Bostin FittleDo you know what

it means?! Find out in the West Midlands Section news

Annual General Meeting A round up of what

happened at this year’sAGM at Carpenters’ Hall

James McLaughlin FIOCIOC Board member

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WelcomeI begin this issue with an apology for the delay in getting it out to you. Sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day for me to get everything done and what with the AGM, the new website (which is now live - see page 7 for more), ensuring Which? have the right Ts and Cs for us and the normal day to day happenings around the IOC, it’s late coming out to you. The AGM is held most years in May or early June so with this in mind and to prevent delays again in the future, the publication dates for Cutting Edge’s future editions are as follows: February, April, June, August, October and December. This means that I won’t be holding off publishing the May edition because of the AGM, and we won’t be wishing you a Merry Christmas in November!

As you may or may not be aware, the Institute was completely offline with no access to email or the internet for the two weeks prior to the AGM due to broadband issues beyond our control and this couldn’t have come at a worse time. I’m sorry if you tried to contact us by email during this period but can assure you that we are now back up and running. In fact, we will shortly be migrating the Institute’s email to Google which will mean that in the future, even if we have broadband issues, we’ll still be able to access our email (no email addresses will change).

All AGM notices (and Cutting Edge) are sent by email to everyone we hold an email address for and in the post to those we don’t. It has been brought to my attention that some of you may not have received this email - please could you add the domain instituteofcarpenters.com to your email filters to ensure that our emails can get through. Please also check our website periodically as I will also update this as soon as a new edition of Cutting Edge is released or any mass communications are required. Do also remember that if you have changed your address (email or postal) that we need to know about it otherwise we’ll continue to use the old one and you’ll be missing out!

You’ll see that this month, the usual updates from William and I are missing as our content has been combined into the AGM article. Normal service will resume in the next edition!

So, who knew we had a gold medal winning European Champion in Tae Kwon Do in our midst?! James McLaughlin FIOC tells us all about his recent trip to Switzerland. Whilst closer to home we hear from Brian Streather FIOC about Central Section’s combined meeting with the Kent & East Sussex Membership Group at Bosch. And last but by no means least, check out page 8 for news of a new discount for IOC members with Which? Trusted Traders and for those of you who sign up before the end of August (up to a maximum of 50 *) you will also get 6 months free and the registration fee is waived.

All that remains for me to say is.... Until the next time, happy reading!

Sharon Hutchings24th June 2014

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In this edition...News

4 2014 Annual General Meeting An overview of what happened at this year’s AGM on 7th June at Carpenters’ Hall5 2014 Annual General Meeting minutes Whilst it’s still fresh in our minds, read the minutes to find out in more detail what happened on the day9 Thoughts from Dave! Which? Trusted Traders’ Head Assessor brings news of changes to consumer contracts and MTCs10 News round up Welcome to our new members & a plea for help from IOC member Paul Pinchefsky MIOC

Member news

11 Competition Corner News from this year’s Carpenters’ Craft Competition and James McLaughlin FIOC’s European Championship success12 Introducing the Scotland Region Key facts about the Region and an introduction to Scotland Regional Chairman Wilson Miller FIOC

14 Regional news News of visits by Central Section, Kent & East Sussex Membership Group and West Midlands Section15 IBICC visit to the Aeronautical Plywood Company An article from the July 1924 edition of the IBICC Journal16 IOC Region and section contact details Email, phone or post, there’s a way to contact our regional officers

Member benefits

8 50% discount at Which? Trusted Traders for IOC members (Terms & Conditions apply) News of a new discount for IOC members and an additional discount if you sign up before the end of August9 25% discount with HANDSHQ H&S documents made easy at HANDSHQ13 5% off at Sole Trader Business Group and news of how the IOC is working in partnership with Bond Insurance Details of the discounts you can benefit from as an IOC member

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The August 2014 edition copy deadline is 18th July.

Please send any ideas for content and completed articles to:

newsletter@instituteofcarpenters.com or IOC Cutting Edge, 32 High Street, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 6EA

April 1924 journal article Staining, fumigating,

French and wax polishing

How to make moneyA cardboard box full

of dollar bills?First appearances can be deceptive!

www.instituteofcarpenters.com The new website is coming

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2014 Annual General Meeting

We know that the thought of traipsing to London for an hour long meeting is not necessarily that appealing which is why this year we added some more elements to the day!

As usual the day began with a wonderful display of things from around the Institute and our thanks go to all our contributors for taking the time to contribute - Paul Simmonds (Cedars Upper School), Colin Searle FIOC (Advanced routing), IOC Thames Valley section (Carpenters’ Craft Competition, wood working tools and cabinet making), Brian Streather FIOC (IOC Central Section and the raffle!), Trevor Eveleigh FIOC (Membership Groups) and Tim Wade from Which? Trusted Traders.

It was also great to see input from all over the world in Ken Julier’s slide presentation of all things IOC. If you’d like to take a look at this presentation please contact Head Office.

The AGM itself kicked off at 11:14 and you can see the detail of this in the minutes of the meeting on page 5. In summary, all the resolutions were adopted which meant the 2013 accounts were finalised and are ready for statutory filing, and the revised Articles of Association were approved and will soon be filed with Companies House.

At the end of the AGM, we were delighted to be able to present illuminated addresses to Peter Dawson FIOC (top), David Elliott VP FIOC (middle) and Trevor Eveleigh LCGI FIOC (bottom).

After the formalities were dealt with, we were delighted to welcome Alan Creasey FIOC, the IOC’s Heritage Representative, to deliver the day’s key note speech. Alan didn’t disappoint and delivered an interactive and passionate session on Teaching NVQ Level 3 in Heritage Skills. Alan worked closely with the National Heritage Training Group on behalf of the IOC to create this course and is now also delivering it as well. It was great to hear about how he is working with the craftspeople of tomorrow and helping to ensure that our craft remains alive and valued. On behalf of everyone who attended the AGM, I would like to sincerely thank Alan for his presentation.

