The Chemical Enterprise Affiliation (CBA), the voice of the UK chemical provide chain, held its annual awards ceremony on twenty eighth November 2024 on the Royal Armouries in Leeds. The night celebrated the achievements of companies and people from throughout the entire chemical provide chain with the presentation of quite a few awards.
The ‘Chemmies’, because the awards and the ceremony are actually identified, was attended by over 350 individuals together with staff from CBA member firms in addition to companions, authorities representatives and stakeholders from not solely the UK, however from throughout the globe.
On the evening there have been stay magic acts for attendees to take pleasure in, in addition to an informative and transferring video in regards to the work of the CBA’s chosen charity for 2024 Breathe Arts Well being Analysis (Breathe). This extraordinary organisation delivers numerous evidence-based programmes throughout a spread of artwork varieties, to fulfill particular medical and wellbeing wants. Their groundbreaking work with younger individuals with hemiplegia (a situation brought on by a mind damage, that ends in various levels of weak point or stiffness in a single aspect of the physique), makes use of the artwork of magic as an intensive bimanual remedy and a means of boosting confidence and communication expertise. The charity’s Head of Growth, Lydia Hayes, was additionally in attendance on the evening. Almost £4,000 was raised on the evening itself, bringing the entire raised by the CBA to over £29,750 for the charity in 2024.
After the awards ceremony, the night continued with stay music and friends have been in a position to dance the evening away and revel in each other’s firm.
Tim Doggett, CEO of the Chemical Enterprise Affiliation (CBA) and a Director of the Commerce Affiliation Discussion board (TAF) mentioned: “The CBA is a extremely revered, main commerce affiliation with important world affect and the Chemmies have a novel concentrate on recognising and celebrating the excellent achievements of the chemical provide chain.”
“Our members, lots of whom are SMEs and household run companies, are the spine of the broader chemical trade, one of the necessary and numerous industries on this planet. Their immense achievements deserve not solely to be recognised, however whole-heartedly celebrated by such a large cross part of the chemical provide chain neighborhood.”
Awards and award winners on the evening have been:
- Accountable Care Award (Logistics Providers Member) – DSV Air & Sea Ltd
- Extremely counseled – H W Coates Ltd
- Accountable Care Award (Distributor Member, Workplace Solely) – Alfa Chemical compounds Ltd
- Extremely counseled – Meade-King, Robinson & Co Ltd
- Accountable Care Award (Distributor Member, with Operational Websites) – Tennants Distribution Ltd
- Extremely counseled – Airedale Group
- Sustainability Award Winner – Grolman Ltd
- Extremely counseled – DSV Air & Sea Ltd
- Wellbeing Award – DSV Air & Sea Ltd
- Neighborhood Engagement Award – Airedale Group
- Extremely counseled – Tennants Distribution Ltd
- Made a Distinction Award – Brian Taylor (Grace Abroad Ltd)
- Extremely counseled – Jay Barnes (Airedale Group), Lisa McLaren (Brenntag UK & Eire Ltd) and Georgia Llewellyn (Univar Options)
- Younger Particular person Award – Erin Scott (Brenntag UK & Eire Ltd)
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Sarah Taylor (Grace Abroad Ltd)
- Extremely counseled – Lorraine Burke (DKSH UK) and Maria Kelly (Tennants Distribution Ltd)
- Affiliate Member of the 12 months – Tiro Coaching Ltd
- Extremely counseled – Hibiscus Plc
- Logistics Providers Member of the 12 months – Grace Abroad Ltd
- Extremely counseled – Bowker Group and DSV Air & Sea Ltd
- Distributor/Producer Member of the 12 months – Nordmann UK Ltd
Supporters of the 2024 ‘Chemmies’ have been Hibiscus Plc (Accountable Care Awards), Airedale Group (Sustainability Award), Tiro Coaching Ltd (Wellbeing Award), Meade-King, Robinson & Co Ltd (Neighborhood Engagement Award), DSV Air & Sea Ltd (Made A Distinction Award), Division for Enterprise and Commerce (Younger Particular person Award), Dachser Ltd (Lifetime Achievement Award), Grace Abroad Ltd (Drinks Reception), UM Terminals Ltd (Place playing cards), Stort Group (Charity) with the Corcoran Group, Impulse Selections, The Magicians Desk and Sea Containers London resort generously donating the raffle prizes.
