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Movers and shakers
Industry movers and shakers
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Managing Director of Faithful+Gould, Jon Sealy is the newest board member of the Pagabo Foundation. The Foundation was set up in 2019 by national framework organisation Pagabo and aims to raise awareness of mental health in the construction industry (pagabo.co.uk/ pagabo-foundation).
Jon Sealy said: “The charity’s mission to remove the stigma around mental health is vital. Men in particular can oft en hide their emotions and feelings, which can be massively detrimental to their mental health.” Mental health champion
Jason Stapley, Pagabo Managing Director said: “The eff ect of Covid-19 is profound and adding more pressure points than ever. Many people may be worried about how the pandemic will impact their jobs and their ability to earn money, others may be worried about how to stay safe while continuing to work.
“Whether a person’s struggles with mental health are a direct cause of their job or not, we want to ensure that everyone working within the industry should have access to all the provisions and help they need.”
New President of BCIA
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced Terry Sharp as its new President. He takes over from Jon Belfi eld who has held the role for the past two years. Terry has worked in the controls industry for 35 years and is an Associate at NDA Consulting, the specialist BEMS and energy consultancy practice. His experience includes UK and European leadership roles at Johnson Controls, Sontay and Satchwell Control Systems. Aft er rejoining the BCIA Management Committ ee in 2017 Terry was appointed Vice President of the BCIA in January 2019.
In memory of
The University of Northampton, in association with LECS (UK), has created the Alex MacDonald Award for Lift Engineering in memory of Alex MacDonald who died in February. Having studied architecture and engineering, Alex was leading a project in the Docklands set to att ract worldwide att ention for its bespoke design. The annual award will be given for for an outstanding dissertation submitt ed by an MSc Lift Engineering student.