Paul White, who is also the president of HEVAC, is a director at Ventilation Fire Smoke and has been involved with ventilation for most of his career, working with damper and ventilation products for a range of major manufacturers. This experience has included product design and development, fire and laboratory testing and working in standards development, as well as general management.

On becoming FETA Chairman, Mr White commented: “It is a great honour to accept this position and I would also like to thank Mark for his work during this incredibly difficult past couple of years. FETA’s role in a variety of governmental and environmental issues has never been greater and I hope that my experience will keep our sector moving towards a cleaner, safer and healthier future.”