Owen Mace is the BPF Pipes Group’s new Standards and Technical Manager, replacing Julia Trew, who recently retired.
Owen will be responsible for coordinating BPF Pipes Group input into standards at sector, UK and international level, and for managing the BPF Pipes Group’s technical activities and outputs.
Owen comes from an engineering background, with a BSc in Sustainable Energy and Innovation, and a BTEC HND in Manufacturing Engineering and Management.
He was previously a certification manager at BSI Assurance UK Ltd, responsible for managing pipe system Kitemark, CE and UKCA product certification schemes, including reviewing new and updated standards, with a particular focus on the energy sector. This included distribution pipe system products as well as pipe system products inside buildings. Prior to that he had an extensive HVAC product management background after starting his career testing components such as gas valves and water valves to British and European standards.
He is a member of the TEPPFA Committee for Standardisation and the Construction Products Association Technical Committee, as well as participating on the Energy Networks Association Gas Industry Standards (GIS) Technical Standards Forum. He has also been a UK expert on CEN for gas applications and latterly had become increasingly involved in hydrogen product certification and was a member of working groups that have developed new standards (PAS) for hydrogen pipe systems.
As Owen commented: “I am very excited to be taking up this role at the BPF Pipes Group, especially during this time as we are focusing so much more on sustainability of products and systems. Optimising the lifecycle of plastic pipe systems is a sector priority, including solutions at the end of a long service life that enable contribution to the circular economy. I have had both supplier-side and standards-side experience which helps with neutrality and to focus on the bigger picture.”
Owen is from Ashby-de-la-Zouch and is married with two daughters and one dog.