Members urged to promote IBP

Chief Executive’s AGM Report

IBP Services Chief Executive, Gerald Bowey, emphasised the added value provided by IBP to its members in his report, on behalf of the Executive Committee, to the Annual General Meeting held at The Building Centre last month.

He said: "No organisation can expect to survive and prosper without paying due care and attention to what its members want and need to enhance their own job performances, whether they are journalists or PR practitioners. I believe that, year on year, IBP continues to provide added value to its members."

He cited the national and the forthcoming new regional journalism awards schemes; the First of a planned series of professional development seminars, 'How the construction industry works' which had made an encouraging start and would be developed further next year; IBP 'Question Time' which would be held at the House of Commons on October 24 on the subject of 'Transport in Crisis' and the Summer Dinner, held for the second year running at a prestige venue, Somerset House, and hosted again by BDP, which attracted a capacity audience backed by a waiting list!

Gerald Bowey said: "Your executive is working hard on your behalf but there are also actions you can take as members to promote IBP. You can support existing events, contribute ideas for the future development of IBP, and get involved with sponsorship of existing events and help to recruit new members." Finally Gerald thanked Patrick Gulley of Gardiner & Theobald for his sterling work as Chairman; Aaron Morby of Construction News for his considerable contribution as President and the executive committee members for their hard work on behalf of the organisation.

The following IBP members were voted onto the Executive Committee at the AGM with the Officers and the board of IBP Services being voted in at the first Executive meeting in early August.