Earlier this year Jim Kirk succeeded Rupert Broome as Chair of the Manufacturers and Distributors Committee. Jim is sales and supply chain manager for Deadline products joining the company in 2008.
The M&D committee represent the interests of the manufacturing and distributing sector within the pest control industry lobbying key decision influencers within government to ensure they understand the issues facing the industry when forming legislation.
Regarding his appointment, Jim said:
“I have been a member of the Manufacturers and Distributors Committee since 2016 and have seen the value that it can bring to our industry.
“One of the major challenges for anyone involved in pest control is how to manage the changing climate in terms of chemical control of pests. We’ve seen a number of traditional solutions fall out of use through increased regulation.”
“It’s the role of the committee to try to give advance notice of these changes and, where appropriate, to push back against increased regulation where we believe it is counterproductive.
“I’m particularly proud of the work the committee did to influence the reversal of the decision to put Pheromone traps through the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) process, which would have resulted in them being removed from the market.”
For more information on the BPCA and the Manufacturers and Distributors Committee https://bpca.org.uk/
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