Awards Presented at Last Rubber Industry Dinner…
During his opening speech for the last Rubber Industry Dinner, Jim Rickard, chairman of the Tyre Industry Federation and BTMA announced that the next year’s dinner, to be held in the autumn of 2008, will be renamed the Tyre Industry Dinner. Over 220 guests attended the tyre and rubber industry event at the Marriott Renaissance Hotel, Solihull on 5 October.
For some, however, the highlight of the night was the Rubber Industry awards which saw some of the industry’s leading lights present and received recognition for their hard work in tyre recovery, recycling and safety. RMA president Tim Hercock presented BITS’ Tony Smith with the RMA Green Dealer Award. Sapphire Energy’s Tim Stott and Derrick Pountney of Pountney Tyres received TRA Audit Excellence Awards. Peter Taylor, secretary general of TRA presented Ian Stuart with the TRA Responsible Retailer Award on behalf of ATS Euromaster. Finally, Matt Watson, Auto Express magazine received the TyreSafe Award from Rob Beddis, chairman of TyreSafe.