After lunch, we launched into the seminar sessions of which there were three. Anthony Baker MIOC, Principle Conservator at The Foundling Museum, told us all about The Witch, The Joint, and Ethics

John Appleton FIOC and Jim O’Brien FIOC gave an insight into The Building Crafts College. It was really interesting to hear about the various approaches they have to learning and hear about how their students are progressing.

Jim Stickings FIOC ran the third session which took a look at CAD for the Woodworking professional and how this can assist in ensuring things are accurate and can speed up the design and calculation processes.

Some of your feedback suggested that you were disappointed that some of these seminars had to be cut short and this is something we will address for next year to avoid disappointment.

Again, I’d like to thank Anthony, John, Jim and Jim for the work they put into preparing their seminars and also for their delivery.

And so to next year.... What would you like to see at the AGM? What would entice you down to London for the weekend?! Please let me know by emailing newsletter@instituteofcarpenters.com or send a letter to me at 32 High Street, Wendover, Bucks, HP22 6EA.

And finally.... Please put 9th May 2015 in your diary for our next Annual General Meeting - we look forward to seeing even more of you join us then!

Sharon Hutchings | Admin Manager

Thanks to David Winson FIOC for the photographs.

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7th June saw another successful Annual General Meeting and we were delighted to welcome nearly 50 of you to Carpenters’ Hall in London. It was lovely to see some familiar faces amongst you and also some new faces too!

2014 AGM MinutesMinutes of the 2014 Annual General Meeting held at Carpenters Hall, London at 11.00am on 7th June 2014.

PresentC Addison, J Appleton, C Archer, W Avery, A Baker, M Burdfield, D Carter, K Clarke, A Creasey, M Davies, P Dawson, K Denton, D Ellott, T Eveleigh, V Eveleigh, L Fildes, T Greaves, G Hayden, C Higley, F Iddiols, K Julier, G Kemp, N Little, J McLaughlin, J O’Brien, C Searle, P Simmonds, J Smith, F Sommer, D Stevens, J Stickings, B Streather, P Street, J Taylor, L White, M White and D Winson.

In attendance: S Hutchings (IOC Admin Manager), N Simpson (IOC Admin Assistant), M Eveleigh, J Greaves, M Kemp, S Moraveg-Oskooie, W Searle, M Streather and T Wade (Which? Trusted Traders).

The meeting started at 11:14.

William Avery (WA) dealt with housekeeping issues (fire exits), apologised for the IOC’s broken email and explained the format for the day.

1. Apologies J Bacon, M Blake, S Bygrave, J Campbell, J Carlton, W Cook, J Cotter, M Davies, L Drury, M Dunn, D Elliott, R Evershed, D Field, S Green, M Greenhalgh, E Harris, A Harvey, C Hazeldine, T Jones, R Kembry, J Lawrence, D Masey, A Mayes, T Metcalfe, H Miller, W Miller, A Mowery, B Noyes, P Preston, W Rex, I Selby, L Shepherd, A Skeats, G Smith, A Watkins, P Wells and F Wheeler.

2. Minutes of the meeting held on 18th May 2013 There were no matters or issues arising from the minutes so the 2013 AGM minutes were proposed for acceptance by David Elliott FIOC, seconded by Colin Searle FIOC and IOC President William Avery signed the 2013 meeting minutes as a true recording of proceedings.

3. Annual reports3.1 President’s reportWA explained that his report had been available for all in the AGM papers and that he didn’t propose going through it again. He highlighted that the website is in the final demo mode and will be launched in the next couple of weeks. It was available to view on a laptop at the rear of the hall. WA explained that it had taken longer than expected but that we had wanted to make sure it was fit for purpose.

WA also welcomed Which? Trusted Traders to the meeting and explained

that at the time of writing his address negotiations were still ongoing but were now concluded and that there was a special offer to members who join today.

Chris Addison MIOC (Thames Valley section) asked what the turnover of members was as membership is flat-lining. WA explained that the new members joining broadly balanced out the people who are leaving but that we didn’t have the exact figure to hand. He said that SH would get the exact figure and let him know. Meirick Davis MIOC asked if they could also have the regional figures – WA confirmed that the answer was yes. SH will send these figures out once the latest sets of figures are available in early July 2014.

3.2 Administrator’s reportWA asked if there were any questions. None were raised. WA proposed a vote of thanks to Sharon Hutchings and Nici Simpson having explained that they work very hard to support the Institute. A round of applause followed.

4. Annual accounts4.1 Directors’ report and 4.2 Financial statements (dealt with together)WA explained that the Directors of the Company are himself and John Taylor. WA invited Colin Searle (IOC Honorary Treasurer) to speak to members about his role. Colin explained his role as Honorary Treasurer, which is to ensure that the members’ funds are spent correctly by the Board on behalf of members. He confirmed that he had been happy that things were being spent wisely and correctly and asked that any technical questions about the accounts be directed to WA.

WA explained that the surplus for the organisation (as opposed to a profit which we don’t have because the IOC is a not-for-profit organisation) has increased year over year and that there are no longer any deficits from previous years. WA asked if there were any further questions on the Directors report or the 2013 accounts – none followed.

Resolution 1 – To adopt the Report of the DirectorsAcceptance was proposed by David Winson FIOC and seconded by Alan Creasey FIOC and acceptance of the Report of the Directors was carried.

Vote Present Proxy TotalFor 37 29 66Against 0 0 0Witheld 0 1 1TOTAL 37 30 67

Resolution 2 – To adopt the financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2013Acceptance was proposed by David Winson FIOC and seconded by Chris Addison MIOC and acceptance of the financial statements was carried.

