Banyard Consultants is headed up by original co-founder and Managing Director Nick Till, with the support of Operations Director David Cocksedge. Knowledgeable, friendly and with over 50 years’ industry experience between us, we take pride in our company’s heritage and the fact so many of us have been instrumental to helping the business grow from the beginning.

Training is key to our philosophy and our team is systematically and regularly audited and appraised to ensure we are all fully up to speed on health, safety and other relevant issues. We are proud of our ‘Investors in People’ ISO Standards CHAS-Health & Safety.

Nick Till - Managing Director
As one of the original founders of Banyard Consultants, Nick took on the challenging role of MD as the company evolved and expanded with the increased industry demand for professional, accredited commissioning services. With over 25 years experience in the building services industry, Nick likes to keep a close eye on all the contracts and is highly involved at the tender stage. He ensures that the business stays one step ahead at all times and is eager for The Banyard Group to continue in this vein.

Nick is also former chairman of the Commissioning Specialists Association (CSA), www.csa.org.uk an organisation set up especially to raise the profile of commissioning throughout the building services industry, and is keen to continue to raise awareness of the benefits of properly trained and qualified commissioning engineers throughout the industry.

David Cocksedge - Director
David Cocksedge's career spans over twenty years. He oversees all commissioning contracts undertaken by Banyard Consultants and is focused on driving the business forwards by developing strong growth over the next phase of the company's expansion.

David's divisions undertake our companies' most prestigious projects including international work, where he has personally worked on projects in Moscow, Cairo, and the Lebanon. David is actively involved with the CSA and sits on its Technical Committee.

 

Lee Evans - Northern Operations Manager
Lee joined the Banyard Group in 2005, to manage and expand Banyard Consultants operations in the North of England. He now oversees the operations of the Manchester Office which includes the client validation and commissioning management. Lee’s Career spans over 20 years during which he has been involved in some of the largest research and development sites in Europe and in different sectors including education, commercial, healthcare and retail.

 

Jean-Pierre Uys - Southern Operations Manager
Jean-Pierre is responsible for all Client Validation and Commissioning Management contracts undertaken in the south by Banyard Consultants. His extensive building services background and positive attitude has proven invaluable. Jean-Pierre has lead contracts such as KPMG – Canary Wharf, Standard Bank – Gresham Street and 200 Aldersgate. He controls all field operations with teams consisting of mechanical, electrical and BMS engineers.

 

Darren Harbor - “Hands On” Contracts Manager
As “Hands On” Contracts Manager Darren is responsible for all Banyards commissioning and testing projects. With teams across the UK, his engineers undertake air & water balancing, client validation surveys and more recently, overseas work including contracts in Dubai. With an HNC in building services and CSA qualifications, Darren has worked on many projects including Canada Square - Canary Wharf, Regents Place, Cambridge University and Heron Tower.