The last few months have been very busy, especially with arranging bespoke training courses and producing the 2011 Yearbook. This is now at the printers, so I am off on holiday soon, sailing round the Greek Islands to relax!
2011 Yearbook Thanks to all of you that registered online for the 2011 Yearbook and also those of you who booked advertising, the artwork is now at the printers and the Yearbooks will be distributed on 1st October. If you have not received your copy by the end of October please let me know and I will chase up your delivery. We will be sending all Yearbooks by Royal Mail recorded delivery and by courier so that we can follow up any non deliveries.
BUSINESS MANAGER’S REPORT
2010 AGM, Conference, Exhibition and Awards Dinner Following the success of APEA 2009 we will be repeating the format for APEA 2010. It brings together equipment suppliers, service providers, oil companies, independent retailers, supermarkets and regulators for a day of conference debate, new technology and product display, networking and industry recognition. APEA 2010 takes place on 14th October at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry. The event takes place in a dedicated conference and function centre, boasting top class facilities. Anyone wishing to book for the Conference, Exhibition or Awards Dinner should contact Sally Jones at F2F Events by email at Sally@f2fevents.co.uk or by telephone on + 44 (0) 1442 289 920. If you would like to enter any of the awards please contact me for an entry form at admin@apea.org.uk, please specify which award you wish to enter so that the appropriate form can be emailed to you. Details about the awards can be found on page 42. I will be managing the AGM part of the event and information and nomination forms will be posted to all members with the September issue of the Bulletin.
Bulletin Thank you to all of you that have contributed to this issue of The 8
Bulletin. Please send me any news items, press releases or articles for the September 2010 issue and I will pass them onto our Editor for approval. We are always pleased to receive contributions from our members and it ensures that the Bulletin remains an interesting and informative read.
Bulletin Advertising Thanks to all of you that renewed your advertising for the 2010 issues of the Bulletin and thanks to new advertisers too, especially in these difficult economic times. Remember that if you book in all four issues you receive a 25% discount and we are able to offer discounts for those of you that wish to book for more than one issue but less than four issues too. The advertising rates remain unchanged for 2010 and are listed on our website on the ‘Publications’ page at www.apea.org.uk If you would like to book advertising in the Bulletin for 2010, please call me on 0845 603 5507 or email me at admin@apea.org.uk with your requirements.
Publications The Blue Book is available at the discounted rate of £40 to APEA members. If you wish to purchase a copy please contact me on 0845 603 5507 and I will be able to provide you with details on how to purchase. We also publish the Code of Practice for Ground floor, multi storey and underground car parks. This can now be downloaded directly from the APEA website.
Training Thanks to all of you that have booked on the APEA training courses. The 2010 dates are detailed on page 70 of this issue of the Bulletin and are also on the APEA website at www.apea.org.uk where you can book online or download a booking form. I can also arrange bespoke courses for companies, which enables members to receive training at a discounted rate and at a time and location suitable to them. If you are interested in hosting a bespoke course for your company please do not hesitate to contact
me for a quote. We can offer discounted rates for these courses if you are able to provide a venue and catering. You can book online from the Training page on the APEA website or you can download a booking form from our website training page, just click on the course you are interested in and the course details and form are displayed or please contact me by email or by phone and I can email you a copy. Also anyone booking a training course now, that is not an APEA member will automatically receive membership to the APEA.
New Members There have been 58 new members joining during January, February and March 2010 and details can be found on page 11.
Website The website continues to be a useful site for information and to make online bookings and payments. I am glad so many of you are using it. If you wish to contribute anything to the site please feel free to log on and go to the APEA Resource Centre where you can submit your article for approval. There is a ‘Help’ pull down menu if you need some assistance. If you need any assistance please do not hesitate to contact me. You can also use the website to change your contact details, just logon and you will be able to access your record. If you cannot remember your logon details please contact me.
General Assistance Finally if any of you need any assistance with general or technical matters, please do not hesitate to contact me on 0845 603 5507 and I will endeavour to help. Jane
APEA tel/fax 0845 603 5507 www.apea.org.uk
