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■ Newsdesk June
UKWA
Good luck Paul!
InBrief
lines up
As we closed for press, Quartz Eastern Europe. ■ CHEP signs with Co-op
Publishing & Exhibitions’ Paul’s participation, which is The Co-operative Group
Hammond
managing director Paul supported by generous sponsors has signed a Reusable
Michael was setting off to including Kärcher, is to raise Plastic Container (RPC)
China for the start of the 3rd funds for the Atkinson Morley supply contract with
Guest speaker and host of this Peking-Paris Motor Challenge. Neurological wing of St. CHEP, the global leader in
year’s UKWA Luncheon and Paul will drive a 1933 Rolls George’s Hospital, Tooting in pallet and container
Awards ceremony (Savoy Royce 20/25 alongside its owner, London, which saved the life of pooling, for a potential
Hotel London, July 4th) is the Glen Grindrod in the Challenge, his wife in 2004. Paul is keen to volume of 6 million RPC
GP, writer, speaker and which is due to run from 27th stress that every single penny movements per annum.
broadcaster, Dr Phil May to 30th June. The route will raised will go towards buying The Co-operative Group
Hammond trace that taken by five pioneers specialist equipment for brain and will use the reusable
An accomplished performer in 1907, so this year’s event will upper spinal surgery. To support containers to transport
and after-dinner speaker, having be celebrating a significant this worthy cause, please send a and display fruit and
toured the UK recently with a anniversary. cheque made out to ‘Atkinson vegetables in all its stores
sell-out show entitled ‘89 The challenging route takes in Morley Fund’ to Paul at the ShD across the UK, reducing
Minutes to save the NHS’, As a the Gobi Desert, Outer Mongolia, office address on page 1. the environmental impact
doctor, Phil worked as a GP for Siberia, Kazakhstan, Russia, a You can track Paul’s progress associated with the use of
10 years before switching to brief rest at Moscow, and again at online at: ‘single use’ packaging.
Sexual Health Medicine for two St. Petersburg, before entering www.pekingparis.com
years between 2000 and 2002. ■ ProLogis chairman
He has recently returned to ProLogis has announced
General Practice, and is an that Jeffrey H. Schwartz,
Honorary Lecturer at Bristol chief executive officer, has
University. Phil’s track record in been appointed with
the media is as a doctor who immediate effect to the
champions the rights of patients. additional post of
He co-wrote and fronted six chairman of the
series of Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, company's board of
an award-winning BBC2 health trustees. Mr. Schwartz
series promoting evidence-based succeeds K. Dane
patient choice, and his book of Brooksher, who served as
the same name is a best-seller. chairman since March
He is both amusing and thought- 1999 and was CEO from
provoking. 1999 to 2004. Mr.
This year’s Awards hold Brooksher will remain on
Held recently at Denham Golf Club, Buckinghamshire, the Chartered
additional interest for ShD the board as lead trustee
Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) Golf Society’s Spring Cup 2007
readers, as its entire editorial and will continue to
was won by Oliver Jaycock. Oliver, who is market development executive at
staff – Nikki Catchpole and provide counsel on overall
Cardiff International Airport, received his trophy from John Maguire, sales
Peter MacLeod – have been strategy, global expansion,
and marketing director of articulated forklift truck manufacturer, Narrow
nominated for the Journalist of board nominations and
Aisle FLEXI – the main sponsor of the event. Oliver (centre) is pictured with
the Year Award. governance matters under
John Maguire (right) and John Winter, captain of the CILT Golf Society. “We
For further details, turn to our an advisory services
have sponsored the CILT’s Spring golf day for a number of years now and it
preview on page 54. agreement.
is always an enjoyable and relaxed occasion,” commented John Maguire.
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