Industry veteran and passionate NFDC man takes step closer to possible future presidency.
In a strange twist of synchronicity, the stars of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors are aligning with industry veteran Paul Brown of Tilley & Barrett rising to the position of London & Southern Counties regional chairman just a few weeks before his lifelong friend William Sinclair takes up the role as Federation president.
There are few people more passionate about the NFDC than Brown, and his elevation to the position of regional chairman is the culmination of a longstanding commitment to the Federation and its numerous causes. Although the system of succession and the fact that each president is elected by his peers and fellow members means that there are no guarantees, Brown’s naming as regional chairman sets him on the path to potentially emulate his father – the late Claude Brown – who held the president’s chains of office between 1966 and 1968 and who left an indelible mark upon the Federation.
It is equally fitting that this should coincide with the accession of his friend William Sinclair who is scheduled to become NFDC president at the beginning of March. Sinclair’s father David was also an NFDC president, holding the title exactly 20 years after Claude Brown, and the young Brown and Sinclair effectively grew up together.
Indeed, whilst researching the NFDC’s 70th anniversary book “Seven Decades of Strength”, I came across numerous photos of boyish Brown and Sinclair at NFDC Conventions both at home and overseas.
We wish Paul Brown every success in his new role.
