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JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTION OF
RAYMOND DOUGLAS BROWN
15 SEPTEMBER 1952 – 24 APRIL 2020 GAS ENGINEERS AND MANAGERS
Raymond Douglas Brown was born in Edinburgh in 1952
as one of three brothers, his family home not far from
Tynecastle Park, the home of his beloved football team, DIGEST
Immediate action
needed for energy sector
Hearts of Midlothian. to reach net zero by 2050
Ofgem looks to slash
energy returns
UK government
On leaving school, Raymond joined the Gas Board, as it SEPTEMBER 2020 fuel decarbonisation
pledges £350m to
of industry
was then, and worked in the gas industry his entire career,
a remarkable 52 years. Despite leaving school without an
abundance of academic qualifications, Raymond studied
nights to ultimately become a Chartered Engineer.
FOUNDED 1863
He was instrumental in setting up the gas design business ROYAL CHARTER 1929
in Edinburgh for Multitech, which later became Capita PROjEN BACK FROM
and then PM PROjEN, as it is known today. Raymond managed THE BRINK
the gas division of the business until he was seconded to SGN, Recovering from disaster
where his knowledge and experience were invaluable to the Covers.indd 1 13/08/2020 17:24
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project managers and engineers he supported. PATRON BY SYON MEDIA
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lived all his life in Edinburgh; his wife Gill said the houses
they lived in were always strategically selected to be near his PRESIDENT ELECT
local pub and his much loved (and visited) golf club, where he Ben Clarke
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was not only captain but club champion, too.
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