Vote Present Proxy TotalFor 37 28 65Against 0 0 0Abstain 0 2 2TOTAL 37 30 67

5. Articles of AssociationWA explained that the Articles of Association needed to change to reflect how the Institute is run today and the current Companies Act and asked if everyone was happy in principal for them to be adopted.

Meirick Davis MIOC asked for a summary of the changes. WA explained that main change is that the Memorandum of Association has now been combined into the Articles of Association (Clauses 2 and 3 have come in from the original Memorandum of Association). The other change is that the Council is removed. The previous approved version (The Way Forwards document which wasn’t actually submitted to Companies House) – included the Council so this is the main change. I.e. the Institute is now run by the Board and controlled by the members at the AGM.

WA asked if there were any other questions. David Winson, apologised as he had meant to email WA in advance. He queried what was going to happen to sections under the new Articles of Association as it appeared that they had disappeared completely in favour of Regions and he explained that there had been some concern about that (particularly in the East Midlands section). WA explained that there is no plan to remove Sections at all – there is enough scope in the A of A to cover the sections within the regional structure. John Taylor added that the regions act as a conduit from members to the main board and that sections are ultimately controlled by the region and provide a practical interface between members on the ground. Regions are part of the legal structure of the Institute and are responsible to the Board. JT further explained that if Regions are large it is practical to have sections to extend the practical interface.WA also confirmed that the Articles of Association had been reviewed by solicitors.

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Special resolution 1 – To accept the recommendation of the Board of Directors to adopt the revised Articles of AssociationAcceptance was proposed by David Winson FIOC and seconded by Chris Higley FIOC and acceptance of the adoption of revised Articles of Association was carried.

Vote Present Proxy TotalFor 37 26 63Against 0 0 0Abstain 0 4 4TOTAL 37 30 67

6. Address by IOC President William AveryWilliam said that he felt that he had already talked enough already and that everything that he wished to say had been covered in his report in the AGM papers and the subsequent discussions during the AGM and proposed that the meeting moved onto any other business.

7. AOB7.1 Presentation of illuminated addresses and special illuminated addressesWilliam Avery handed over to David Elliott FIOC to announce the illuminated address.

David announced that Peter Dawson FIOC had been selected to be awarded an illuminated address “in grateful recognition of the outstanding contribution and dedicated service in promoting the Institute’s aims and objectives. For giving encouragement to others, to become aware of and associate themselves with the work of the Institute of Carpenters. Peter joined the Institute in 1968, having been encouraged by Ben Iredale, his then lecturer at College, to take the Institute Examination. He became an Associate and was elected a Fellow in 1993. He was awarded the Master Certificate in 2003. Peter has been a member for forty six years. He has supported the East Anglian section as a committee member and later as Chairman of the section. He has acted as a judge for SkillBuild, supported lectures and social events. Nationally he has been the section representative on Council for many years. Peter was nominated for Chairman of Council but ill health prevented this happening”. A round of applause followed Peter’s presentation of his certificate.

William Avery then asked Dave to stay as he had the delightful task of making a presentation to David Elliott VP FIOC (which as Chair of the Awards Committee Dave had known nothing about!) William awarded Dave an illuminated address “in grateful recognition of his outstanding

and exemplary contribution and dedicated services to the Institute of Carpenters. David has been a member of the Institute of Carpenters for forty-seven years and has been actively involved in many roles during that time. Most notably as Chairman of the Council in 1991, Publicity Officer (1984-1998) and more recently as a member of the Membership Committee, Awards Committee and the Northern Regional Representative sitting on the Institute of Carpenters Board. David has been involved in many different aspects of the Institute but at the heart of it is his enthusiasm about our organisation and the benefits of membership. The Institute warmly thanks David for his contribution to the Board and would also like to thank his wife Edna for all her help and support over the years.” A round of applause followed.

William then invited Trevor Eveleigh FIOC LCGI to step forward and awarded him a special illuminated address “on his retirement from the Board of the Institute of Carpenters following many years of exemplary service. Trevor with Viola, his constant support, has made a huge contribution to the Board and, as a result, the activities of the Institute through a period of considerable change in both governance and management. Throughout his time on the Board Trevor has remained Chair of the Membership Committee and has enjoyed considerable success in not only increasing membership but also strengthening the Regional Structure often by taking on temporary roles to cover vacancies. The Board is delighted that he intends to continue with the Membership Committee. The Institute warmly thanks Trevor for his contribution to the Board and for his enthusiastic support and service to the Institute of which he has been a member for 56 years.” A round of applause followed.

William concluded by commenting that the lifeblood of the Institute is its members and said “if everyone here managed to recruit one more member, then the IOC would thrive in the future. That’s the real message that we need to get across today”.

7.2 Additional AOB received prior to the meetingWA explained that there may have been other AOB but that it hadn’t been received because of the IOC’s recent email problems. The following questions were received from Thames Valley section the day before the meeting:What is the IOC doing to promote the Institute to trade and industry?WA explained that “since becoming President the Institute has been in survival

mode and it is not until this year that there has been the resources to think of doing any active promotion. The Institute is indebted to its members for keeping faith in the Institute during this period. The IOC is now in a position to develop in a way that benefits the members, provided of course that the membership keeps moving up.

So far, with the benefit of a positive financial position the website has been updated and a beta version can been seen on a laptop at the rear of the hall. It will go live in the next couple of weeks. The principle benefit of the new website is its flexibility, multi-platform capability, search engine optimisation, ease of updating and use, in fact a totally up to date website. We have also negotiated preferential access to Hands HQ and Which? Trusted Traders as recent additional benefits for members. This all helps to raise the profile of the IOC.

