Michael Beaumont

Michael is an experienced and respected engineer within the specialised industrial chimney industry.

Having managed the leading UK company in the industry, he now acts as an independent consultant providing a committed, highly supportive and enthusiastic service to ensure that his clients achieve their needs.

He will always consider alternative methods and designs to give practical results and cost-effective answers which meet their requirements.

He represents the industry at all levels in standards, safety and training and is also a leading expert witness. With nearly 40 years involvement in the industry, he has unrivalled practical and technical knowledge.

Expertise

Member of CICIND for over 20 years (International Committee on Industrial Chimneys) and past governing board member.
Past Chairman of CICIND industrial steel chimney committee and member of the metallic materials committee.
Convenor of CEN/TC 250 WG3 – Euro-code BS EN 13084-6 Steel Chimneys.
Past Chairman and an active member of British Standards (BS) committee B/525/13, which represents BS interest for EN 13086 and associated codes.
Member of the BS committee relating to BS EN 1993-3-2 Towers, masts and chimneys – Chimneys.
Chimney expert of BS technical committee CB/203 which covers the 20 parts of Eurocode 3, including the NAs and PDs and EN 1090 Execution.
UK chimney expert on committee CEN 250/SC3 Amendment Working Group EN 1993-3-2.
Adviser to the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) on matters pertaining to steel chimneys.
Honorary Life Vice President of the Association of Technical Lightning and Access Specialists (ATLAS).
Expert witness recognised by the HSE and ATLAS.
Member of the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) committees with regard to National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) and the training of steeplejacks.

Background

Born in London and educated at Dulwich and Southampton, where he gained an HND in Building Science, Michael commenced working in the family business, F E Beaumont, in 1973.

He was responsible for major contracts in Guernsey and, as a company director, the installation of over 160 chimneys at the Toyota plant, Burnaston, Derbyshire.

In 1991 he became managing director and was responsible for steering the company through difficult market conditions.

He formed Beaumont Specialist Fabrications in 2001 but realised that the market conditions were such that a highly specialised manufacturing company was not what the market place required at that time.

Beaumont Technical Services was formed to allow his unique industry experience to benefit both existing and new customers on a worldwide basis.

Having relocated to Guernsey, Michael formed Beaumont Specialist Contracting, a Guernsey registered company, to take over all the work previously undertaken by Beaumont Technical Services except those projects which include supply and site work in the UK.

Michael had been a governor of the Marchant holiday school in North Cheriton, Somerset for over 20 years and served as the chair of governors for 10 of them. The school is a charitable organisation for 5-12 year old boys with social, emotional, behavioural disorders and other complex learning disorders