Effective August 1, Bradley Budden joins the BCICA as executive vice-president, Brian Hofler stays on to administer the QACP
Bradley Budden has taken on the executive vice-president role at the BC Insulation Contractors’ Association (BCICA), replacing Brian Hofler, who held the position for eight years. Hofler will stay on as administrator for the BCICA’s Quality Assurance Certification (QAC) program, a project inspection and certification program developed in 2005 to ensure that the most energy efficient and appropriate levels of insulation are specified and properly installed whenever and wherever mechanical insulation systems are specified.
“The BCICA has been looking for a replacement for over a year,” Hofler says. “It was well-known in the industry that a full time executive vice president was required if BCICA is to further expand the QAC program, its membership, and membership programs.”
In the spring of 2021, the BCICA engaged Tom Sigurdson to conduct a strategic plan with the association’s membership.
“His recommendations included the need for a dedicated individual to lead the association as it transitions from a small association to one with considerable influence in the mechanical insulation sectors, one that can provide solid evidence that properly installed mechanical insulation can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, preserve energy, and ultimately lower building operational costs,” Hofler says.
Having been a mainstay in mechanical insulation sales and distribution for five years, Budden is the ideal person to take the BCICA forward, Hofler says.
“Previous work in sales and distribution has allowed me to develop great personal and professional relationships,” Budden says. “It also allowed me to learn about the challenges that BCICA members have in the BC marketplace.”
The role is a good fit for Budden because he enjoys a challenge. “This position will force me to grow and develop,” he says. “Change is consistent. We should direct our change and grow to a higher standard.”
Bringing a fresh perspective and willingness to learn to this position, Budden says his resourcefulness and approachability will help make the transition a smooth one as he seeks sustainable solutions to the issues that are most important to the membership, using the strategic plan as a blueprint for improving professionalism in the industry.
“Becoming the new face of the BCICA requires speaking with members, non-members, external organizations, engineers, and architects to let them know the BCICA is moving in an exciting new direction,” Budden says. “The BCICA has laid a foundation that the BC market can grow on, and it needs to become a stronger voice in the province that the market trusts and believes in”.
His goal for the BCICA moving forward is to help it become the strongest insulation contractors association in Canada, which will require growing the membership and external relationships and improving the BCICA’s Quality Assurance Certificate program to the highest standard.
“The BCICA has operated continuously since 1958, and we have an obligation to work on our past and improve for the future,” Budden says. “This will require learning, developing, changing, and growing, so we can hold ourselves to a high state of professionalism.”
Learn more about the BCICA and the Quality Assurance Certification program at bcica.org ▪