Ideas and views of members are of course welcome either directly to the board via Sharon or through regional representation”.

Does the IOC see itself as a training organisation?WA “Not as such but the IOC does support many members who are actively involved in training and I would not rule out the principle that the IOC does provide training and/or CPD. I am sure that Paul Preston FIOC would be pleased to have any ideas from members, but resources will always be an issue.

What type of courses will it provide, i.e. part time/evening certification/qualification courses, short courses or continued professional development?WA “The question links into the previous one. There is a role for the IOC in providing resources for CPD and a forum for exchange of ideas/solutions to problems amongst members. Again Paul would be keen to hear from members with ideas and indeed resources that could be made available to members directly, via the website or via the regional organisation”.

What is the value of joining the IOC? WA “Fellowship with kindred spirits particularly if members participate in regional activities. There is also a range of benefits which I won’t list now as well as recognition of professional standing in the industry”. WA added “the holy grail is that no one would employ a carpenter unless they were IOC member because we have a code of conduct and are going to do things properly”.

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In terms of the purpose of the Institute, what are the long term aims of the IOC?WA explained that these are set out in the Articles which combine the Memorandum of Association and are as follows:-• to promote the wellbeing and general

interest of its members by mutual improvement, research, education, training, development, the reading of papers, lectures, visiting works and places of interest, the publication of a journal and the organisation of various other social activities;

• to establish, develop and maintain appropriate standards of competence and conduct by those engaged in carpentry, joinery, shop fitting or any other craft or skill involving wood.

He added “this covers a wide range of activity and really the long term aims of the IOC is for the members to propose and for the board to put into practice if at all possible.”

What is the role of sections in promoting and increasing membership the IOC?WA “When the IOC was reorganised the importance of the regions was emphasised with Regional Chairman joining the board. The role of the regions is to mirror the activities of Head Office, the board and committees to actively support the members in the region, to promote the IOC in the region and encourage more people, colleges and businesses to join. Sections

are seen as very important subdivisions of Regions always with some flexibility.”

7.3 AOB received during the meetingBrian Streather FIOC commented that when he had offered to run the raffle he had written to a number of organisations previously associated with the IOC to see if they could help. He said that he had been disappointed as all organisations had previously been interested but that no donations had been received.

Chris Addison asked if the minutes could be sent out shortly after the meeting as opposed to the following year along with the AGM papers. SH and WA confirmed they will now go into a forthcoming edition of Cutting Edge.

WA handed over to John Taylor (IOC Vice President) to ask if he had anything to add. John explained that WA had been very modest about his input to the IOC and that he should be thanked for all the hard work he had done for the Institute.

8. Closing RemarksWA thanked everyone for coming and explained the format for the rest of the day (guest speaker Alan Creasey FIOC and seminar sessions after lunch).

The meeting closed at 12:03.

A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY

Please put Saturday 9th May 2015 in your diary for the next Annual General Meeting of the Institute of Carpenters at Carpenters’ Hall, London.

If you have any ideas about how the day could be enhanced, do let us know.

See you then!

The new website is finally here! Visit www.instituteofcarpenters.com to take a look.I know it’s been a long time coming, but I have finally got the website to the stage where it can be launched. There is still some further development required and it will be an ever evolving thing but I hope you’ll agree that it is a step forwards!

Members’ Area log inAll IOC members with an email address have already been set up with access to the members area, simply log in with your email address and the password changeme

Once you have logged in, a new item will appear on the top menu bar called Members Home, please click on this and select the change your password option. Please set a password that contains both capital letters, numbers and punctuation - e.g. Password01! (not that though!).

If you can’t log in, simply go to the menu item called Existing Member? and follow the instructions on screen to register.

Find a CarpenterIf you were previously registered for Find a Professional and have an email address, you have already been included in the listings. If you would like to be added, please go to the menu item called Existing Member? and then on the sub menu, choose Join Find a Carpenter and follow the instructions on screen.

As with everything new, there is always a period of teething issues so if you spot anything which I’ve missed, please email newsletter@instituteofcarpenters.com and I’ll get it updated ASAP.

Which? Trusted Traders discount

Promotional offer for IOC members: 50% off Which? Trusted Traders membership*:

You can now enjoy the power of an official endorsement from the UK’s leading consumer organisation.

Which? only want the best traders on their scheme.

So if you’re a cut above the rest, and as an IOC member, Which? and the IOC reckon you could have what it take to be a Which? Trusted trader.

Apply to join Which? Trusted Traders for just £40 and if you are accepted you’ll receive 50% off your first years’ membership*. Simply quote the code TTCAR when you call.

Visit our website whichtraders.co.uk for more information.

If you’re one of the next 50 applicants you will also be eligible for an initial six month’s membership completely free*. So don’t wait, give us a call today on 01992 825030 and quote TTCARF.* Terms and conditions apply (see below)

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For those of you who weren’t at the AGM, you won’t yet know that we have recently finalised an agreement with Which? Trusted Traders for IOC members to receive a 50% discount off their membership price for the first year* if they successfully become a Which? Trusted trader. This news was hot off the press at the AGM and we were delighted to welcome Tim Wade from Which? Trusted Traders to join us in person. Tim also brought with him a fantastic introductory offer of six months free, for anyone who signed up on the day. Some of you have already take advantage of this offer and here’s hoping that you’ll soon start seeing the benefits that an endorsement from the UK’s consumer association can bring.

What’s more, Which? Trusted Traders has agreed to extend this AGM special offer until the 31st August. However, it’s restricted to the first 50 applicants so you’ll need to move fast! All you need to do to take advantage of this offer is to call 01992 825030 and quote TTCARF. I’ll hand you over to Tim now to explain some more!

