Latest press releases and news items
Resource Futures appoints Fridey Cordingley as Communications Director
The appointment of Fridey Cordingley, to the newly created post of Communications Director completes the planned expansion of Resource Futures senior management team.
Fridey has been Head of Recycle Now at WRAP since 2005, managing and delivering ‘Recycle Now’ the national recycling campaign for England including setting up and managing WRAP’s Recycle Now in schools programme. Fridey originally joined WRAP in 2004 as Home Composting Campaign Manager.
Fridey will be directing Resource Futures’ behavioural change work through the leadership of the Communications and Projects teams in the delivery of a high standard of communications and marketing consultancy services. She will be taking up her appointment at the end of August.
Together with other recent appointments (Dr Julian Parfitt as Research and Technical Director and Ray Georgeson as non-executive Director) the team, under the leadership of Jane Stephenson have considerable expertise and experience across a range of strategic waste issues as well as being well grounded in practical delivery and applied research.
Jane Stephenson CEO said,
“I am delighted that Fridey will be joining Resource Futures. She will bring knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to our communications and project work which will ably complement the research and technical skills introduced by Julian Parfitt’s appointment in May 08. I look forward to working closely with her in building on our extensive experience and expertise to provide high quality services to our expanding list of clients.”
Commenting on her appointment Fridey said,
“Resource Futures is a dynamic cutting edge company offering a full range of environmental communications and research services that deliver real behaviour change. I am in full admiration of the work they do and delighted to be joining them at this important time”
For more information contact:
Jane Stephenson, CEO
Tel 0117 914 3575 (direct dial)
janestephenson@resourcefutures.co.uk
Resource Futures welcomes Ray Georgeson as a Non-Executive Director
Resource Futures are delighted to announce that Ray Georgeson is to join their Board as a Non-Executive Director.
Resource Futures is a multi-disciplinary consultancy working in the resource management field with offices in Bristol and Leeds. The company has a unique blend of operational, research and public engagement expertise and experience built up over a 20 year period having been formed in 2006 following the merger of Network Recycling, SWAP and The Recycling Consortium. Ray’s appointment follows a decision by the Board to engage additional Non-Executive Directors to provide external input on strategic issues.
Ray has been Policy Director at WRAP since it’s inception in 2001 and prior to that was Executive Director for Waste Watch. He was awarded an MBE in 2000 for his services to waste management.
Jane Stephenson, CEO said, “It has always been our intention to find suitable Non-Executive Directors to work with us in the growth and development of Resource Futures. Ray has a long career of being at the forefront of strategic developments within the resource management field and we are delighted that he has agreed to join our Board.”
Commenting on his appointment Ray said, “I am delighted to be asked to join the Board of Resource Futures. It is a forward thinking company whose values and ethos I share, and I look forward to contributing to the strategic development of the business as it responds to the ever-growing demand for more sustainable resource management.”
For more information contact:
Jane Stephenson, CEO
Tel 0117 914 3575 (direct dial)
janestephenson@resourcefutures.co.uk
Appointment of Dr Julian Parfitt to Resource Futures
Resource Futures are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Julian Parfitt as Research and Technical Director. Julian has considerable experience in the waste management field and has held a number of senior strategic positions.
Julian worked from 2002 – 2007 as Principal Analyst at WRAP and over the last year he has been Head of Research at ECT. He has held various university, consultancy and market research industry posts and has conducted waste and resources management research for over 25 years across a broad range of topics: waste statistics, waste strategy, behavioural/attitudinal surveys, market development and life-cycle assessments.
He was responsible for establishing the 1995 DETR Waste Management Survey and worked on early phases of the WasteDataFlow project. At WRAP he led the Monitoring and Evaluation team and was seconded to the Prime Minister’s Strategy Unit ‘Waste Not Want Not’ review (2002) as well as working extensively on technical issues for Defra’s 2007 Waste Strategy. His key achievement at WRAP was his successful design and management of WRAP’s international LCA review: ‘Environmental Benefits of Recycling’.
Julian is a member of Defra’s Waste and Resources Research Advisory Group, is an editorial board member of CIWM’s ‘Communications in Waste and Resource Management’ and a member of CIWM’s Waste Strategy Special Interest Group.
He has worked closely with key staff at Resource Futures over a long period of time and the company is delighted that he has decided to join our Senior Mangement Team. He has a particular interest in applied research and will be a valuable asset in bringing in additional research capability to the range of practical and technical advice and consultancy services offered by the company.
