Baseefa leader honoured with MBE

Ron Sinclair, managing director of Baseefa, was awarded the MBE in the New Year's Honours List for his services to certification and standardisation.

Sinclair spearheaded the private sector rebirth of the Health and Safety Executive's Electrical Equipment Certification Service (EECS) when it closed in 2001. His many international responsibilities include chairmanship of ExTAG, the Test and Assessment Group of the IECEx International Certification Scheme, and chairman of the committee responsible for the UK input to both European and international standards for electrical equipment for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.