SUE SHARP IS ELECTED B&ES PRESIDENT FOR 2012/13
23 July 2012 – Sue Sharp has been elected president of B&ES – the Building & Engineering Services Association – for 2012/13.
Ms Sharp joined the building engineering services sector in 1987 – following a career in banking – when she was appointed office manager by Overclean Ltd, the Devon-based ventilation hygiene specialist which has been in membership of the Association since 1996.
She was promoted to operations director of Overclean in 1996 and managing director two years later – remaining in the latter post until 2007, when she accepted a non-executive directorship of the company.
She also runs a management consultancy – Sharp Business Solutions – which provides a range of business services to small businesses, many of which are active in the heating, plumbing and electrical sectors.
On a voluntary basis, she is involved in a mentoring scheme established by the National Enterprise Network, which grants businesses start-up loans to the unemployed.
She has been a member of the Council of the Association since 2003, and was chairman of its Service & Facilities Group from 2010 to 2012. She also served as chairman of the South West Regional Branch for four years from 2005.
Sue Sharp was elected vice president of the Association in July 2010 and president elect in July 2011. She succeeded to the presidency of B&ES at its annual general meeting on Thursday 19 July 2012.
At the same meeting, Bruce Bisset of Galloway Group became president elect, and Andy Sneyd of Crown House Technologies was elected vice president. Bob Shelley of Argent FM will serve during 2012/13 as immediate past president.
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Note to Editors
Since its formation in 1904, B&ES, the Building & Engineering Services Association (formerly the HVCA) has represented the interests of companies engaged in a wide range of building and engineering services disciplines.
B&ES helps its members to build successful businesses by being the leading trade association for integrated building and engineering services and renewable technologies. It is a unifying force that promotes and monitors excellence; provides quality advice, guidance, training and support; generates market-leading thinking; and shapes the commercial environment through active representation.
B&ES members are subject to regular, third-party inspection and assessment of their technical competence and commercial capability, carried out by an independent certification body at least every three years.
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