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ASFP GROWTH Mike Ward looks back on operations over the last six months and forward to the rest of the year. ASFP continues to grow its management support relationship with the British Coatings Federation, this culminated at the end of 2021 in new dual signage being installed on and around the headquarters building. The team have been working extremely hard on delivering the new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, website and store. This has been no simple task as those of you who have gone through the pain of installing such systems while maintaining day-to-day operations can appreciate. Notwithstanding this the team is fully aware of the benefits it will bring to membership. The beginning of 2022 saw the meeting rooms come alive again, hybrid meetings seem to be the new working from home, and it was great to see members that could make it to Coventry. The rooms have also been used for training, with Siderise and a series of training days with members of the Checkmate team all taking advantage of the excellent facilities.
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People Since the last edition of Ignite, the ASFP team has increased by an additional member. Lauren Smith joins the ASFP as Operations Administrator supporting all the new events we’re developing, plus maintaining the quality of our CRM data. Lauren joins the ASFP having spent the last seven months working for British Coatings Federation covering maternity leave and assisting with the implementation of their CRM system (which is the same system as ASFP). Also, the ASFP is very pleased to announce that Tom Gilbert, Head of Fire Safety at Lendlease has joined the ASFP Board as a non-Executive member. The Executive Board, Council and management team are very much looking forward to working with Tom and the added value his experience will bring the association.
OPERATIONS UPDATE
ASFP IGNITE
