George was a guiding light with a deep commitment to the organisation and its principles as well as a highly regarded friend that will be sadly missed. …

George was so inspirational and always gave full support to anyone who needed it.   He was  a true health and safety professional.  He will be missed by all who knew him. …

Having been a BHSEA member for a number of years I’ve had the privilege of listening to George on many occasions – he always brought something insightful to the meetings and an anecdote to compliment whatever was being discussed. We benefited greatly from his years of experience and commitment to the safety of those around him and I will miss his voice and contributions. I hope his family, friends and colleagues will accept my heartfelt condolences. …

My condolences go out to Lesley, Robert and Karen and the rest of George’s family. I only knew George for a short while but he made a huge imapct on me, and I counted him as a friend as well as a colleague. I miss our weekly calls and zoom catch-ups. He was always looking to be challenged and to challenge, he was generous, witty and his unwavering passion for health and safety is something I will remember always.  …

Having known George for the last 10years through BHSEA I found him to be one of the most passionate and enthusiastic people with regards to Health Safety and the Environment , especially with getting the message across to everyone in the simplest of terms. His commitment to the association was second to none and he will be sorely missed by all. My thoughts are with his family.     …

Always the gentleman, with extreme amounts of knowledge and commitment to what even task he got involved with. Gave me guidance and assistance to complete BHSEA duties, will be dearly missed. Andy Rolinson …

Saddened to hear of George’s passing, my thoughts are with his family and freinds. George was always a gentleman and interested in your thoughts and ideas of improving H&S, always welcoming when you met him. His commitment to H&S was second to none, his visions on how to improve other people lives was inspirational. He will be sadly missed by all. …

Thoughts are with the family at this sad time for such a lovely genuine gentleman.  I met George at the NEC conference and it was his welcome, friendly face and personality that made my decision to join BHSEA an easy one.  Due to Covid we only conversed through zoom.  But it was always a pleasure.  He will be sadly missed.  Thank you George for your welcome to the group  and your passion.   R.I.P  …

I only knew George for a very short time in my capacity as a Marketing Consultant with BHSEA during the last 6 months. He played a significant role in not only determining whether I was to be recruited to support BHSEA with their marketing strategy, but crucially provided me with so much insight and information, background knowledge and advice, when first taking on the role in the Autumn 2022.  He was evidently a very knowledgeable person, and someone who took immense pride in what he did.  As the strategy developed, he provided robust challenges during the process and despite clearly being poorly, he remained professional, and articulate throughout all my engagement with him. I was proud to have known him – even for the short period of time that I did.  His legacy at BHSEA is evident, and I am sure all his colleagues and friends will do their best to ensure that his ethos and vision remains at the heart of how the organisation develops moving forward. My sincerest condolences are extended to his family, friends, and all colleagues who knew him.               …

George has been the face of BHSEA ever since I got involved (8 or so years ago). He was so committed to the Association and I was honored when he asked me to join Council and then Management. He will be sadly missed and it won’t be the same without him. We will however do our best to keep BHSEA going and growing and do him proud. …