Association for electrical service gets chairman

Brian Gibbon has been appointed International Chairman of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA).

Brian Gibbon has been appointed International Chairman of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA).

He now heads a team responsible for determining strategy for a worldwide organisation whose 2,000-plus members are facing unprecedented change.

"The erosion in the market for economically rewindable motors has meant that most of our member companies have had to diversify", says Brian Gibbon.

"They're now proactive engineering solutions providers, maximising plant availability for their customers and delivering their engineering skills on site, and heavily involved in predictive and preventive maintenance, pump repair and control systems servicing.

"It's a very different game from the reactive repair services of the past, and the job of EASA is to prepare and support member firms in that changing role." EASA provides that support through a major programme of seminars and workshops, and the publication of highly authoritative manuals and guides on subjects such as root cause failure analysis and repair techniques.

It also runs a very successful engineering services help desk, which handles around 17,000 calls a year - and helped to deliver an overall membership satisfaction level of 4.2 (on a 5.0 scale) in a recent 'Members' Needs' survey.

"We invest seriously in the kind of training and support we believe will benefit our members", adds Brian Gibbon.

"Our European and World Chapter has just developed a new course on the Repair and Overhaul of Explosive Atmosphere Equipment, for example, which we believe is the only one currently available to meet the demands of the amended requirement of IEC 60079-19 CDV.

It's very tough, both in terms of the prerequisite criteria, and the assessment - but that's what gives it real value in the market." Brian Gibbon has over 45 years experience in the electrical services industry, from apprenticeship in 1960 to Managing Directorship of the Engineering Services Division of a major UK Group.

He holds a City and Guilds Full Technological Certificate in Electrical Engineering, is an Incorporated Engineer, a member of the Institute of Incorporated Engineers and Fellow the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining.

He is a Director and Consultant for the Anstee Ware Group (Bristol, UK), 2002 to the present.

Prior to becoming EASA's International Chairman, he was Regional Director of the European and World Chapter of EASA, and he retains the position of Secretary with that Chapter.

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