2008 Events

For more details on each of the BPF Events from 2008 please click on the relevant link, or CLICK HERE to download the presentations/delegate pack~

2008 SEMINAR ARCHIVE

Credit Management in the Plastics Industry: Reducing Risk and Improving Profitability (6th March 2008)  

Employment Legislation and Key Issues: For Plastics Firms Managing The Lifecycle of Your Employees (3rd April 2008)

Plastics the Industry of Tomorrow (14th & 15th May 2008)

REACH and the Plastics Processor: Dealing with the Pre-Registration Phase of REACH (1st July 2008)

Budget Planning for 2009: Helping UK Plastics Businesses establish the Key Assumptions for their 2009 Budgets (9th July 2008)

Plastics Recycling: Exploring New Opportunities (7th October 2008)

PVC: Sustainability in Action (5th November 2008)

REACH and the Plastics Industry:  Guiding you through …. (20th November 2008)

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Credit Management in the Plastics Industry: Reducing Risk and Improving Profitability 6th March 2008
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 Sales Versus Credit: The Eternal Dilemma (David Hawkins, CPA PAID)

• The issues companies face when giving credit terms
• The importance of having a firm credit control policy
• Grow the business without growing bad payers

Total Credit Management (David Hawkins, CPA PAID)

• Information – Knowing who you’re dealing with so you can grant credit with confidence
• Collection – Having a robust system in place that enables you to be paid on time and still maintain good will
• Protection – Making sure any debts that remain unpaid don’t turn into bad debts

An overview of confidential invoice discounting (Julie Smith, Barclays Bank)

• Benefits for business and how it can help your business grow

Credit Issues For Exporters (Kevin Butler, Barclays Bank)

• An overview of export finance options
• Trends in export finance

Credit Scores and What They Are Based On (Jonathan Annis, Experian) 

• Data and its sources
• Usefulness and legality of credit circles
• Information tools at your disposal: credit reports and credit ratings
• The accuracy of credit reports and when to ignore the warning

Spotting The Early Signs of a Company in Trouble (Tyrone Courtman, Cooper Parry)

• The 13 major reasons why a business fails and spotting the signs
• Practical measures to avoid incurring bad debt

How The Law Can Help You  (Bob Scott, Partner Key 2 Law)

• The legal perspective on chasing your debtors
• Process, tactics and strategy: A step by step guide
• The legalities of insolvency, what is the next step
• What legal recourse do you have if a customer fails to pay

Insuring Against Credit Risk (Mark Sanderson and Samantha Taylor, Willis Commercial Network)

• Benefits of Trade Credit Insurance
• Reducing risk, supporting growth
• New Business Support - a more direct approach

 

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Employment Legislation and Key Issues 3rd April 2008
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Discrimination laws and their effect in the workplace

• A summary of discrimination laws in the UK and how they work
• Who do the rules protect and in what circumstances?
• How much can it cost you?
• Practical tips on minimising and avoiding claims (including recruitment and interviews)

Holiday Entitlement

• Overview of the rules on holiday entitlements
• How to calculate holiday for part-time workers
• Upcoming changes.

Knowing the ‘Family Friendly Rights’ of Your Employees

• A summary of maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave
• Flexible working requests—how to deal with them

Managing Sickness Absence

• Practical tips on managing sickness absence (including stress-related illness)
• Disability discrimination – key points to remember
• How to minimise claims  

Protecting Confidential Information and Business Interests

• Restrictive covenants and protecting your business from competing ex-employees
• What is confidential information? How can you protect it?

Terminating Employment

• Potential claims and what they could cost you
• How to carry out a fair dismissal – “do’s and don’ts”
• Dealing with redundancies
• Practical tips
• Settling claims

Retirement

• A brief round up of the rules on retirement

The Way Forward

• Likely trends/changes in employment law

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Plastics the Industry of Tomorrow 14th & 15th May 2008
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14 May 2008
The World in 2030 (Ray Hammond, Futurologist)

Plastics in 2030 (John Taylor, President, PlasticsEurope)

Plastics and Design:  A World of Opportunity (Geoff Hollington, Hollington Associates)

Future of Manufacturing (Prof. Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya, Manufacturing Guru, Warwick Manufacturing Group)

