MOVERS&SHAKERS
NEW MANAGEMENT LINEUP AT BPF
Philip Law, Director General Designate of the British Plastic Federation,
has announced a new management line up for the organisation to be
put in place following the retirement of Director General, Peter Davis,
and Finance and Administration Director, Alan Davey , in mid-2014.
Darren Muir has been appointed as the
new Finance and Administration Director.
Aged 48, he was formerly Finance Director
of Upton McGougan, a firm of consulting
engineers. He is a qualified Chartered
Management Accountant.
Stephen Hunt, currently BPF’s Business
Development Manager, has been appointed
Membership Services Director, with a starting
date of July 1st. Hunt, (35) is a Business
Studies graduate from Sheffield Hallam
University and a Chartered Marketeer. He has
10 years experience with the BPF. Sarah Plant
(29) has been promoted to Public & Industrial
Affairs Manager. She has represented the BPF
in the European PVC Network and holds a
degree in Biomedical Materials Science from
the University of Nottingham.
Darren
Muir
Sarah Plant
Stephen
Hunt
Films show benefits of
housing apprenticeships
One of the country’s largest housing providers has launched five short films
to celebrate the benefits of apprenticeship schemes in the housing sector.
Each film – available online at www.
circleopportunities.org.uk – follows an
apprentice from Circle Housing as they
complete a day’s work at the organisation.
It is part of work by Circle Housing to
mark National Apprenticeship Week 2014
(3rd – 7th March). The housing provider is
also running a series of jobs swaps to give
apprentices and bosses the chance to take on
each other’s roles.
Samantha Caunt, 19, is among apprentices
to take part after swapping places with Circle
Housing’s Chief Executive Mark Rogers and
starring in an online film.
She said: “I thought the job swap with Mark
Rogers was great. It really helped me to see
what it involves to be a CEO and helped me
to understand how the different parts of the
organisation come together.
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“We talked about the difference
apprenticeships make to people who might
otherwise find it difficult to get the right
opportunities and prove themselves. It has
been really nice to take part in the filming and
show the benefits of working as an apprentice
in the housing sector.”
‘We talked about the
difference apprenticeships
make to people who might
otherwise find it difficult to
get the right opportunities’
Circle Housing was last year awarded a
Big Tick accreditation from charity Business
in the Community for its employment and
skills programme which helps more than
9,000 people into working and training
opportunities every year.
Mark Rogers, Chief Executive of Circle
Housing, said “The housing sector is a great
place for apprentices to learn and develop
for the future. Our programme at Circle
Housing employs apprentices in teams
across the business. As well as construction,
they could be given roles in administration,
communications, or customers services for
example.
“Apprentices in turn represent a bright
new future for the housing sector and it is
important we continue to attract and nurture
that new talent.”
www.circleopportunities.org.uk
To read more, visit www.clearview-uk.com