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PASMA NEWS RELEASE Immediate past chairman of PASMA awarded MBE
Educated at St Aloysius College, Glasgow and Paisley College of Technology where he obtained an HNC in Mechanical Engineering, he has been employed in the construction and access industry sectors since 1967.
During this period he enjoyed two spells with SGB, first as a senior contracts manager and latterly as the regional manager for the north of
He is currently managing director of Glasgow-based Access Management and Safety Ltd.
A member of the Construction Industry Training Board 2000 – 2006,
Mr. Houston was also president of the National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) 2002/03, a director of the Access and Scaffolding Industry Training Organisation Ltd 2000 - 2007, and a director of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme Ltd 2003 – 2006.
He remains a member of Council at PASMA, the trade association representing the mobile access tower industry.
An Affiliate member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, he is also a qualified assessor with the National Registration Scheme of Assessors of Quality Systems and a registered expert witness with the Law Society of Scotland.
Comments Mr Houston: “This is a great honour, not just for me, but for the industries I have worked in and the people who have worked alongside me to improve safety and standards.”
Please click link to download PASMA News Feb08 - Brian.pdf
PASMA APPOINTS FIRST NATIONAL TRAINING MANAGER
Latterly group senior trainer at HSS, Stuart held a number of senior positions during this period including branch manager, area manager and national training manager.
He holds the certificate in training practice from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development, the ROSPA safety instructor's certificate and is a senior instructor with IPAF, having been chairman of the IPAF training committee 2004-2005.
Comments PASMA's managing director, Peter Bennett: “Already a PASMA instructor and well known and respected throughout the industry, Stuart is one of the most experienced people in the business.”
“A versatile manager with more than 20 years of experience in personnel management, administration and training, he is a proven achiever with excellent leadership and organisational skills.”
“He will be an enormous asset to the association at a decisive and all important time in its development.”
The lead body for the mobile access tower in the
Please click link to download PASMA News Feb08 - Stuart.pdf
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BRIAN HOUSTON, 63, immediate past chairman of PASMA, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year
PASMA has appointed Stuart Hopkins, 56, as its first national training manager. He joins the mobile access tower association, a founder organisation of the Access Industry Forum, from HSS – Hire Service Group which he first joined in 1989.