It was great to meet many of you at the recent AGM, and have the opportunity to talk about the exciting partnership Which? Trusted Traders are launching with the IOC. I even won an IOC tie in the raffle!

We now begin the journey of working together to bring consumers a greater understanding of the IOC and the benefits of using a member, and also for those of you that take advantage of the preferential membership, the benefits a Which? Trusted Traders endorsement brings.

It was great that many of you signed up for Which? Trusted Traders at the AGM, and for those unable to attend you can still take advantage of the promotional offer. This is a great way to help you really stand out from the crowd. On behalf of Which? Trusted Traders, we look forward to working and growing a fruitful partnership with you all at the IOC over the coming months.

Which? are also well versed in providing expert advice so on the next page is some must read advice regarding new regulations that will be affecting you.

Tim Wade | Head of Business Development* Terms and Conditions1. The following offers are open to members of the Institute of Carpenters (IOC), and are subject to eligibility and assessment. The closing date for applications for “Offer One” is midnight on the 31st August 2014, or on receipt by Which? Limited (“Which?) of 50 applications from members of the IOC, whichever is the earlier. The closing date for “Offer two” is on 31st July 2015. 2. All traders are required to apply over the phone to enter into the assessment process for the Scheme on the telephone number set out above. Offer One: For first 50 traders who apply to the Scheme 3. For the first 50 traders who apply for the Which? Trusted Trader scheme (the “Scheme”) before 31st August 2014, the application fee of £40 shall be waived and each trader shall be entitled to free membership to the Scheme for six months, subject to the trader passing an assessment process. The six months’ free membership shall commence on the date of email confirmation from Which? that the assessment process has been successfully completed. 4. At the end of the first six months , the trader shall be entitled to continue their membership to the Scheme for a further period of 12 months, subject to (a) the trader paying 50% of the endorsement fee currently charged by Which? (as of 30 May 2014) in accordance with the terms then in force. The amount payable by the trader under this offer will be £20 per month (excluding VAT) or an upfront fee of £220 (excluding VAT) (payable at the end of the first 6 month free period) (unless the trader has more than 10 employees in which case the fee payable by the Trader under this offer shall be £30 per month (excluding VAT) or an upfront fee of £330 (excluding VAT)). 5. If the trader wishes to renew their membership beyond the discounted 12 month period referred to at section 4 above, they must notify Which? of this prior to the end of the 11th month. The trader will then be subject to an assessment process conducted by Which?. If the trader passes that assessment process, the trader shall be entitled to continue their membership to the Scheme for a further period of 12 months, based on any discounted rates that the IOC and Which? agree and may make available to the trader at the time. Offer two: For all other traders who apply 6. All traders will be required to pay an up-front £40, non-refundable application fee to enter into the assessment process for the Scheme. 7. If a trader passes the assessment process and is eligible to join the Scheme, they will be entitled to 50% off the endorsement fee currently charged by Which? (as of 30 May 2014) for the first 12 months of their membership. The amount payable by the trader under this offer will be £20 per month (excluding VAT) or an upfront fee of £220 (excluding VAT) unless the trader has more than 10 employees in which case the fee payable by the Trader under this offer shall be £30 per month (excluding VAT) or an upfront fee of £360 (excluding VAT)). 8. If the trader wishes to renew their membership beyond the first 12 month period, they must notify Which? of this prior to the end of the 11th month. The trader will then be subject to an assessment process conducted by Which?. If the trader passes that assessment process, the trader shall be entitled to continue their membership to the Scheme for a further period of 12 months, based on any discounted rates that the IOC and Which? agreed and may make available to the trader at the time. General terms applicable to both offers 9. Failure to pass the assessment process will result in the trader being rejected from the Scheme. 10. Should a trader not meet the applicable standard required to be a Which? Trusted trader at any time during their membership to the Scheme they may be removed from the Scheme and they will no longer be able to display any Which? Trusted Trader iconography and/or have access to any of the services provided by Which? under the Scheme. 11. All traders who join the Scheme must comply with the Scheme terms and conditions, Code of Conduct and all other contractual documentation governing use of the Which? Trusted Trader logo and the Which? Trusted Trader website as provided by Which? from time to time.

Thoughts from Dave...

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Dave Quinton is Which? Trusted Traders’ Head Assessor, and will be providing updates on topical news and changes effecting the trader community. In this edition its consumer contracts & MTC’s.

Consumer contracts.....all change!

Here at Which? Trusted Traders we know how difficult it is for any business to keep up to date with changing rules and regulations especially when so often they are not accompanied by a fanfare of publicity so we aim to ensure that all our endorsed traders are given advance notice and some easy to understand guidance to help them get it right before they get it wrong.

Top of the list this year has to be the snappily titled, Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. These new rules came into force on 13 June 2014 and have implications for all traders that agree a contract in the customer’s home and away from business premises. The regulations are wide reaching and as well as affecting traders who provide home improvement and repair services to customers in their homes, they also update requirements that relate to selling goods and services over the internet, better known as distance selling.

In a nutshell:

The main changes are that;• the customer’s right to cancel period has gone up from 7 to 14

days• extra information on contracts now has to be provided to

customers• a new model cancellation form should be used

What sort of information must I provide?

When you are away from your business premises and provided the contract is for more than £42 and you agree the job there and then in the customer’s home, you must give the following information in writing as failure to do so can be a criminal offence;

• what you are supplying• your trading identity, address, phone number and e-mail

address• if you are acting on behalf of another trader, their details• total price of the goods and services including VAT• information on deposits if required• delivery costs• details of a complaint handling policy or any code of conduct

you subscribe to• how the customer can exercise their right to cancel and the

time limits (cancellation form)• details of any after sales service or guarantee• if you offer dispute resolution, how it can be accessed

As you can see there is quite a lot of information to give so are there any exemptions to the right to cancel? The answer is yes.

