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Regions - West Midlands

West Midlands Regional Chair

The Chairman of the West Midlands Region is Paul Richards of Keele University (p.richards@kfm.keele.ac.uk)

Vice-Chairman - Ken Byng, Birmingham University


Chairman's Introduction

The West Midlands region of the AUE hosts Universities and FE colleges from Oxfordshire to Staffordshire, including many in central England, and although there may be a vast difference in size and resource of the individual institutions, many share the same issues and problems, consequently they all benefit from the networking and skill sharing that AUE membership brings.

All members are welcome to attend the regional meetings and are encouraged to participate with the JISCMAIL.  We have an active nucleus of technical staff who share project knowledge and training, and facilitate specific site visits to particular institutions to share technical knowledge.

In my years as regional chairman, I have found the AUE of great benefit personally, value for money for my employer and a very valuable vehicle to broaden awareness of forthcoming issues and legislation affecting the Higher Education sector.

Why not come along or drop me an email if you have any queries?

Please click on the link to view our Proposed meeting rota.


Scheduled meetings

Topic Location Date

General Meeting

Coventry University 19 July 2012

Most recent meetings

Topic Location Date
Minutes of the Meeting Oxford Brookes University 29 March 2012

Minutes of the Meeting

Standard O&M Format being used at Royal Holloway

Memorandum of Understanding from Severn Trent

Spirotech Presentation

Keele University 8 December 2011

Minutes of the Meeting

Part L 2010 - Rethinking Building Design - Presentation by Robert van Zyl and Paul Chatwin of Cundall

Birmingham City University 23 June 2011

Minutes of the Meeting

Transer of Private Drains and Sewers (PDaS) - Presentation by Phil Gelder and Ben Gannon of Severn Trent Water

Birmingham University 24 March 2011

Minutes of the Meeting

Warwick University 9 December 2010

Minutes of the Meeting

Reducing Carbon - Together - Presentation by Synetica

Managing Fire Safety - Presentation by John Wilkinson

Using lifts for evacuation - Presentation

New guidelines for asbestos inspections HSG264 - Presentation by Airborne Environmental Consultants

Evaporative Cooling - Presentation by Mike Sullivan

Keele University 24 June 2010

Minutes of the Meeting

Energy Presentation by Demma

Wolverhampton University 11 March 2010

West Midlands Regional Members

View a complete list of Regional Members and contact details.