SNIPEF Elects New President

WaterSafe partner scheme, the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers' Federation (SNIPEF) has announced its new president.

Raymond Leslie, Managing Director of Firth Heating Ltd, based in Lossiemouth, became President of SNIPEF at its Annual Conference, which was held in the Aviemore Conference Centre on Saturday 25th May, 2013.

Raymond is only the fourth President of SNIPEF to come from the Banff & Moray Master Plumbers’ Association. The others were L Bain in 1951, A W Gordon in 1969 and John Fraser who was President in 1977.

In his inauguration speech Raymond said: “By becoming involved with SNIPEF, firstly at Local Association and then at national level, I have had the opportunity of accessing a great deal of helpful information, much of which I have put into practice in my own business. This contact, either with local colleagues or in meeting members from other parts of the country, goes a long way to explaining why trade bodies like SNIPEF still play a vital role in our industry”.

He added: “SNIPEF is always looking to develop new schemes and services for members and our links with companies such as Scottish Water, Business Stream, Northern Ireland Water, Scottish Power and many others also generate real business leads for members”.

Raymond is married to Jackie and they have three children, Nicola, Raymond-Paul, who also works in the business, and Katrina.