Firstly, if the customer has specifically contacted you for urgent repairs or maintenance then the cancellation rights do not apply. Secondly, if you are called by a customer and you visit, leave a quotation or estimate and then the customer later accepts it by e-mail or phone etc. then there is no right to cancel. You should however inform the customer that there are no cancellation rights under these circumstances and get written authorisation to go ahead.

Lastly, if a customer is entitled to the right to cancel but wants you

to go ahead within the 14 days they can waive their rights provided you get agreement in writing to proceed so the best course of action is to use a ‘start work now’ form. Using such a form will help protect you from any comeback should they change their mind.

The Which? Trusted Traders’ leaflet ‘know the rules’ has more information on these important new changes to consumer law plus we have a pre-written quotation and contract form that traders can adopt to ensure they don’t miss any of the important information requirements. Find out more at http://www.which.co.uk/about-which/which-trusted-traders---documents/

Window and door Installers. Are you ready for MTC?

Businesses registered through FENSA, BM TRADA, CERTASS or others will need to prove their competence through a Minimum Technical Competencies (MTC) by 06 June 2014.

Back in 2012 the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) approved this new measure of competency for installers and surveyors of replacement windows and doors in domestic properties. Basically the MTC is very much like an NVQ and each installer or surveyor will need to have been assessed by the MTC awarding body. The only exception to this is if the installer already holds a verified NVQ within the last five years and that it covers installation. The relevant competent person scheme should be consulted for more information about the arrangements for obtaining a card under these circumstances.

For those installers who work on-site as part of a team only one person needs to demonstrate MTC compliance providing that individual is the person signing the job off.

If installers and surveyors cannot demonstrate their competence by 30 June 2014 then unfortunately they will not be able to remain in the competent person scheme and then the only legitimate route for installing windows and doors would be by registering each installation through Local Authority Building Control.

We would like to make ‘Thoughts from Dave...’ a regular feature in Cutting Edge magazine. If you have any areas you would specifically like him to cover then we’ll try our best to include them. Please send any requests to newsletter@instituteofcarpenters.com or post them to us at Head Office.

The IOC is committed to helping our members ensure they are compliant with Health & Safety regulations, and with HANDS HQ, this should be a lot easier than duplicating previously used word documents!

Visit their website www.handshq.com to find out more about how their easy to use system can really assist you in dealing with your H&S requirements.

To take advantage of your 25% discount, simply quote the discount code IOC.

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News round up

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Welcome to our new members

FellowChris Anderson FIOC (North East Northern)Robbie Watts FIOC (Greater London South Essex Surrey)Stuart Murphy FIOC (North West North Wales Ireland)Steven McCreanney FIOC (Channel Islands)Stanley Harries-Jones FIOC (North West North Wales Ireland)Keith Lewis FIOC (Overseas) MemberAnthony Skelding MIOC (West Midlands)Stephen Jefferson MIOC (North East Northern)Tom Goldsmith MIOC (South & South East)David Winship MIOC (Thames Valley)Ryenn Reed MIOC (Greater London South Essex Surrey)Jonathan Dibble MIOC (North East Northern)Andrew Cope MIOC (North West North Wales Ireland) LicentiateMohammad Rahman LIOC (Greater London South Essex Surrey) StudentThomas Williams (South West)Richard Pollitt (North East Northern)Dylan Cochrane (Scotland)

And we’re also pleased to welcome a new corporate member:

Colin Clutterbuck FIOC of C&C Carpentry Limited (South & South East)

You may remember in the January 2013 edition, IOC member Paul Pinchefsky MIOC brought us news of his long standing Tiger Oak cabinet project and we promised you an update. Paul contacted us recently and is after some help! Do take a moment to look at the link below as it provides alot more information about the project.

Hello everyone and hope all is well. I’m writing to let you know I’ve just set up and opened a crowd funding campaign with Indiegogo which can be found here - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-tiger-oak-cabinet/x/7494487 The project is the Tiger Oak Cabinet. For those who know me well, you’ll know this is a project I designed back in the 90’s and although it was never made, I claimed I would take on this complex project and start making it one day. Well, I did make a start almost two years ago on a pert time basis. I still haven’t finished the prototype leg - haha! Yes I know, we all need to earn a living! However, recently, I’ve been thinking about this project a lot and have since decided to set up a campaign through Indiegogo which is about crowd funding. Bottom line is... I’m looking for approximately 2,800 people worldwide to make a contribution of just £25. I’m not asking for your money so please don’t panic Mr Mannering! I’m asking if you wouldn’t mind spreading the word around to as many peeps as possible with the above link. If however you are in the frame of making a small contribution, that will be superb. Please check out the link and go from there. Many thanks to everyone.Paul J M Pinchefsky MIOC | Phone or text: 07976 870639 www.paulpinchefsky.com

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Competition Corner

2014 Carpenters’ Craft CompetitionFor those of you who don’t know, the Carpenters’ Craft Competition is open to students of carpentry, joinery and shopfitting from over 200 colleges nationwide. As their website says “it gives outstanding students the chance to showcase their work and have it judged by leaders in the field” - may of whom are IOC members.

There are regional heats and a national final and winners are presented with their prizes at a special ceremony at Carpenters’ Hall in London. Chris Higley FIOC, Competition Manager, gives us an overview of this year’s competition:

We have again received a high number of entrants from 17 colleges spread across the country, with just over half the entrants being in the Under 20 Section. With all the extra work that is having to be attended to by tutors at these colleges, this is a very good result.

The Under 20 Section was again awarded to Samuel Maclean from Inverness. Jack Weekes from City College Plymouth was a close second; Hari Bell was in third place and Douglas Foster in forth place, both from the Building Crafts College. Samuel Maclean is a very fine craftsman, he was first in 2013 and 2012 and second in 2011 and for his magnificent efforts he was awarded the George Pysden Trophy in 2013.

