bspf agm 2011
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BSPF AGM 2011. at the Barcelo Cheltenham Park Hotel On Friday 23 rd September 2011. Welcome. John Scott Vice President Chris Hayes Managing Director. Sponsor. BSPF Review and AGM 2011. A reminder to keep your mobile phones and PDAs switched off Fire alarms are expected today at 1pm. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
BSPF AGM 2011
at the Barcelo Cheltenham Park Hotel
On Friday 23rd September 2011
Welcome
John Scott
Vice President
Chris Hayes
Managing Director
Sponsor
BSPF Review and AGM 2011
• A reminder to keep your mobile phones and PDAs switched off
• Fire alarms are expected today at 1pm
Lunch
• We aim to finish in time for lunch at 1.15pm
Any Questions?
• Please wait until invited to ask questions
• Please state your name and company name when asking questions
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BSPF review
• Lobbying on behalf of the industry• Working with other organisations• Financial review• Memorandum and Articles of
Association• Updates from PIP, SPATEX and STA
Lobbying on behalf of the Industry
• The “voice” of the industry in the UK and overseas
• Requests for views on a number of topics affecting our industry
Working with others
• BSi TC136 Working Group 8• Swimming Forum • TC 402• EUSA• Business supporters, such as
Wright Hassall LLP
EUSA Presidency
• This honour is coming in 2012 for a two year period
Financial review
• Deficit of £1,838 before tax • Reserves are still sound at £277,554
Memorandum and Articles of Association
• Existing version is ten years old and needs updating
• Various text revisions have been proposed
• Copies have been available in the members areas of the BISHTA and SPATA websites
Memorandum and Articles of Association
1. BSPF members and voting rights
2. Access to the assets
3. Board members are mainly drawn from the constituent organisations
4. Period of office
5. Administration
Memorandum and Articles of Association
1. BSPF members and voting rights• The same company in Full membership of both SPATA and
BISHTA is entitled to 2 votes on BSPF matters (not 1)
• Like-Minded Organisations needs to be included as members, but currently without voting rights, although they may be invited to sit on the Board
• The geographical boundaries are advised as Britain and Ireland (including Channel Islands and the Isle of Man) with other locations then being considered overseas
Memorandum and Articles of Association
2. Access to the assetsAs the current rules do not permit the distribution of any of the assets to the members, then only in the event of some kind of liquidation, or striking off, would the BSPF have to consider distributing any remaining assets. The beneficiaries of this limited amount of money would be directed to the Full Members of SPATA and BISHTA.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
3. Board members are mainly drawn from the constituent organisations
• The number of representatives from each constituent organisation has been clarified
• There is an anomaly with partners and corporations being permitted to be Board members in one section and barred from being Board members in another section and it is therefore proposed to remedy this anomaly
Memorandum and Articles of Association
3. Continued..• There may be a need to amend the Memorandum
as it is not accurate with how the Board is actually made up (e.g. STA are valued Board members) and they are proposed to be classified as Like-Minded Organisations
• Any future Like-Minded Organisations that may join the BSPF may be invited to sit on the Board (currently without voting rights)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
4. Period of officeThe suggestion is to increase the amount of time before a former President can stand for re-election, once they cease to be President, from 2 years to a period of 5 years (to encourage more members to stand for election)
Memorandum and Articles of Association
5. Administration• The Memorandum is to be tied in with the
BSPF Board Code of Conduct• Terminology for the General Secretary has
been amended to Managing Director• The current Memorandum does not technically
permit payment of a Managing Director and so this has been amended!
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Timescales
This proposal needs a positive vote for it to be adopted and is included in the formal part of the AGM, to follow shortly
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Pool Industry Promotions (PIP)
Jamie Adams
Chairman
PIP’s Remit
• PIP encourages home pool and hot tub ownership
• National, regional and local consumer promotions
• Internal communication to the Members, the wet leisure trade and a wider trade audience
PIP’s Tasks
• PR contract with BOTTLE PR• Magazine licence with Go Publishing• Range of publications produced this year• Liaison with wet leisure media
Go Publishing
Publications
Forward Plans
• Continue to raise awareness of SPATA to trade and consumer press
• Secure coverage in key trade and consumer press
• Support communication activity to members
• Social media
Howard Gosling
Chairman
• Over 80 Exhibitors booked so far• Technical Programme has new sessions• PR support from Talk2PR and
Go Publishing, with new promotional activities being planned
• Exhibition space is still available, see Helen today if you are interested!
SPATEX continues to enjoy an international
presence with new companies exhibiting for
the first time from Hungary, Turkey, Belgium,
USA and France…and that's not including the
regulars from Switzerland, Holland, Greece
and the Czech Republic!.
• SPATEX joins the social media Scene with Facebook already in place and LinkedIn to follow shortly.
