IDE Elections are upon us so use your vote wisely!

The IDE elections for Council of Management are now upon us with members receiving voting emails as we speak.

If you are a member eligible to vote you are being asked to vote in two contests as follows:-

1. Re-election of Stuart Accleton as Honorary Treasurer
You may think that as Stuart holds the position and is the only name on the ballot paper then you do not need to vote for him. This is wrong, he must be re-elected to the position as he is the best man for the job and can only be re-elected if the members vote for him so please DO NOT IGNORE this section.

2. Election to Council of Management
This year there are three places on the Council available and we have seven candidates to choose from when casting your three votes. I would ask that before you cast your votes you read the "manifestos" of the candidates to see which of the seven have the members' interests at heart and that is where you should cast your vote. It would be unethical of me as a Past President to tell you who I think you should, or should not vote for, but I will say that Mike Kehoe of C&D Consultancy is a candidate and Mike follows my own line of thinking with regard to the IDE.

The IDE, I believe, has always been an Institute for its members whoever they work for and whatever their position within demolition and that should not change. Demolition is not just for the privileged few, it is for everyone, so vote for those candidates that will ensure that IDE continues to put the needs of the individual members first, rather than the needs of companies.

And remember that even though you have three votes that you can cast you can use one, two, or all three of those votes. So if there are only two people that you feel meet your requirements for helping to run the IDE then vote for those two only. A "throw away" vote on a third candidate who you are not so keen on could, in fact, vote them into office before the ones you want to be in office.

The IDE has come a long way in the last ten years and this vote could be crucial in shaping it's future. Please VOTE but VOTE WISELY!

C&D's Mike Kehoe to speak at the Istanbul Demolition Summit on 12 March 2015

Here at C&D we have been supporters of KHL events for many years with John travelling to the first event in Istanbul many years ago and Stuart Accleton delivering a presentation on behalf of C&D in 2013 when John could not attend because of the death of his father.

This year however we are delighted to announce that the C&D presentation will be delivered by Mike Kehoe who will give an overview of the planning required to deliver safe, on time demolition within an inner city environment.

For those who couldn't attend in 2013 you can see what we had to say by clicking this link:
http://www.khl-group.com/events/demolition-conference-turkey/assets/john-woodward.pdf

IDE appoint new National Secretary

The IDE was surprised in February when Valerie Stroud decided to leave the position of National Secretary at a minutes notice and there was some disruption to Institute business since then but now they are back on track.

IDE President Steve Jack, Vice President Duncan Rudall and Council of Management member Stuart Accleton have taken their time, interviewed many applicants for the position, (nearly as many as were interviewed for the Wolves Head Coach position) and have made the appointment of a new National Secretary.

We are pleased to announce that Maureen Tong-Ralphs has taken over the position and is now getting to grips with institute business. She will attend her first IDE Council meeting on Thursday 13th June at Armac Group in Birmingham.

Here at C&D we wish Maureen all the best in the position and look forward to working closely with her for the future.