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■ Newdesk June
And the winner is...
Mark Jones of Davicon Structural Yorkshire, was back in the spotlight, taking
Engineers Ltd. stepped up to the mark second place as Supplier of the Year, with
after the company was named 2006 Moresecure International of Telford coming
Supplier of the Year by the Storage and third for the third successive year.
Handling Equipment Distributors’ The Shield of Honour Award, presented to
Association (SHEDA). the company that has shown the most
The coveted award was presented to the improved service over the previous year,
West Midlands mezzanine flooring specialist went to Allibert Buckhorn UK Ltd., of
at this year’s SHEDA AGM and awards Bromsgrove.
presentation, a major industry highlight of the Jack Phelan, managing director of Dublin-
year. based New Age Services Ltd., was named
Last year’s winner, Redirack Ltd of South winner of the SHEDA Lifetime Achievement
award, in recognition of an industry
contribution spanning 35 years. Accepting
on his behalf, Ray Phelan described the
former senior national hockey player as
“convivial, generous to a fault and highly
regarded by all as a true gentleman and a
professional”.
The SHEDA Awards, now in their 18th
year and voted by the members, are
presented annually to publicly recognise the
outstanding service provided by SHEDA
members across the UK and Ireland.
Above: Craig Powell, President of SHEDA (second
Nearly 60 SHEDA members and associates
left) congratulates Davicon account manager Mark
gathered for this year’s event, held once
Jones on the company’s success as 2007 Supplier
again at the Billesley Manor Hotel, Stratford-
of the Year. Looking on are (far left) Phil Culling,
upon-Avon.
managing director of second-placed Redirack and
www.sheda.org.uk
John Halliday, general manager of Morescure.
Rule-breakers beware
Businesses exporting to the US are being
warned that they face heavy fines if strict
ISPM15 regulations on wood packaging are
broken. The US Customs and Border
Protection agency has advised that severe
penalties will be levied on rule breakers
with poor or incorrectly marked wood
packaging and pallets.
Over the last two years strict rules have been damages which can total three times the value
phased in by more than 125 countries around of the merchandise.
the world to stop the spread of pests which Jim Hardisty, MD of the UK fastest growing
destroy woodland and forests. The new pallet company, goplasticpallets.com, has seen
measures require all packaging from a doubling in demand for one-way plastic
unprocessed wood to be heat treated or pallets since the rules came into force: “We’ve
fumigated in a specified manner then stamped been hearing stories of goods being impounded
with an official mark and the name of the and getting calls from exporters worried that
packaging producer. their consignments will also be turned away.
The Timber and Packaging and Pallet Many customers are now looking for low-cost
Confederation, TIMCON, have supported the plastic pallets because they don’t harbour pests
move but expressed concern that some and are therefore exempt from ISPM15. Most
companies may inadvertently fail to comply. businesses simply can’t afford to take the risk
Exporters violating the rules will find their of unnecessary hold ups and hassle”
goods exported and in receipt of a claim for www.goplasticpallets.com
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