, I project manage it. Once the job is complete, I pass it over to our service manager to quote for the service and maintenance to run alongside the manufacturer’s warranty. What attracted you to the industry? I fell into it really! I was not happy in an accounting job and applied for the position of spare parts administrator at Lennox Industries, Basingstoke (1988). After working there for about 8 months, the financial director said he thought I would be good in sales and asked if I wanted to give it a go. I agreed on the proviso that I was given extensive air conditioning and product training in their in-house training department. The training manager was a lovely gentleman called Brian Strowbridge and he gave me one- to-one training to acquire the skills in air conditioning design and selection. I worked for Lennox Industries for 7 years, until their move to Northampton, and then joined Space Air for 11 years and Kooltech for 8 years until I joined CBS. I have been employed by great companies, worked with amazing contractors and consultants, and met some fantastic people along the way who What was your first job? Whilst studying at college, I worked at Sainsbury’s evening and weekends. I was like many students who didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I had an idea about going into the police and it was suggested that I do a Youth Training Scheme (YTS). I joined Bramshill Police Staff Training College working in their audio visual studio, which involved filming and photography. One day a week I went to college to study for a certificate in Art & Design. I really enjoyed that time and was offered a permanent position after the scheme ended but decided not to pursue my career within the police or civil service. What does your current role involve? Comfort Building Services Ltd were one of my customers and in January 1995 I was given the opportunity to buy into the business. I had never worked directly October 2022 | November 2022 34 WOMEN IN ACR Volume 8 No.6 Nicky Moroncini