INDUSTRY INSIGHT: The Future of the Automotive Industry ( Claude Thiabut de Maisières, Vice Chairman, Inergy)

The UK Plastics Industry in Europe (David Williams, President, European Plastics Converters (EuPC)

INDUSTRY INSIGHT:  The Future of the Construction Industry (Michael Ankers, Chief Executive, Construction Products Association)

Future Plastics Processing Technologies – the dream machine? (Professor Phil Coates, Bradford University)

15 May 2008
An Industry Organisation for the 21st Century (Peter Davis, Director-General, British Plastics Federation)

Plastics and Resource Efficiency (Marcus Gover, Director of Market Development, WRAP)

Future Advances in Plastics Materials (Dr Noreen Thomas, IPTME, Loughborough University)

INDUSTRY INSIGHT:  The Packaging Challenge – M&S Plan A (Dr Mark Caul, Senior Packaging Technologist, Marks and Spencer)

The Future of the Economy (David Paul, Financial Risk Management, Commodities Chemicals & Plastics, Barclays Capital)

2008: The Shifting Sands of the Global Polyolefin’s Business (Mike Smith, Managing Directory, CMAI)

INDUSTRY INSIGHT:  The Future of the Medical Industry (Gerry McNally, Director of Polymer Processing Research Centre, Queen’s University, Belfast)

20-20 Vision: The Will for Skill (Dr Brian Murphy, Research Director, Cogent)

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REACH and the Plastics Processor: Dealing with the Pre-Registration Phase of REACH 1st July 2008
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The BPF and REACH (Sarah Plant, British Plastics Federation)

• Providing you with help, tools and services available to BPF Members

REACH – The Manufacturer’s View (Jason Leadbitter, INEOS ChlorVinyls)

• Importance of effective communication
• Potential consequences – substance withdrawal

The role of the plastics processor in the Pre-Registration phase of REACH (Walter Claes, European Plastics Converters Association)

• Downstream user responsibilities
• Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs) and their consequences

Effective communication through the supply chain (Walter Claes, European Plastics Converters Association)

• Use and exposure information
• Use descriptor system
• Supplier’s questionnaire

The next steps following Pre-Registration (Walter Claes, European Plastics Converters Association)

REACH and recycling (Walter Claes, European Plastics Converters Association)

The Role of UK Competent Authority (Tim Harris, UK REACH Competent Authority)

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Budget Planning for 2009: Helping UK Plastics Businesses establish the Key Assumptions for their 2009 Budgets 9 July 2008
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Current Status of the UK Economy and Future Trends in the Economy Raw Material Price (David Paul, Financial Risk Management, Commodities Chemicals & Plastics, Barclays Capital)

• UK Economy and it’s impact on the manufacturing industry
• Key indicators for the future
• Global pressures affecting economic performance
• Plastics Focus – A predication on industry trends
• An overall examination of risk
• Likely future trends in raw material prices
• Key Factors effecting supply and demand
• The emerging importance of the Middle East and Asia

Trends in Insurance Premiums (Mark Radburn, Managing Director, Willis Network)

• Overall insurance overlook
• Trends in insurance costs for the plastics industry
• Cyclical trends in insurance

The Challenges of UK energy buying (John Hall, Managing Director, John Hall Associates)

• Energy Prices and Trends
• Setting the budget and understanding strategies
• Implications for the energy buyer

Managing foreign exchange risk to protect the bottom line (Michael Low, Foreign Exchange Specialist, MoneyCorp)

• Future trends in the Euro and Dollar
• Choosing the right time to buy
• Risk management with foreign currencies
• Managing risk to protect the bottom line

Incentivising staff in a difficult economic climate (David Heaton, Associate Director of SBJ Consultants)

Flexible Benefits – a powerful solution to recruiting, rewarding and retaining employees

Plastics Futures: The Story into 2009 (Robert Sheldon, Plastics Development Manager, LME)

• An overview of hedging and risk management
• A review of the plastics futures market
• Future developments and contact enhancements

Measuring the Cost and Value of Training (Polymer Training Ltd)

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Plastics Recycling: Exploring New Opportunities 7 October 2008
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Plastics Waste management in the UK today (Sarah Plant, British Plastics Federation)

