NEWS BCC MEET IN PEAK
DISTRICT SPA TOWN The picturesque spa town of Buxton was the location for the BCC’s autumn meeting. Council members were in safe hands as the get-together took place in the Government’s Health and Safety Laboratory which is tucked away in the Derbyshire hillside.
There was a good turnout of association members and proceedings got underway with Chairman Simon Hollingbery being presented with a Fellowship of BICSc by the Institute’s CEO Stan Atkins. Andrew Dunning, who is representing ICMMA, after the departure of Kevin Day, was also welcomed on-board.
It was the BCC’s first full meeting since the Manchester Cleaning Show earlier in the year and members heard that it had made a healthy
profit and would be returning to Event City in 2018.
The success of the Cleaning Show means the BCC can offer funds back to members, and so first on the agenda was an application from the CSSA for £5,000 to help get a new awards scheme underway.
John Findlater from the CSSA told members that the new awards have been designed to shine a light on the positive aspects of the UK cleaning industry; the products, contractors, people, and even the systems that often get overlooked.
The application for funding was carried unanimously and the CSSA Awards will be officially launched at the association’s open evening in October, with the final award presentations being made at the London Cleaning Show 2017.
Looking forward to the Cleaning Show, Chairman Simon Hollingbery said the seminar program looked extremely impressive and was confident visitors would be delighted with the array of guest speakers. Member associations were once again offered the chance to share the main BCC stand and several have expressed an interest in doing so.
The issue of Brexit was also discussed, with some thinking it was
ANGUS SCOTT, FINANCIAL DIRECTOR AT ROBERT SCOTT &
SONS, DIES AGED 50 It is with great sadness that the Directors of Robert Scott & Sons Limited announce the death of Financial Director, Angus Scott.
After leaving school, Angus attended Herriot Watt University, Edinburgh where he studied Brewing. After two years, he decided the course was not for him and began looking for new opportunities. Initially he became a qualified electrician, and started work with the maintenance team at Robert Scott’s Greenfield headquarters.
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time the Council issued some form of statement on behalf of the cleaning industry. All member associations are now being asked for their views on Brexit, and the matter will be debated at the next full meeting in December.
Events were brought to a close with a presentation by Amy Gyte, from the HSE. This was followed by lunch and then a guided tour of the Laboratory, where members got a first-hand view of the work being carried out to make the cleaning industry safer.
the system. His remit then expanded to the Finance Department where he was instrumental in negotiating and managing the financial operation of the company including subsequent company acquisitions and developments, as well as heading up the day-to-day finance operations.
In the early 90s the company started work on installing a computer system, and Angus worked closely with his IT colleagues to install, and subsequently maintain and update
Angus was a crucial part of the company’s growth and success over the last 30 years. He was an approachable, courteous man who was deeply appreciative of the hard work and loyalty of the entire company staff, by whom he will be sadly missed.
Angus Scott: May 1966- September 2016.
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