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Mike Ward discusses ASFP’s events from 2022 and looks forward to how things may change in 2023

ASFP has achieved the delivery of and exhibited at more events and trade shows in 2022 than in any previous year. Some events are those we have long supported and which we believe continue to add value, others are new and part of our new strategy for improved engagement internally and externally.

New for 2022 was the ASFP Regatta, an inter-association and guest sailing competition on the Solent in Hampshire. A fun activity for both beginners as well as seasoned sailors, offering a perfect opportunity for member-company team building, networking and guest engagement.

Regional events in 2023 and onwards will be more accessible with ASFP visiting cities across the UK to give all members the opportunity to attend and network in locations local to them. The first regional event in early 2023 will be in Leeds.

In 2023 the ASFP AGM is going to be held for the first time outside of London, again to highlight the ASFP’s commitment to making engagement and networking accessible to all. The move reflects the fact that most ASFP members are located in the midlands and the north of Britain. Also, for the first time since 2019, the ASFP hosted its Technical and Leadership event at the Aviva Insurance building in the heart of the City of London. 2023 will however be the last time this takes place in Aviva’s fantastic theatre as the building has been sold. The good news is Aviva have offered their continued support for the ASFP at their new headquarters. We know members value the opportunity to display table-top exhibits at our technical, regulatory, and leadership events and we will continue to support this where we can.

We are looking into some of the more diverse events and trade shows for future years. We will be focusing on those where we know there are many companies and individuals that are primary stakeholders and influencers for our members.

If you are interested in any of the events mentioned on this page they are all available to book.

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ASFP

The ASFP Awards give us an opportunity to stop and look back over the past year to celebrate the great achievements made by you, our members, and to recognise the excellence within the passive fire protection (PFP) industry.

This year we have included three brand new award categories; best customer service, best marketing campaign and highest engagement with the ASFP. These were specifically chosen to give greater diversity to the award categories, to widen the net of accessibility and allow even more companies and individuals to be able to be nominated. If you are reading this live at the event, we wish all of you good luck. We would also like to give a special thanks to our judges for providing their technical expertise to select today’s winners.

Last year we also introduced our longest serving member awards, made up of Gold for 40 years of ASFP membership, silver for 30 years, and bronze for 20 years. These awards will continue through this year where we will be celebrating one of our member’s 30 year anniversary with the ASFP, can you guess who it is?

Mandy Hickson has over 30 years of experience within aviation. She joined the Royal Air Force in 1994 and flew the Tornado GR4 on the front line, where she operated in hostile environments, including patrolling the ‘No Fly’ zone over Iraq. Since leaving the RAF she retrained as a facilitator and coach in human performance factors. Drawing on her experience of calculated risk-taking, decision-making under pressure and the critical role of the human in the system, she transfers vivid lessons from the cockpit to other management and leadership contexts. Mandy is currently serving as an Aviation Ambassador for the Department for Transport.