FeRFA E-Newsletter November 2018 – Awards Special
IN THIS ISSUE
AGM - Presentation and Council Elections
TRAINING NEWS - Updates from November training modules
OTHER NEWS - Latest news from the industry
MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS - Dates for your diary
MEMBERS NEWS - News stories from FeRFA Members
FeRFA BEST PRACTICE AWARDS 2018
FeRFA APPRENTICE GRADUATION
This year we were delighted to welcome to the stage, 6 of the 13 graduates, who completed their apprenticeships this year. Each was presented with his NVQ2 certificate by David Rowlands of CITB, who was joined by FeRFA CEO Mark Spowage. FeRFA work closely with the CITB who support our training programmes and the annual graduation.
For In Situ Resin: Simon Murphy (Ultrasyntec), Craig Bowden (Britannia Industrial Flooring), Jordan Kingston (Coatech), Joe Walters (John Lord), Craig MacGregor (Euro Resin Solutions), Philip Rockett (Euro Resin Solutions).
SPECIAL AWARDS
This year Mark Bushell of Sika Ltd was presented with a special award (retirement).
WINNER - SMALL INDUSTRIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Boud Minerals)
IRL GROUP and REMMERS for Swiftool Precision Engineering Limited
(L-R) Mark Spowage (FeRFA CEO), Tom Dossett (Remmers), Mark Ollerenshaw (IRL Group), Graham Rushmer (Boud Minerals), Kyran Bracken.
WINNER - LARGE INDUSTRIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by ACO Building Drainage)
INTEGRATED FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES and FLOWCRETE for Macallan Distillery
(L-R) Mark Spowage (FeRFA CEO), Neil Luck (Aco Building Drainage), Greg Love (IFT), Scott Gordon (IFT), Julie Butland (IFT), Ian Eccleston (IFT), Robert Gray (Flowcrete), Derek Scott (IFT), Shannon O’Farrell (Flowcrete), Kyran Bracken.
WINNER - SMALL COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Innoveo/Dorfner)
ZIRCON FLOORING and SIKA for Leeds Art University
(L-R) Mark Spowage (FeRFA CEO), Keelan Draper (Zircon Flooring), Stewart Draper (Zircon Flooring), Martin Oakes (Sika), Emel Jami (Innoveo), Tony Ledger (Zircon Flooring), Harald Maud (Dorfner), Kyran Bracken
WINNER - LARGE COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR (Sponsored by Stallard Kane)
COATECH and FLOWCRETE for Menai Science Park
(L-R) Mark Spowage (FeRFA CEO), Matthew Shufflebotham (Coatech), Lee Gwyther (Flowcrete), Barry Nicol (Stallard Kane), Shannon O’Farrell (Flowcrete), Robert Gray (Flowcrete), Kyran Bracken.
WINNER - INNOVATION AWARD (Sponsored by Cobra Insurance)
ALTRO for Quickcure Extra
(L-R) Mark Spowage (FeRFA CEO), Justine McDonnell (Altro), Heloysa Remoaldo (Altro), Howard Collins (Cobra Insurance), Alison Bishop (Altro), Rob Walker (Altro), Kyran Bracken
For more information on the awards click here.
Children In Need
£535.32 was donated to this year’s Children In Need appeal – thanks to everyone who attended the event.
Saracens Rugby Raffle
£555 was raised from the Saracens Rugby Shirt Raffle, with all proceeds going to Kent & Sussex Air Ambulance.