.c{fill:#fff} PEC | Contracting Manufacturing Shopfitting Our people are our most valuable asset- meet our team members Meet our team members At P.E.C, we believe our people are our most valuable asset. Meet our senior team members: Team Member Balbir Panesar Role Chairman Balbir founded Panesar Electrical Contractors as a one-man band in 1977, operating from a portakabin. Since then, he has grown the business dramatically to a team of over 100 people. Outside of work, Balbir enjoys spending time with his family, especially his grandson, Sachin! Team Member Sohan Panesar Role Managing Director After achieving a first-class Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Sohan joined P.E.C. in 1999 as a Trainee PM, progressing through the ranks over the years, and in 2012 became a board member with his current title of MD. Sohan devotes his spare time to his family and enjoys football. Team Member Suki Panesar Role Commercial Director Suki has been part of P.E.C. since 1993, starting out as an apprentice electrician. Having spent a number of years gaining experience and completing his training, Suki started managing M&E projects, and now holds the title of Commercial Director. Suki is an avid football fan, and loves spending time with his wife and children. Team Member Steve Fowler Role Contracts Director Steve’s background is in both retail and construction, starting as a Quantity Surveyor. After joining P.E.C. in 1998, he has held the titles of Projects Manager, Projects Director, and is now Contracts Director. Outside of work, Steve likes nothing better than spending time with his family in countryside, especially the Dales and the Lake District. A national provider of contracting, manufacturing and shopfitting services. View Services Team Member Chris Stables Role Technical Director Chris joined P.E.C. in 2005 and has worked at all levels from site electrician through to his current position of Technical Director. Outside of work, Chris has a young family that keeps him well occupied, together with socialising with friends. Team Member Steve Gunn Role Projects Director Steve joined our team in 2012, he has a wealth of experience in managing sites and project management, working in the commercial, healthcare and retail sectors for a variety of clients. He likes to spend time at his bolthole in the North Yorkshire Moors, and enjoys natural history, cricket, motor sport, and classic cars. Team Member Ian Leeming Role Project Manager (Mechanical) During 20 years working within the mechanical service sector, Ian has gained a wealth of experience in supervision and management of various contracts, including for Morrisons, Asda, and Waitrose. Ian joined P.E.C. in 2009, now in the role of Project Manager. He enjoys watching live football and playing snooker, and spending time with his two sons who also work in the mechanical and electrical industries. Team Member Andrew Burgess Role Project Manager Andrew recently joined P.E.C’s growing management team in 2018 and brings a wealth of site and project management experience with him. Having started as a skilled joiner on the tools, Andrew has taken to the management role over the past 5 years. Outside of work, he likes to spend quality time with his family. let’s discuss how we can work together on your next project Get in touch Team Member Ruairi Docherty Role Project Manager In early 2019 Ruairi joined the team at P.E.C. as a Project Manager. He started his career as a site joiner and spent 10 years in this position from leaving school. Since then Ruairi has gained a wealth of experience in construction management which has included 2 years working in the Falkland Islands as an Approved Works Manager, and six years in the UK as a Contracts Manager. In his spare time Ruairi enjoys going to gigs, frequently travelling to Spain, playing golf and is a keen football fan. Team Member Natalie Sykes Role Accounts Manager Natalie started with P.E.C in 2004 after leaving school in the role of General Office Assistant, and progressed to single-handedly running the Accounts and Administration departments aged just 25. Natalie enjoys socialising, and likes going out to the cinema, concerts and restaurants. She also spends her spare time cooking, holidaying abroad, and shopping! Team Member Danielle Hullah Role Accounts Administrator AAT qualified with six years’ experience working in the accounts department within the construction industry. Danielle started at P.E.C. from leaving school as an Apprentice as a Finance Assistant and since qualifying is now Accounts Administrator. Danielle likes to spend quality time with family and friends, going out for meals and enjoys going for nice long walks. Team Member Megan Roberts Role Project Coordinator / Marketing Assistant Megan joined the team at P.E.C. in early 2020. She has worked in the construction and retail fit out sector for 3 years where she has developed from an Administrator to Project Coordinator. She has also been involved in developing employee engagement strategies