Members Newsletter 3rd February 2015

BPF Launches Education and Skills Committee

On the 27th January 2015 the British Plastics Federation formally established an Education and Skills Committee, with its kick-off meeting taking place at BPF House in London. The meeting was attended by a cross section of plastics firms within membership as well as training providers and Universities who supply into the Plastics Industry... click here

BPF Director General Meets Lord Livingston – UKTI Trade Show Funding

BPF Director General, Philip Law, attended a meeting of the Enterprise Forum in London on January 27th and met Lord Livingston, the Minister of State for Trade and Investment... click here

BPF Commitment to Health and Safety

As part of its commitment to Health and Safety, the BPF invites all its members to sign up for SIMPL (Safety in Manufacturing Plastics) 2014-2017. Please be aware that signatories to the SIMPL 2010-2013 pledge will not be automatically registered as a SIMPL 2014-2017 member: SIMPL 2014-2017 is a second phase of the strategy with different objectives which Members will need to agree to... click here

£1 million Available to Help UK Manufacturing Firms Develop Skills to Maximise Value of Innovation

The UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) has launched a competition offering employers in the manufacturing sector the opportunity to win co-funding to develop, pilot or scale up new ways of boosting the skills and business practices needed to maximise the value of UK innovation... click here

Ricardo-AEA & DECC UK Energy Efficiency Comprehensive Assessment – We Need Your Input!

Ricardo-AEA is working with DECC to compile the UK’s Comprehensive Assessment, as required under Article 15(1) of the Energy Efficiency Directive, and have launched a web-based questionnaire to elicit the required data. Answers to the questionnaire will help DECC to develop policies to promote efficient district cooling. The password to enter the survey is: ChillyWater... click here

?What is Next for Digital Print? - Q&A Session with Stuart Kellock, Owner of Label Apeel?

The UK’s biggest packaging event, Packaging Innovations, taking place at Birmingham’s NEC on 25 and 26 February 2015, brings together the very best in the packaging and print industry from right across the globe. Exhibitor Stuart Kellock shares his thoughts on digital print, the next big trends and whether being sustainable is still crucial for business… click here

Register your Interest for the British Pavilion at K 2016 - The largest Plastics Show in the World!

The British Plastics Federation has once again secured space in Hall 12 and Hall 5 at K 2016 in Dusseldorf - the largest Plastics event in the world. Recruitment has just begun with more information to follow. To register an early interest in K 2016 and to secure a priority space within the UK Pavilion, please contact Alex Miles on 0207 457 5001 or [email protected] 

Learn about the Real Cost of Poor Housing at ProcurePlas 2015

The BPF's ProcurePlas 2015 event, taking place at the London Aquatic Centre on 26th February 2015 includes presentations on key topics for the procurement industry including the 'Real Cost of Poor Housing' and the 'Energy Efficient Renovation of Buildings'... click here

ArabPlast Celebrates Following Successful 2015 Edition

Not only was ArabPlast 2015 38 per cent larger than its previous incarnation, but the avalanche of praise and positive press has got preparations for 2017 off on the right foot… click here

WRAP Report: 'Employment and the Circular Economy'

According to a study published by WRAP and the Green Alliance, more than 200,000 jobs could be created across Britain through the growth of the reuse and recycling sectors. The report claims that a growth in resource efficiency practices would have ‘lasting effects’ on the British Labour market, due to the “intensive” use of labour in the related sectors... click here