CPA Bulletin

ASSOCIATIONNEWS: 1 At the CPA AGM held in October, the following CPA Council Members were elected to serve on the CPA Council for 2018-2019. Southern Counties Mr Ian Gordon – Sir Robert McAlpine Greater London Mr Kevin Smith – Speedy Asset Services East Anglia Mr Bernie Chapman – W R Chapman & Sons East Midlands Mr David Simmons – Sinbad Plant Ltd West Midlands Mr Paul Allman – Hawk Plant Hire Ltd North West Mr Richard Thomas – Ashtead Plant Hire Co Ltd Northern Counties Mr John Hewitt – J Hewitt Crane Hire Ltd South Eastern Counties Vacant Yorkshire Mr Dave Holder – HTC Wolffkran Ltd South East Mr Daniel Thompson – Explore Transport South West Mr Garry Orr Wales Mr Sion Morgan Jones – ACOP Group Ltd Scotland Mr Stephen Mulholland – Mulholland Plant Services Ltd Co-opted Council Members Trevor Gamble CPCS Chairman Sat Dhaiwal The following Council Members were appointed to serve as Trustees of the Association: Bernie Chapman W R Chapman & Sons Ian Gordon Sir Robert McAlpine Brian Jones CPA President David Simmons Sinbad Plant Ltd Colin Wood CPA Special Advisor CPA Council Members 2018-19 The meetings are being hosted on the following dates and regions: Wednesday 16th January 2019 - Reading Thursday 17th January 2019 - Solihull Wednesday 23rd January 2019 - Leeds Thursday 24th January 2019 - Stirling The CPA has organised the regional meetings following discussions at a CPA- hosted Training on Plant in Construction (TOPIC) event in April 2018, which identified that CPA members and other delegates would welcome further clarification and updates on the current status of plant- based card schemes and their interface with construction sector employers. One driver for discussion was the announcement made in August by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), as part of its Vision 2020 reform programme, to divest the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) card scheme for plant operators to an external organisation. The new owner is the NOCN Group, an awarding organisation that offers a range of construction-based qualifications, and was also the buyer in 2017 for CITB’s awarding organisation, CSkills Awards. The CPA has already sought views from its Members via a short questionnaire about how card schemes are used and viewed, with the next step to allow others to share their views on plant-based card schemes via a series of open meetings across the country. With new card schemes offering plant certification entering the construction sector, the aim of the meetings is to encourage debate on what should be the important elements for a modern card scheme. Following the meetings, the CPA will present the findings to industry through the TOPIC group as part of their wider focus on the skills agenda. Registration for each regional meeting can be made at www.cpa.uk.net/ cardschemesopenmeetings/ The meetings are free to attend but spaces are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis. The agenda for the meetings and speakers will be confirmed in the coming weeks. CPA Hosting Regional Open Meetings to Discuss Construction Plant-Based Card Schemes The Construction Plant-hire Association (CPA) is hosting a series of open meetings around the country in January 2019 to encourage discussion about construction plant card schemes in construction. www.cpa.uk.net CPA Bulletin > December 2018 9