Bryan Hindle

Bryan served Brick-Tie for 39 years. As he approached retirement he wanted the business to continue profitably, for the benefit of clients and all its employees. So instead of selling the business to the highest bidder, and risking huge negative change, and the very livelihoods of his long term employees, he decided to form an Employee Ownership Trust. The trust owns the business – 100% of his and Julie’s shares transferred into it. The only beneficiaries of the trust are Brick-Tie employees!

Bryan is a trustee, there with support and advice, when we ask for that.

Here’s Bryan’s story.

Bryan Hindle was first and foremost a surveyor. Qualifying as a timber and damp surveyor in 1982 having worked for his father’s damp proofing firm since 1976. He’s done many thousands of surveys since then, and liked nothing more than seeing a diary full of surveys to be completed.

Back-to-back terrace houses got the same attention from Bryan as Castles and mansions. You always got a straight and honest answer from him, that’s why his phone never stopped ringing. He was a bit of a chatter box though, so if you asked too many questions you’d end up a real expert too!

Bryan always wanted others to have the opportunity he has had. That’s why Brick-Tie have won so many awards for training and employee engagement 

Bryan set a high bar for us, being so enthusiastic – in 2012 Bryan achieved a distinction in his NEBOSH ‘General’ Certificate in Occupational Health and safety and in 2013 this was followed by the NEBOSH ‘Construction’ certificate; both passed with distinction. Part of his goal to make Brick-Tie the safest company in the industry for staff and clients; he completed his NVQ level 5 in Occupational Safety And health; became a graduate member of the Institution of Occupational safety and health (Grad IOSH).

In 2014 Bryan qualified as a Category 1 Thermographer. 

In 2014 all our technicians re-sat the Property Care Association, remedial technicians course and they all have this qualification. Our operations director Sian Hamilton also sat and passed this test. Bryan sat the exam too, to find out where his team could be improved and so that he could see for himself, how they thrive in a learning environment – he wasn’t disappointed “I kept my head down and just observed them as they learned some new stuff and revised good basic fundamentals. I am very proud of them all”. All staff have since done this – some have done it twice!