{"id":98685,"date":"2021-09-02T13:37:02","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T12:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=98685"},"modified":"2021-09-02T13:37:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T12:37:02","slug":"select-appoints-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/select-appoints-director\/98685\/","title":{"rendered":"SELECT appoints new director of technical services"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.select.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SELECT Scotland<\/a> has promoted long-serving technical expert Bob Cairney\u00a0to director of technical services<\/h2>\n<p>Cairney will start\u00a0his role on\u00a0October 4, taking the reins from colleague\u00a0Dave Forrester, who is retiring from SELECT after 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>He will now oversee the development of technical and training services to SELECT Members, reflecting the increasing reliance on electrical technology and the game-changing impact of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/energy-centre-heat-homes\/72831\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">renewable energy sources<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cairney has a long association with SELECT, having previously served for 11 years as senior technical adviser and for five years as technical services manager.<\/p>\n<p>He was also head of the electrical section within the University of Dundee Estates and Buildings Services.<\/p>\n<p>For the past four years, he has been SELECT\u2019s technical standards adviser, providing technical assistance and advice to members, as well as acting as secretary of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/ring-fenced-cash-retention\/73434\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SELECT\u2019s electrotechnical committee<\/a> and external committees including JPEL\/64, which is responsible for the development and maintenance of BS 7671, the IET Wiring Regulations.<\/p>\n<h3>Operating in an ever-changing environment<\/h3>\n<p>Cairney said: \u201cIt is a huge honour to be offered this important role at a time when it is increasingly clear that the future is electric.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur members operate in a highly technical, fast-moving and ever-changing environment and it is crucial that they are able to access, through SELECT, the most up-to-date and forward-looking technical advice and guidance, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/free-construction-training\/96410\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">modern\u00a0training opportunities<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alan Wilson, managing director of SELECT, added: \u201cBob is highly respected in the sector and knows the organisation and the industry intimately.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is also aware of the value and importance of reliable and understandable advice and guidance to assist Members as we move into a new electrical 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