• SPATEX goes green with new visitor badges and self registration desks will be in place for ease of processing
[The new badge to be used at our 2012 Show replaces the need for a plastic sleeve]
• Focus Groups to get feedback from exhibitors
• Surveys of exhibitors and visitors are underway.
• Thank you if you have already completed the survey and if not, please do so asap!
Saturday 4th – Monday 6th February
2012
International Experts in Safety Training Solutions
Finance and Membership
• The STA ‘s financial year ended 31st May and showed a small surplus in line with the budget
• Membership continues to grow and now stands at over 7,500
Training
• The process for utilising all of our courses for the new framework is virtually complete and new manuals are going to print very shortly
• The number of candidates on courses continues to grow, seeing an increase of 30% year on year
Online Training
• The new online safety audit programme for leisure operators and the qualification revalidation and training programme was launched at LIW this week
• The online training side of the business is now growing rapidly and we would expect over 2,000 candidates to undertake an online training course during the current year
International Achievements• The STA, through its international arm (IFSTA)
was at the World Conference on Drowning in Vietnam in May, with Roger Millward giving a presentation
• We have received a large number of enquiries from overseas associations and have taken membership of the Royal Lifesaving Society Cameroon and the Tanzania Life Saving Society
International Achievements• The STA, as a charitable project, undertook
training of swimming teachers in Vietnam following the conference and is going to Cameroon in November to train swimming teachers and water survival
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President's Address
Tony Welsby
President
2010 - 2012
Overview
• Enjoyed my time as President so far• Blackpool was great, thanks to those people
that were able to support the event
Overview
• Handing over to John Scott in February• Please support John’s President’s Weekend in
2012• Congratulations to Issy Rickards Sanger on her
JVP nomination
BSPF Themes for the Year
• Highlight poor practice in the industry • Support the members with information
and resources
Highlight poor practice
• We need to remain vigilant to the actions of companies, such as Trade Price Group, as they have created problems for consumers and tarnished the name of the industry
• Companies in membership of BISHTA and SPATA must uphold the Code of Ethics
Support members with information and resources
A range of materials have been produced such as:
• Toolkits• Factsheets• E-News • Websites• Extended Warranties being discussed
Annual General Meeting 2011
John Scott
BSPF Vice President
BSPF AGM – Agenda
• Attendees/ Guests/ Apologies• Minutes of Meeting held 14/09/10 • To consider and receive the
Accounts for the year to 31/03/11• To authorise the Officers to fix the
staff’s remuneration for 2012
BSPF AGM – Agenda To ratify the appointment of Officers as follows:
a.President - John Scott of Engineered Pool Supplies Ltd
b.Vice President - Martin Borley of Tanby Construction Ltd
c. Junior Vice President – nomination received for
Issy Rickards Sanger of Elite Spas Ltd
d.Immediate Past President –
Tony Welsby of Spa Crest Europe Ltd
e.Treasurer – Patrick Thorpe of Certikin International Ltd
Please note these appointments will take effect at SPATEX 2012
BSPF AGM – Agenda
• To adopt the following Special Resolution:
That the updated Memorandum and Articles of Association be adopted.
BSPF AGM – Agenda
• Attendees / Guests/ Apologies• Minutes of Meeting held 14/09/10 • To consider and receive the
Accounts for the year to 31/03/11• To authorise the Officers to fix the
staff’s remuneration for 2012
BSPF AGM – Agenda 2 To ratify the appointment of Officers as follows:
a.President - John Scott of Engineered Pool Supplies Ltd
b.Vice President - Martin Borley of Tanby Construction Ltd
c. Junior Vice President – nomination received for
Issy Rickards Sanger of Elite Spas Ltd
d.Immediate Past President –
Tony Welsby of Spa Crest Europe Ltd
e.Treasurer – Patrick Thorpe of Certikin International Ltd
BSPF AGM – Agenda 3
To adopt the following Special Resolution:
That the updated Memorandum and Articles of Association be adopted
BSPF AGM – Motion
• Minutes of Meeting held 14/09/10 • Year end Accounts to 31/03/11• Officers to fix staff remuneration for
2012• Ratify the appointment of Officers• To adopt the Special Resolution
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John Scott
Presidential year
2012 - 2013
Plans for 2012-2013
• Complete the range of materials for members and consumers
• Keep members updated with financial, technical and legislative changes
• Work with colleagues in Europe to set Standards
• Embracing social media
President’s Weekend
Lunch
• We hope that you will enjoy this lunch break, and we are starting again at 2.15pm
• SPATA Members will have their AGM, while BISHTA members are having some social media training
BSPF AGM 2011
at the Barcelo Cheltenham Park Hotel
On Friday 23rd September 2011