Bernard Imms sadly passed away on 27 January 2021. He was 94 years old. Imms (pictured) became a member of the CIOB in 1968. In 2001 he was made an honorary member.
In 1951 he obtained an HND in building at Brighton Technical College. He went on to work as a quantity surveyor and estimator for a number of different companies in the south of England.
Most of his career was spent working for John Hunt in Gosport (1958-1976), where he ultimately became a company director and a fellow of the CIOB.
Imms ended his career as a lecturer in quantity surveying and estimating at Crawley College of Technology (1977-1996).
He was married to Jane and is survived by three children, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.