Richard Hulmes

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A Book of Remembrance of Mr Richard Hulmes, the immediate past Chief Executive of The Safety Assessment Federation (SAFed).

Richard was an integral part of SAFed and its history given he passionately held the reins from 2004 until his retirement in March 2020. Richard was a committed advocate for the engineering inspection industry and was extremely well respected. We know that many will wish to express their best wishes to Richard’s family at this sad time, as well as leaving notes of remembrance.

Book Owner: Caroline Hamilton

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Stewart Pope. CEO Perrys Accountants

It was my privilege to have known Richard for over 15 years, a real gentleman, dedicated to the company which is now in a very strong position thanks in no small part to the changes he made during his tenure as Chief Executive. As with everyone it was a shock to hear the news …

June 25, 2021
10:29 am

Nick Gooderson

I have only just learnt of the sad news of Richards death. I met Richard back in 2015 and worked with him on and off until he retired. Richard was a real professional and absolutley dedicated to SAFed and its role. He was always freindly and prepared to help in anway possible. A great …

June 10, 2021
6:01 pm

Gareth Bendelow

Very sad new to hear that Richard has passed away. Richard was a fantastic supporter of the inspection industry and has provided invaluable support to SAFed members during his time as CEO. Richard was a very knowledgeable and professional engineer who had a real talent for quickly understanding technical issues and was an exceptional …

May 26, 2021
1:28 pm

Unite Engineer Surveyors Section

It was with great sadness that we recently heard of the unexpected passing of Richard Hulmes. Richard was a recent CEO of SAFed, a good friend to the ESS and he was openly very much a supporter of our role during his time as CEO. Richard, very generously, accepted invitations to attend some of …

May 24, 2021
9:13 am

Adrian Sims

I met Richard back in 2013 when he was Chief Executive of SAFed (the body for industry inspection companies) and we had some frank and sometimes heated discussions about quality and competency of thorough examination and testing of local exhaust ventilation systems especially involving insurance companies. From those discussions Richard put in a lot …

May 23, 2021
2:27 pm

The team at ELTI UK Limited

We only met Richard handful of times, but it was clear from those meetings that he was a thoroughly straightforward, dedicated and professional individual. He gave us all the time we needed to get set up in the UK and it is a great shame he didn’t get more time to relax and enjoy …

May 19, 2021
11:46 am

Tom Kyle

I was very saddened to here we have lost Richard so early into his retirement. I met Richard several times at out INITA meetings where he attended as a guest speaker. Richard’s presentations were always very information and interesting. Richard was always very approachable for advice and he helped me when I first started …

May 18, 2021
3:44 pm

Stefan Kukula - Chief Executive EEMUA

Very sad news. Richard was one of the first to welcome me when I took the reins at EEMUA. Courteous and committed, he was passionate about ensuring SAFed stayed true to its mission – and would always help those on the same path. …

May 18, 2021
3:07 pm

Edward Kessler

Very sad to hear of Richard’s passing away. As others have said a very kid and thoughtful man, condolences to his family. …

May 18, 2021
11:13 am

Jim Haire

May I humbly add my personal condolences to the family, friends and former colleagues of Richard Hulmes, who passed so tragically prematurely recently. As a former Secretary of INITA, I had the privilege and benefit of spending time, however briefly with Richard, and witnessing his determined commitment to promoting inclusively, the wider interests of …

May 17, 2021
9:21 pm

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