BLF ANNUAL DINNER The evening "\Vas Our second year at the London Hilton on Park Lane was


"probably the best Annual Dinner for a long time" was the opinion of many of the BLF members present.


Another year of changes in the industry, both realised and Main Sponsors, Witco UK.


promised, fortunately did not affect the attendance at this year's dinner and in fact, we managed to exceed the magic attendance number of "500" which we were unable to reach last year.


There were no Federation meetings at the London Hilton in


Eddie Hateley, President, Union Europeenne des lndependants en Lubrifiants and BLF Hon Treasurer & Vice President. M. Pedenaud, President, CSNIL France and Europalub. Jean Claude Dufour, Secretaire General, Centre Professionel des Lubrifiants.


the afternoon before the dinner. In order to reduce overall costs, Council has agreed to move the date of future Annual General Meetings to 1st March. This means that the next AGM will be held on Monday 1st March 1999 at a venue in the Manchester area. This date will coincide with a one day BLF Conference and the North West Branch Annual Dinner. Council hopes that this combination of three BLF events will encourage higher attendance, and increased support and participation in BLF affairs.


In his address, the BLF President, Adrian Parsons, began by


thanking our sponsors, Witco, Infineum, RS Clare, Elf Atochem and Total Oil GB for their generous support. He then went on to speak of the consolidations and industry changes and what the BLF is doing to accommodate them. He spoke of the introduction of a new subscription structure with its multi-tiered membership rates, which will be phased in and fully operational by the next financial year. It is hoped the lower rates applicable to smaller company membership will encourage more companies to join the BLF.


Charles Hey, Boxer Services Ltd., receiving the President's Award from BLF President, Adrian Parsons.


Dr. Mike Frend, Director General, UK Petroleum Industries Association . John Weeks, Shell U.K. Ltd., Chris Brooks, General Secretary, Chemical Industries Association.


Adrian Parsons, BLF President. Rod Parker, BLF Executive Director. David Seex, BLF Past President 1991 -93.


lvor Bennett, Sue Brooks and Richard Hey, Millers Oils Ltd. with Hugh Dowding, BLF Vice President, Polartech Ltd.


Pat Murphy, BLF Chairman, Midlands Branch. Sheila Edmeades, BLF Chairman, London Branch. Christine Abbott. BLF Secretariat.


J. Alton. Morris lubricants Dr. Michael Kost. Fuchs Lubricants (UK) pic


Suzanne Mott, Jacklyn Bagley, Helen Brennan, Univar pic.


ISSUE 35 • DECEMBER 1998


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