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CIBSE East Anglia Engineering Excellence award

Directors Adrian Miller and Neil Fordham

We’re proud to share that JSH took home the CIBSE East Anglia Engineering Excellence award. It’s an honour to have our team’s dedication and expertise recognised in this way. A special mention to two of our directors, Neil Fordham and Adrian Miller who received the award on behalf of the team.

JSH Opens New Satellite Office in Ely

Johns Slater and Haward branches out

Johns Slater and Haward, Chartered Building Services Consultants, are delighted to announce the opening of a new office to serve Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, and the surrounding area to meet the increase in demand for high quality specialist advice in respect to Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Services in buildings.

Specialist yet versatile

Our new team will work for multiple sectors, including central and local government, healthcare, education, hospitality, manufacturing, transport, technology, sports and leisure and bespoke private residences.

Attracting young talent to boost our existing skills

The exciting addition of our Ely office will enhance our reach as a business and give opportunities to experienced MEP Engineers as well as to vibrant young engineers seeking a career in building services through one of our highly regarded Apprenticeship positions. This fits well with our Chairman (and current CIBSE President) Adrian Catchpoles’ call for industry to attract entrants to our sector.

Join us?

If you would like to join us in our exciting new venture, then please send your details together with a CV to engineers@jshely.co.uk

Find us here:

The new office is located at Cambridgeshire Business Park, 26 St Thomas’ Place, Ely, CB7 4EX and will be open for business from Monday 2nd October 2023, 8.45am-5.15pm weekdays.

The Ely office number is: 01353 880713.

A new Director for JSH

Heading this new office is Bawden Burrows who joins the team of Directors at JSH , bringing years of experience within the Construction sector. Bawden says that he is ”very much looking forward to working on new and exciting projects for JSH.”

Johns Slater and Haward to provide next CIBSE President

CIBSE President Adrian Catchpole

From Rural Suffolk High School to International Organisation

Adrian Catchpole, a Fellow of CIBSE and Director of Ipswich-based engineering practice, Johns Slater and Haward, Chartered Building Services Consultants, was confirmed as President-Elect at the Institution’s AGM which was held at the Royal Society, Charlton House, London.

CIBSE was formed in 1976 receiving a Royal Charter the same year, following a merger of the Institution of Heating and Ventilation Engineers (founded in 1897) and the Illuminating Engineering Society (founded in 1909). In accordance with its Royal Charter and By-laws, the Institution’s primary objects are:

To promote the art, science and practice of engineering services within the buildings
The advancement of education and research in building services engineering.

22,000+ members across 94 countries

CIBSE is an international engineering organisation based over 16 regions in the UK and 4 overseas, in the Republic of Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates. It has approximately 22,000 members worldwide across 94 countries. Its global links are greatly enforced by its collaboration with ASHRAE in the States which boasts 57,000 members.

Mr Catchpole, who has served in several previous roles for the Institution said ‘This is a huge honour – this year, we are celebrating our 125th Anniversary and the challenges we face have never been greater. The changes to the industry arising from new safety legislation following the Grenfell Tower fire and the net zero carbon agenda, places all construction professionals front and centre. Everybody now simply must step up to the plate and play their part.

Ipswich roots

Mr Catchpole left East Bergholt High School at 16, to join Johns Slater and Haward as a trainee mechanical engineer and attended Colchester Institute for his Ordinary National Certificate (ONC).

In 1987, he joined Ipswich Borough Council as an Assistant Engineer, where he was responsible for designing mechanical services installations for its housing stock, the fitness centres at Whitton and Gainsborough Sports Centres, the Regent Theatre and St Stephen’s Church (Tourist Information Centre) conversions, together with its historic buildings such the Town Hall and Christchurch Mansion. During this time, he completed his HNC (Higher National Diploma) and then a BEng (Hons) in Building Services Engineering. In 1995, He qualified as a Chartered Engineer.

Growing Waterfront Engineering practice

In April 2001, Mr Catchpole returned to Johns Slater and Haward, who are located opposite the Waterfront in Grimwade Street, Ipswich, as a salaried Partner. In 2004, the business incorporated and he became a Director and Shareholder. Since then, the business has quadrupled in size, and retains a team of 30 staff, delivering design solutions for mechanical and electrical engineering services in buildings (heating, ventilation, lighting and power systems etc.). Key current clients include Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals (ESNEFT), West Suffolk Hospital, the University of Suffolk and the Norfolk and Suffolk Mental Health Trust (NSFT).

East Anglian opportunities

The role of the President is to act as a figurehead, spokesperson and a leader on behalf on the Institution and its members. It involves providing guidance and direction to the Board and the CEO on strategic and operational matters and demonstrating leadership externally. ‘It is an opportunity to help shape policy at a national level, which may in turn help some of our businesses here in East Anglia’ said Mr Catchpole.

He will take up his position as President formally in May 2023.

Johns Slater and Haward on the EPH Framework

Johns Slater and Haward are happy to have been appointed to the Essex Procurement Hub Framework Agreement for Braintree District Council’s Construction Consultancy Services.

Caught in the Act

Image by priscilla-du-preez @ Unsplash

Improv in Ipswich

Tuesday nights are busy at 4YP and on swinging by the Lower Brook Street building we found the place to be buzzing with positivity. The vibrant artwork in the entrance hall is enough to cheer up anyone coming in on a wet, wintry night. Greeted by Young People’s Worker, Lily, it was great for Rebecca our PR person to meet the Girls’ Group and hear that every young woman first came to 4YP either on their own or with a friend and has formed new friendships through the weekly meets.

A 14-19 Drama group run by London-based, Pan Intercultural Arts programme was fuelling on pizza ahead of sharing their ‘evaluation’ piece with parents and carers. The group has been running for several months. The young people were really engaged by actor/director, Zephryn Taitte from ‘Call The Midwife’ whose enthusiasm was clearly infectious.

Johns Slater and Haward is delighted to announce it’s renewed support for 4YP, making it our Charity of the Year for 2022.