Surprises and new winners at 2013 TAFF Awards: Kwik-Fit's Roger Griggs to be next chairman

摘要

THE NTDA'S 84TH ANNUAL DINNER was once again a sell-out. And this year the TAFF awards provided a number of new winners. In addition the crowds were entertained by Hal Cruttendon and association chairman Stephen Callow was joined by Lanxess UK MD Kim O'Connor in addressing the 400+ industry decision makers in attendance. Stephen Callow's annual address marked the final speech of his tenure. Indeed one of the first subjects was the announcement of Kwik-Fit communications director Roger Griggs as the next chairman. According to the current incumbent, Griggs will take over in March. From here the speech covered a range of topics including what the association is doing to keep up with legislative changes affecting the tyre business, the results of the recent NTDA/Lanxess research into retail views on tyre labelling and the association's support for the work of TyreSafe. Although there sometimes appears to be a never-ending stream of new legislation, the focus of the NTDA's attention in recent months has been the first year of tyre labelling. As a result the association has produced survey data showing relatively low levels of demand for labelling data from consumers. The NTDA also called on government to do more to make the most of the labelling opportunity (see page 36 for more on tyre labelling).