• An overview of current initiatives
• Activities ranging from packaging, construction, automotive (ELV) and electronic equipment recycling
  Role of the BPF

Future opportunities for plastics recycling springing from the evolving legislative framework (Jan-Erik Johansson, PlasticsEurope)

• Interpreting the Waste Framework Directive
• Implications for waste management of plastics
• Recycling targets: Effect on the plastics value chain

Plastics recyclers: Accessing and improving the flow of usable waste (Mark Burstall, Chairman British Plastics Federation Recycling Council)

• The waste materials that recyclers can use
• Ensuring quality and standards
• Developments in international laws governing the flow of waste materials
• Legislative issues affecting access to and use of waste plastics

Technologies for plastics recycling (Roger Morton, Axion Recycling)

• Separating, cleaning and reprocessing technologies
• Minimising contamination and improving quality of recyclate

Plastics Recycling: Exploring new opportunities (Bob Lisney, Hampshire County Council)

• The logistics of plastics recycling
• Integrated waste management

Developing markets for plastics recyclate (Paul Davidson, WRAP)

• Applications for potential use of recycled plastics
• ‘Green procurement’

Sources of finance to facilitate plastics recycling (Gareth Davies, PERA)

• Private and public sources of finance

Training Development v The Cost Benefit (Mark Smith, Polymer Training Ltd)

• Current needs in the UK and how they are met

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PVC: Sustainability in Action 5 November 2008
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PVC, Sustainability and the Low Carbon Economy (Philip Law, British Plastics Federation)

• What is Sustainability?  Why is it so important?
• Current and future legislation surrounding Sustainability
• The Sustainability Issues for PVC

PVC and REACH: Understanding the requirements (Chris Howick, INEOS ChlorVinyls)

• Importance of effective communication
• The pre-registration phase
• Implications for sales and marketing staff

The Sustainability of Additives (Jason Leadbitter, INEOS ChlorVinyls)

• Risk Assessments and future developments
• The Implications of Vinyl 2010

The Sustainability of Rigid PVC (Martin Althorpe, Spectus Window Systems)

• Towards Vinyl 2010
• Sustainability credentials

The Sustainability of Flexible PVC (Peter Thomas, Tarkett-Marley Floors)

• Towards Vinyl 2010
• BRE Green Guide

PVC Recycling (Roger Morton, Axion/Recovinyl)

• The Recyclability of PVC Products
• The Recovinyl Initiative
• Future Developments in PVC Recycling

Research Initiatives supporting PVC Sustainability (Tim Marsden, British Plastics Federation)

• On-going Research Initiatives
• Reducing your environmental footprint

Role of the BRE and Green Guide (Kristian Steele, BRE)

• Future Developments of the Green Guide
• Sustainability Drivers and BRE Sustainability Tools

The Role of Green Public Procurement (Tim Marsden, British Plastics Federation)

• What is GPP?
• Drivers and Reasoning
• European approach

Vinyl’s Group Communications (Roger Mottram, INEOS ChlorVinyls)

• Activities of the BPF Vinyl’s Group
• On-going messages and promotions

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REACH and the Plastics Industry:  Guiding you through …. 20 November 2008
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REACH: Where are we now? (Walter Claes, European Plastics Converters Association)

• Pre-registration phase
• Roles and obligations
• Using an only representative
• Substance Information Exchange Forums (SIEFs) and their consequences

Future obligations under REACH (Walter Claes, European Plastics Converters Association)

REACH and recycled materials and products (Walter Claes, European Plastics Converters Association)

• Recyclers responsibilities under REACH
• Possible hurdles to overcome

Manufacturer’s experience so far (Chris Howick, INEOS ChlorVinyls)

• Pre-registration
• SIEF formation
• Future obligations under registration
• Communication in the Supply Chain Authorisation

REACH: A retailers perspective (Nick Farra, ASDA)

• Impact on REACH
• The 45 day rule
• Consumer opinion

Recent developments ‘Double pre-registration’ Waste and recovered substances Enforcement (Tim Harris, HSE)

• HSE REACH Helpdesk
• Roadshows and Guidance
• Plans for enforcement – the role of other government

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