BALI's AGM forecasts record attendance
The British Association of Landscape Industries’(BALI) National AGM, to be held on 12 September 2019, has had to change its venue location for a second time due to a record number of attendees forecasted.
The AGM has been moved to Seminar Rooms 1-4 Warwick Complex, Stoneleigh Park, Coventry, CV8 2LG. The event will remain within the Stoneleigh Park complex where BALI's Landscape House is located but the event itself has been moved to a larger venue on the park. Further details on the event including nominations for the BALI Board of Directors will be sent to all eligible voting members in the 2nd Calling Notice which is due to be posted out week commencing 19 August 2019.
The formal AGM will begin promptly at 10.30am at the Seminar Rooms followed by a short presentation by Wayne Grills (Chief Executive) focusing on the past 12 months of activity at BALI, as well as seeking the opinions of members to ensure the association continues to meet members’ expectations.
Just before lunch is served around 1pm, between 11.45am and 12.45pm there will be several short presentations from guest speakers Mike Connors, Managing Director of Revoplas Recycling Solutions, Shaun Herdsman, Division Manager of Modiform, and Jason Reeves Head of Policy and Communications at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. Presentations will focus on sustainability and the environment as well as recycling black plastics and an introduction to biodiversity net gain.
agenda
- AGM start - 10.30am
- AGM finish - 11.30am
- Speaker 1 - 11.45am
- Speaker 2 - 12.10pm
- Speaker 3 - 12.30pm
- Lunch - 1.30pm
- Close - 2.30pm
speakers
11.45am
Mike Connors
Managing Director
Revoplas Recycling Solutions
Recycling = Better Off – Plastic can be fantastic for your business
Plastic recycling consultants Revoplas can change the way your business thinks about plastic recycling and help you save money along the way. Whether you’re a landscape contractor, supplier or garden designer using plastic day-to-day, this free talk will unlock new ways to help you reduce your carbon footprint.
12.10pm
Shaun Herdsman
Division Manager
Modiform
Back in Black – You CAN recycle plastic plant pots
Award-winning manufacturer Modiform provides a short update on their innovative alternatives to black plastic plant pots releasing in 2020, and why you should take notice if you want to save costs and care for the environment.
12.30pm
Jason Reeves MCIEEM
Head of Policy and Communications
Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
Biodiversity Net Gain – Practical ways to protect the natural environment
CIEEM will introduce BALI members to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), including the use of metrics and Defra’s planned ‘eco-metric’. Defra has consulted on making Biodiversity Net Gain a mandatory element of the English planning system, the Chancellor has announced that it will be mandatory, and the Environment Secretary has reinforced this commitment. BNG forms part of a larger commitment to being the first generation to leave the environment in a better state than it was before. This includes increasing health and well-being benefits from green spaces, reducing air pollution, improving soil condition, and creating natural flood prevention measures.
How to book your place(s)
For further information or to confirm your place(s) please email nicky.mcmurdo@bali.org.uk or alternatively book online via our event page.
The event is free for BALI members but non-members will be charged £12.00 (inc VAT).