MCRMA Appoints New Chair

THE METAL Cladding and Roofing Manufacturers Association (MCRMA) has elected Adrian Whitefoot, Special Projects Manager at Kalzip, as its new Chair.

Adrian takes up the role after Clare Fenton completed her four-year term as Chair, a period in which she helped to steer the association through significant change for the roofing and cladding sector as a whole.

This included working with members and industry bodies to respond to and adapt to new standards, encourage and support the organisation in developing technical information for the broader sector and help with the continual development of a workable framework for demonstrating competence, particularly as part of the JCI (Joint Competency Initiative) and the Super Sector Programme. This will continue to be a key focus for Adrian.

He will be supported by a new look MCRMA Management Committee which has seen the appointment of Mick Steeples, Sales Director at Fixing Point, Mark Simpson, Senior Technical Sales Manager at Sealprem, and Nick Selves, an Industrial Roofing and Cladding Consultant with EDP Building Sciences.

New MCRMA Chair

With more than 25 years’ experience in the sector, MCRMA says Adrian’s background with aluminium façade and roof systems specialist Kalzip will be valuable in ensuring the association continues to provide authoritative leadership in the building envelope sector.

Adrian Whitefoot comments: “I’m delighted to be elected as Chair of the MCRMA and look forward to working closely with the Management Committee to ensure we continue to offer the highest quality support to the metal building envelope sector, and make sure our industry’s voice is heard clearly at a time of the most significant change in construction in a lifetime.

“Clare’s expertise and vision has been tremendously positive for our association and our members and I would personally like to thank her for being an excellent Chair. I very much intend to build on the platform she has created and ensure the MCRMA’s reputation in the construction industry for high quality technical guidance continues to grow stronger.”

Clare Fenton added: “Adrian has always been a great ambassador for the metal building envelope sector, which shows through his long-term involvement with the MCRMA. He is ideally suited to the role of Chair and I look forward to what will be an exciting next era in the association’s development.”

The MCRMA is the only industry association dedicated solely to the metal building envelope supply chain. Its membership includes systems manufacturers, component manufacturers and suppliers, system installers, independent inspectors and a host of other businesses that support the sector.

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