including event planning /management and becoming a qualified MHFA. Megan enjoys spending her spare time with family and friends and loves to holiday abroad. Team Member Emily Wright Role Projects Administrator After leaving school Emily joined PEC in 2007 as a junior admin assistant; she’s since led the admin department, and has now been promoted to assisting the Project & Estimating teams. In her spare time, she enjoys socialising and spending quality time with her family. Team Member Peter Laing Role Senior Estimating Manager With over 20 year’s continuous experience in an Estimating & Pre-Construction role, Peter re-joined P.E.C. in 2019. He has spent a number of years working with national building contractors, encompassing commercial, bid and supply chain management. In his spare time Peter’s interests include golf, socialising with friends and jetting off on luxury holidays. He also enjoys spending quality time with his two daughters Jessica and Olivia. Team Member Dean Draper Role Production Manager Dean has been working in the field of joinery since the age of 16. He started as an apprentice bench-hand joiner and is often thrilled at seeing ideas turn into drawings, progressing ultimately into pieces of stunning bespoke joinery. He has 32 years of experience in joinery manufacturing and install, we welcomed Dean to our team in 2018. He loves to offer ideas and solutions to clients’ individual joinery needs. His interests also include wildlife, football and boxing. Team Member Mark Dunn Role Fire Door Process and Fabrication Manager Mark has worked for 30 years in the Specialist Fabrication and Door Manufacturing sector. Started his working career as an Advanced Wood Machinist making volume kitchen components. In the Year 2000 starting Estimating and Production Planning in Specialist Laminate Fabrication working to the BLFA (British Laminate Fabrication Association) code of practice. Then in 2008 entered the world of Doors and Door Set manufacturing leading onto Door Set Certification and Management (Qmark Door Scheme). Mark likes a challenge and is always looking to help clients achieve their goals. Mark achieved his FDIS diploma in 2016. His Interests are spending time with family and visiting National Trust Sites. Team Member Anthony Brannan Role Project Manager In 1998 Anthony started a full time modern apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery. During his apprenticeship he represented Yorkshire in carpentry competitions with contestants competing throughout the U.K. Anthony joined PEC in 2011, soon after joining and from the age of 23, he has been responsible for overseeing projects as a Site Foreman. His first job consisted of converting an old school into 11 apartments. He now has completed a number of contracts as a Site Project Manager for many of the company’s high profile clients. Since joining PEC he has achieved an NVQ Level 3 in Site Supervision. Team Member Kevin Booth Role Electrical Engineer Kevin started with the company in 1995. He has completed an apprenticeship and various other qualifications up to now whilst holding a role as an NICEIC qualified supervisor within PEC. His role includes delivering a high standard of work to various clients by overseeing teams of electricians installing, testing and inspecting electrical systems. Kevin is a keen sports fan and enjoys going to music gigs in his spare time. Team Member David Sullivan Role Operations Manager David has spent the last 31 years working within the construction/fitout sector where he has worked with numerous large blue chip companies. He started his career working as an apprentice cabinet maker before moving into the retail fitout out sector as a wood machinist, progressing through the years learning new manufacturing techniques such as 5S and Lean Manufacturing. David joined P.E.C. in June of 2021, his role at P.E.C will be to look at process improvement and how we can stream line our methods of manufacturing to maximise our efficiencies and improve productivity and quality. During his spare time he enjoys going for long walks in the country with his fiancée. Team Member Gary Hargreaves Role Joinery Estimator Apprentice trained bench hand joiner for 10 years also spent 5 years as a site fix joiner. 12 years of experience as a joinery estimator for the hotel, leisure, retail, and health care industries. Hobbies include walking, playing golf and the guitar and watching live sports. Team Member Caroline Zakowicz Role Marketing Coordinator Caroline has worked in marketing and social media at various companies. For several years she travelled by combining two passions - travel and work. In 2021, she joined the PEC team as Marketing Coordinator. Her passion is one-day trips, meetings with friends and psychology. Get in touch to discuss how we can work together on your next project. Address PEC Pearl House Commondale Way Euroway Trading Estate Bradford BD4 6SF Telephone 01274 686 668 Email info@p-e-c.co.uk Social © PEC 2021. All rights reserved Privacy Policy Website by