For more information contact:
Jane Stephenson, CEO
Tel 0117 914 3575 (direct dial)
janestephenson@resourcefutures.co.uk
Launch of hospital waste, cost-allocation model
Resource Futures have launched a new model which enables hospitals to allocate waste management costs on a ward by ward basis. The model builds on work done for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and will be of interest to both facilities and finance managers.
This is a sophisticated model that calculates the waste management costs for each ward on a per patient-day basis allowing finance managers to accurately recharge waste costs to wards or departments. Facilities managers can also use the information to develop future waste management strategies and identify potential savings on waste management charges.
The model was developed by Resource Futures while working on a project funded by Recycle Action Yorkshire. The information from the model was used to review recycling and clinical waste reduction programmes in the hospital and estimated savings to the waste management budget of 43% per year.
The new model can be easily adapted for other individual hospitals or rolled out across the whole of a Primary Care Trust. Resource Futures are able to offer the modelling service on its own or coupled with full waste management consultancy services.
For more information contact:
Eric Bridgwater
Senior Consultant
Tel 0117 914 1272 (direct dial)
eric.bridgwater@resourcefutures.co.uk
Appointment of new Senior Consultant, Karin Dubois
Resource Futures are pleased to announce the appointment of Karin Dubois as Senior Consultant to our Communications and Public Engagement Team. Karin, who recently relocated from South Africa, will be based in the company’s Leeds office.
Karin’s professional experience spans a diverse range of projects across the marketing and multimedia landscape. She worked for many years as a television executive, developing and producing environmental programming for the South African market. In this capacity, Karin was also involved in community engagement work, establishing and promoting eco-clubs, clean-up campaigns and community-based food gardens.
A passionate advocate of sustainable living, Karin is committed to working with local people and using effective communication for positive behaviour change. She was awarded the Environmental Journalist of the Year award in the Electronic Media, for her work, which has also been recognised by South Africa’s Department of Environment Affairs.
“Karin brings to our team a wide range of expertise in the commercial and retail sectors,” says Cathy Riley, the company’s Communications and Public Engagement Team Manager. “Her project initiation skills, leadership, management experience and overall creative approach are a valuable asset for our work.”
For more information contact:
Cathy Riley
Principle Communication Consultant
Tel 0117 914 3445 (direct dial)
Cathy.riley@resourcefutures.co.uk
Appointment of new financial director, Mike Moore
Mike Moore, fellow of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Mike joins Resource Futures after 19 years working for Wessex Water. During his time at Wessex he worked in a variety of growth areas including electricity generation from methane gas and spent ten years as Head of Finance for Swiss Combi Technology, a Swiss based company, working throughout Europe.
Mike was attracted to Resource Futures by the ethos of a not-for profit professional organisation and the growth potential in the sustainable waste management and resource efficiency market sectors.
“I have a lot of enthusiasm for this organisation and see its potential to grow; I want to support the business in that growth”.
Mike takes over from Paula Rousell who had worked for Resource Futures or its subsidiary, SWAP, for over ten years and who leaves following her marriage and relocation. Paula had successfully seen the company through the restructuring and integration of the three organisations that merged to form Resource Futures in March 2006. Integration of the management and financial systems is now complete and Mike will be concentrating on building processes to support future growth.
For more information contact:
Kate Thomas
Business development and marketing Director
Tel 0117 914 3561 (direct dial)
Kate.thomas@resourcefutures.co.uk
Resource Futures appointed by largest waste disposal authority
Resource Futures is pleased to announce its appointment as marketing agency to Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority (GMWDA). Resource Futures have been selected to work on direct engagement in the Manchester community thanks to their expertise in public engagement and communication and in depth knowledge of the waste and resource efficiency sector.
Resource Futures will work alongside PR agency Corporate Culture who will be providing specialist PR support and advice to the Authority. Both companies will share their skills base and work in partnership alongside GMWDA and their partner Waste Collection Authorities (WCAs). GMWDA is expected to sign a 25-year PFI contract with Viridor and Laing in March 2008 which will include an in-vessel composter and materials recycling facility. The two agencies will help develop communications on the new developments and the rolling out of GMWDA’s waste strategy.
With offices in both Leeds and Bristol, Resource Futures has established itself as a leading practitioner of public engagement, consultation and marketing communications around resource efficiency. The communications team has extensive experience and skill acquired through delivery of a wide range of projects aimed at getting residents to use waste services responsibly, reduce their waste and undertake reuse activities.
Resource Futures has worked with a range of local authorities, waste management companies and community groups nationwide to achieve effective communication and, as such, have a detailed understanding of their operational structures, communication channels and needs.
For more information contact:
Cathy Riley
Principle Communication Consultant
Tel 0117 914 3445 (direct dial)
Cathy.riley@resourcefutures.co.uk
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