The Over 20 Section was won by Emma Leslie from the Building Crafts College - the first young lady to be a National winner of this competition. Shaun Conboy (Accrington and Rossendale College) came in second place and Stephen Noblet also from A&R was in third place. Iwan Thomas from Coleg Sir Gar only just missed out at being placed in the top three.

The Committee’s decision to divide the competition into two section has proved to be most popular, not only with the colleges where greater numbers of older student are attending course, but also with the students who have an opportunity to show their skills with the change of winning a prize.

My sincere thanks go to my Chairman and all committee members for all the hard work and dedication which they put into the competition in order to make it so successful. I would also like to thank Len Conway and all the staff at the Building Crafts College, all my regional judges and members of the colleges where regional judging is conducted and all the college staff who put forward the students to take part, their efforts are invaluable to the success of the competition.

Chris Higley FIOC | CCC Manager

If you or your college are interested in taking part in the 2015 competition, do take a moment to visit the Carpenters’ Craft website at www.carpenterscraft.co.uk. Who knows, you could be a winner next year?!

I recently entered the European Championships in Davos Switzerland in Tae Kwon Do and won the Gold Medal in my category for patterns, so a gold medal for England and a European title for me! Best of all we drove to Switzerland to take in the sights of the Swiss Alps and all of the different carpentry building artistic construction aspects, plus my dad and fellow carpenter Dean Raven were with me to share a memorable weekend.

James McLaughlin FIOC West Midlands Section & IOC Board member

Introducing.... Scotland Region

Wilson Miller FIOCScotland Regional Chairman

Date joined: November 1969

Why did you join the IOC?I was in a class undertaking the City and Guilds Block Release Courses at Reid Kerr College, Paisley when our tutors and Institute members George Watt and Matt Brown suggested the class take the Incorporated Institute of Certified Carpenters entrance examination. They indicated that although the Institutes’ Examination (Theory and Practical) was more advanced than the City & Guilds level we were at, that it would stretch us at that stage, and be a very good grounding for future studies and exams. I subsequently sat the examination passed and, being able to use the Institutes’ initials after my name, I joined and have been a member ever since.

A brief overview of your work history and what you do today: Following leaving school and undertaking a year’s Pre-vocational Course at Reid Kerr College, Paisley, I initially had a summer job, until I became 16 years old, labouring with the Paisley firm of Hugh Allan & Son (Slaters and Builders). I then commenced my apprenticeship with Hugh Young & Sons (Joiners), Paisley. This company undertook a wide variety of joinery work in the West of Scotland. In addition the company also undertook work for drapery firm Gall & Co, The Royal Bank of Scotland, Clydesdale Bank, etc which saw the company undertaking refurbishment and new works where these companies had branches throughout the length and breadth of Scotland. As such I was involved with a wide variety of work in many parts of Scotland. However, following a number of years at night school at The Glasgow College of Building and attaining an HND in Building I decided to move away from hands on joinery. I subsequently attained a job with Renfrew District Council dealing with planning of property maintenance and refurbishment which I undertook in various forms until I was offered and accepted early retirement in 2008.

Something unusual people may not know about you:For 36 years I have been Stage Manager of Johnstone Phoenix Theatre Group (Amateur). Our Group undertake two shows each year (a musical & a pantomime) where I not only have duties during the week’s run but organise the hire of backcloth’s etc, design, build and paint the sets and install all the items on the stage for the show’s run.

Why I took on the IOC role: To encourage engagement with the next generation of skilled carpenters and joiners.

Regional achievements in 2013:These have mainly been undertaken by members within the Edinburgh area who have managed to encourage a considerable number to become student members.

Key focus for 2014: To encourage the student members to undertake the Institutes’ entrance examinations to become full members and continue engagement with colleges who use the IOC syllabus and examinations.

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As you will have seen from the later editions of Cutting Edge in 2013, we were seeing more news from different sections and regions around the country. There are increasing levels of activity, with many of you meeting up periodically throughout the year.

In every edition of Cutting Edge, you’ll see the list of regional contacts (usually the back cover) but rather than leaving the names as words on a page, I thought it was time we brought some of them to life! So throughout this year we’ll be focusing on a different region to find out more about them.

Each Regional Officer has been asked to fill in a short questionnaire to facilitate this process and this month, I’m pleased to introduce to you Wilson Miller FIOC our Scotland Regional Chairman.

Sharon Hutchings

Key facts

ChairmanWilson Miller FIOC

Membership SecretaryWilliam McCulloch MIOC

4% of IOC members are in the region

Eldest - 81Youngest - 30

Postcodes covered:

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Regional updates

Institute of Carpenters members spend a day at the Bosch Training CentreA group of members from both Central Section and the Kent & East Sussex Membership Group recently spent a hands-on workshop day at the Bosch Power Tools Centre at Uxbridge. A challenging Saturday had been planned by Frank Iddiols FIOC of Central Section and Eric Streuli, Training Manager at Robert Bosch Ltd to use the latest Bosch power tool range to make a small folding occasional table.

Much preparation had been carried out by Frank in pre-planning the activity and constructing the various jigs required. Introduction to the range of power tools to be used and demonstration of the various tasks to be carried out on each started the day then it was down to the members. Guidance was always on hand when needed!!

It was soon obvious that everybody was enjoying the challenge as the various activities took place in the workshop.

A most enjoyable day having the opportunity to use the latest professional range of power tools available by a market leader and come away with an excellent small table and no hand tools used!!

