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Members Newsletter 12th May 2015

BPF Members' Newsletter
12 May 2015 - Issue 276
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BPF Announces Gerald Ratner as Annual Dinner Speaker

The BPF is pleased to announce that Gerald Ratner will be the after-dinner speaker at the BPF Annual Dinner, taking place on 29th October 2015 at the London Lancaster Hotel. Gerald Ratner is an in-demand business speaker, having built an American business from scratch. He is one of the few UK retailers to succeed on the other side of the Atlantic and now runs the UK’s largest online jewellery business, Gerald Online…. click here

New Cabinet Meets Today - Amber Rudd and Sajid Javid Promoted in Reshuffle

Following an unexpected majority win for the Conservatives, David Cameron completes his cabinet reshuffle with a number of promotions for leading female ministers. Touted as a potential future leader, Sajid Javid receives a big promotion replacing Vince Cable as Business Secretary. For a full list of the new cabinet click here

BPF News

An Analysis of the European Polyethylene Market

Plastics Industry insiders have known for some time that the European polyethylene markets would change drastically in response to the global shifts in production capacities that have occurred in the last decade. PIE Web provides a comprehensive look at this issue… click here 

Horners’ Awards 2015: Get your Entries in by 24th July!

The deadline for entries for the ‘Horners Award for Plastics Innovation and Design’ and the ‘Horners Bottlemakers Award’ is the 25th July… click here

BPF Members can Benefit from a Comprehensive Selection of Plastics Industry Books

The BPF Bookshop provides access to a wealth of specialist Plastics Industry knowledge, through our global consortium of leading publishers… click here

Skills and Education

BPF Launches Skills Consultation

Following the launch of the BPF's Skills and Education Committee earlier this year, the Committee have created a survey to gather information on skills and training requirements of the industry.  The survey will only take a few minutes to complete and will play a huge role in helping us engage with relevant stakeholders to help shape the skills landscape for the Plastics Industry… click here

Made Here Now - Explore the New World of Manufacturing in Britain

Manufacturing is vital to Britain's future prosperity - but it is too often written off. Made Here Now’s goal is to bring stories and insights about the future of UK industry to a wider audience… click here

Industry News

You Could Save Thousands in Tax Relief with the Annual Investment Allowance

The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) is a Government HMRC initiative which benefits businesses investing up to £500,000 in plant and machinery. The AIA's initial limit was £25,000, with the allowance increased in stages over the last few years; from 1st of April 2014 it was increased by HMRC from £250,000 to £500,000. AIA is due to change again to £25,000 on 1st January 2016... click here

VinylPlus Announces Nearly Half Million Tonnes of PVC Recycled

At the Vinyl Sustainability Forum 2015, VinylPlus announced that 481,018 tonnes of PVC waste was recycled across Europe in 2014 and it is steadily progressing towards its 2020 recycling targets.

Press release... click here

Progress Report... click here

Events News

Slides from BPF Packaging Seminar Now Available for Download

On the 22nd April, the BPF held its annual packaging seminar at BPF House, London. The full-day event included presentations from INCPEN, Recoup and Smithers PIRA. All BPF Members can now download the presentation slides from the day… click here

Legal Updates

Battle of the Forms in UK Supply Chains

BPF Business Support Network Member Squire Patton Boggs reviews a recent UK High Court decision concerning the UK’s version of the Battle of the Form, indicating how companies can avoid costly skirmishes over terms and conditions that apply in the UK... click here

Seminars:

Managing Your CCA TP1 and Beyond

(20 May 2015 - Marriott Hotel, Birmingham)

Recycling the 'Unrecyclable'

(02 Jun 2015 - BPF House, London)

Plastics in Automotive

(04 Jun 2015 - BPF House, London)

ARMO 2015

(13 - 15 Sep 2015 - Nottingham Conf. Centre)

Trade Shows:

Chinaplas

(20 - 23 May 2015 - Guangzhou, China)

Plastpol

(May 2015 - Kilece, Poland)

BPF Annual Dinner:

Annual Dinner

(29 Oct 2015 - Lancaster London Hotel)

 

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