NEWS
“AGREAT ENGINEER, GENTLEMAN ANDMENTOR”
The Directors
and staff of Semple & McKillop Ltd are mourning the passing of one of their founding partners, Tom Semple. Tom died peacefully on Sunday, 31 October 2021 after a long illness. A tribute posted
Tom Semple, founding partner of Semple & McKillop, who passed away recently.
Mark Spence presenting £3,000 from this year’s CEF Awards finalists and Robert Ewing presenting a cheque of £2,500 to Jonathan Smyth of Action Mental Health NI following a Company fundraising event to make a combined total of £5,500 going to support mental health services in Northern Ireland.
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on the company’s website, reads, “Tom was a founding partner of Semple & McKillop, which was set up in 1997. After a successful 10-year partnership, Tom retired in 2007. He was a great engineer, a gentleman and mentor to many young engineers. Over his long and esteemed career Tom developed strong relationships and friendships within the industry. The core values of integrity and professionalism, established when Tom and fellow founder Seamus McKillop started the company, remain the bedrock of Semple McKillop.” We wish to express our deepest sympathy to Tom’s wife Nancy, daughter Jennifer and son David and wider family circle - NI Builder Magazine.
CEF nominated Action Mental Health NI as its chosen charity for the year and members responded enthusiastically by raising an incredible £3,000. Woodvale Construction joined in with the initiative and raised an additional £2,500 for this vital charity. Head of Fundraising & Communications at Action Mental Health, Jonathan Smyth said, “We are absolutely thrilled to receive these generous donations from CEF and Woodvale Construction and would like to pass on our heartfelt thanks to everyone in the sector who supported the fundraising efforts. “Even before the pandemic, we know
that within the construction industry there were very specific issues relating to mental illness and suicide, so we are especially pleased to see CEF raise the issue of mental health in the workplace so prominently at their annual awards.” Action Mental Health provides a range of vital mental health services across Northern Ireland, for people of all ages, said Jonathan, “We couldn’t do what we do without the support of the local community in Northern Ireland and rely heavily on fundraising and donations to support our services, so we sincerely appreciate these donations from CEF and Woodvale.”
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Business leaders representing Northern Ireland’s construction sector have had their outstanding contributions recognised at the 2021 Institute of Directors Northern Ireland (IoD NI) Director of the Year Awards, sponsored by AIB. David Henderson of Tobermore received the award for Innovation, while Louise Skeath of SDG Construction Technology was presented with the Director of the Year Award for Small to Medium Business. Winners of the prestigious awards were announced during a ceremony at The Merchant Hotel, Belfast.
David Henderson is presented with the award for Innovation by Gordon Milligan, IoD NI Chairman at the 2021 Institute of Directors Northern Ireland Director of the Year Awards, sponsored by AIB.
Louise Skeath, winner of the IoD NI Director of the Year Award for Small to Medium Business pictured with Nick Read, Business Development Manager at award sponsor Ulster University Business School.
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