Scottish Region Meeting
The IoR Scottish Region will be holding their first meeting of 2012 at Falkirk Football Stadium on Thursday 23rd February, 6.00pm for 6.30pm start. The meeting will be sponsored by MSP (Scotland) Ltd and will include a presentation on powder coating.
Scottish Region AGM 2011
The Scottish Region AGM will be held on Thursday 1st September 2011. Sorry for the short notice but members wishing to attend should contact Gordon McWilliams gordonmcw@blueyonder.co.uk for further details.
Scottish Region Meeting
To be held on Thursday 2nd June 2011 at 6.00pm at Clyde FC, Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld,G68 9NE.
Guest Speaker: John McKinney of The Independent Roof Training Group. Meeting Sponsored by Liquid Plastics Limited
A buffet will be provided at this event. Please RSVP by Friday 27th May
Scottish Region Meeting
To be held on Thursday 3rd March 2011 at 7.00pm at The Cue Club,
Entry fee is £10 per person which includes Pool Tournament, payable on the night. Spaces are limited.
Scottish Region
The Scottish Region held its first meeting for many years on Thursday 25th November 2010 in Glasgow.
The meeting was well attended and concentrated on discussions regarding how the interest in the Scottish Region could be nurtured and maintained.
The existing committee membership had lapsed under the two-year rule and invitations were extended to those attending to form a new committee. Matthew Fry agreed to become the Regional Chair assisted by Les Chudleigh as Vice Chair. Gordon McWilliams agreed to remain as Secretary / Treasurer. Alex Owens also agreed to become an auxiliary committee member.
It was proposed that at least three meetings would take place in 2011, the first of which would be a social event, possibly in early March, in the form of a Pool Tournament organized by Eric Donnelly. The other meetings would take place in early June and early September, just prior to the National AGM, with the possibility of another meeting later in the year.
Several of those who were unable to attend this event, expressed their interest in future meetings in their letters of apology and it is hoped the next meeting will have an even higher attendance.
Gordon McWilliams
Your Regional Governor is: Ian Letham FIoR
Scottish Regional Minutes 3rd March 2011 at The Q Club, Glasgow
This committee meeting was planned to take place prior to the arrival of members for our Pool Evening, which was kindly organised and sponsored by Eric Donnelly FIoR.
It was apparent before the meeting that turnout for this event was extremely low, with only seven participating members expected, including those on the committee.
In light of this, Scottish Region Chair, Matthew Fry offered to send out a letter to members in an attempt to clarify why the turnout was so low at an event that was expected by all to encourage more members to come along.
Plans were also made for future meetings, which will be more roofing-orientated. It is intended to hold a meeting on Thursday 2nd June 2011 and a further meeting on Thursday 1st September 2011. Regional funds are very low at present and hosting a meeting may be out with the financial capabilities of the Regional Committee. Sponsorship for future meetings will, therefore be essential.
SIG will sponsor the September meeting, with a presentation on the new Part L / Part J Building Regulations and their impact on the Roofing Industry.
The next two meetings may possibly take place at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld or Falkirk Stadium. These central locations may prove more convenient to members and encourage them to come along to these events.
It was proposed that members could offer to provide their current contact details to keep track of e-mail addresses.
Methods of introducing more prospective members were discussed. It was confirmed that firms can encourage their employees to join, entering at Member level with an update to fellow via CV after their five-year activity at this level. Interest has also been received from companies who have no members, rules have been relaxed regarding senior management entering as fellows.
Bob Couts of Telford College had asked Matthew at what level time-served apprentices would enter the Institute. Alex Owens confirmed that they would enter as Associates.
Telford College is to host the IoR course in the east with the possibility of Glasgow College of Building & Printing in the west. Alex mentioned Caledonian Uni as another potential venue for the course of the west.
It was suggested that we talk to the NFRC committee in Scotland regarding joined-up membership between both organisations. Alex Owens advised that NFRC members should have IoR employees according to competent the roofer programme.
End of Meeting.