Brian Streather FIOC | Central Section Secretary

West Midlands Section visitsEarly in April a party of members and friends from the West Midlands section visited the new public library in the centre of Birmingham. It is the largest regional library in Europe and very eye-catching with a mass of metal rings covering the external walls. Inside it is futuristic with lots of means of access to rooms and records.

On the top floor, an old panelled room has been incorporated from previous libraries and was designed in 1882 as The Shakespeare Memorial Room and it is worth a visit in itself.

The day after our visit, the evening papers carried a story of how the new library cost £189 million and the staff were unable to reach lots of the books, records and documents as the specifically designed steps for this use still hadn’t been delivered. No standing on chairs! After lunch we visited the nearby Art Gallery which included part of the ‘Staffordshire Hoard’ – ancient treasure found in a field about 30 miles from Birmingham.

We thank Maurice Dunn FIOC for arranging these very interesting visits.

A month later we visited another brand new building housing the archives of the Dudley area. We had a conducted tour including the ‘strong rooms’ where the temperature and humidity had to be kept constant to keep the thousands of documents in perfect condition. We were told that the most difficult and vulnerable paperwork to look after was the more modern digital materials. It seems these can deteriorate, whereas document that have survived for 1,000 years could well be OK for another 1,000 years, but of course, they too were very well looked after. We were taken up into the roof space where all the mechanical plant is housed that helps keep all the various rooms in ideal conditions.

After lunch at the nearby ‘Bostin Fittle’ (I leave you to work out what those Black Country words mean) the heavens opened so due to the atrocious weather we had to change our plans. We had arranged to visit the Rock Houses in South Staffordshire which are man-made caves, where even as late as the 1950s over 40 people lived in them. The rock is sandstone and a few miles away is a vast array of underground caves and miles of tunnels, which were hewn out during the last war (and kept secret for 50 years) in readiness to house some of the Royal Family and the Government. Instead, a smaller party of us visited part of the ‘Crystal Mile’ – lots of glass works, which includes a 100ft high cone, one of only four left in the UK.

At the end of May our Section Chairman, John Wood FIOC, invited all the committee men and their wives to a Chairman’s Lunch at a venue in north Birmingham.

This summer the Section has several more visits planned – long may it continue.

Thanks to the power of Google, we can tell you more about Black Country Dialect!

Bostin(g) is a well-known word meaning amazing, brilliant or excellent. The g is rarely written or pronounced. Bost is (like the similar word bust) slang for broken, and so the word bostin’ means the same as ‘smashing.’

Fittle is a local word for food, and therefore ‘bostin’ fittle’ is a way of saying great food - it’s also the name of a restaurant in Dudley.

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/lifestyle/50-top-birmingham-black-country-6477059

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IOC Region & Section ContactsPlease see below the current Regional Officers of the IOC. If you are in a region which doesn’t have a Regional Chairman or a Regional Membership Officer why not have a go yourself?! If you’re interested, please contact Trevor Eveleigh FIOC on 01268 772 383 or ioc@vintrev.me.uk.

Are your details up to date? Please let Head Office know if anything needs changing. Many thanks

Here are the contacts for each of the more localised membership groups / sections

If you don’t have an active section or region nearby then why not set up a new one? Please contact IOC Membership Chairman Trevor Eveleigh FIOC on 01268 772383 or on ioc@vintrev.me.uk for more information about how you can do this.

WEST SCOTLANDJohn Carlton FIOC | 0141 632 3299

NORTH WESTDavid Elliott FIOC | 01257 792462davidelliott1941@gmail.com

NORTH WALES Meirick Davies MIOC | 01745 582740 mlld@netscape.net

WEST MIDLANDS Roger Fellows FIOC | 01327 704556 fellows527@btinternet.com

EAST MIDLANDSAndrew Eato MIOC | 01623 631208andyeato@hotmail.co.ukNORFOLK & SUFFOLKLes White MIOC | 07973 459402leswhite5000@yahoo.co.uk

THAMES VALLEYAnthony Gulliver MIOC | 01252 878402anthony.gulliver@sky.com

CENTRAL Brian Streather FIOC | 01277 222600brian.streather@virgin.net

KENT & EAST SUSSEXTrevor Eveleigh FIOC | 01268 772383ioc@vintrev.me.uk

OVERSEASMel Davies FIOC | +44 1491 638201chilterns@btinternet.com

NORTHERNSCOTLANDC Wilson Miller FIOC0141 649 0587roonmill@hotmail.com

M William McCulloch MIOC0141 583 3150wmcculloch@reidkerr.ac.uk

CC Keith Swann FIOC07732 624088 Keith.Swann@edinburghcollege.ac.uk

NORTH WEST, NORTH WALES, ISLE OF MAN & IRELANDC David Elliott FIOC01257 792462 davidelliott1941@gmail.com

NORTH EAST-NORTHERNC Lee Shepherd FIOC07800 981386 lee645@btinternet.com

M Andy Vale FIOC0191 520 8690andyvale62@hotmail.com

M Nicholas Bell MIOC01924 496898 nicholasjbell@btinternet.com

CC Jason Howe FIOC07766 004917jasonhoweioc@gmail.com

WEST MIDLANDSC James McLaughlin FIOC0121 475 5513 jamesmclaughlin@yahoo.com

M Daniel Shandley FIOC01675 466058heritageskills7@aol.com

EAST MIDLANDSC (Acting) Lewis McKenzie FIOC 0116 232 1733lewmck@googlemail.com

M Andrew Eato MIOC 01623 631208 andyeato@hotmail.co.uk

EASTERN COUNTIES M Friedrich Sommer MIOC01449 771451anfsommer@tiscali.co.uk

M Stuart James FIOC01508 522462stuartj72@googlemail.com

SOUTHERNTHAMES VALLEYC Trevor Greaves FIOC0118 958 3280tbgreaves.ioc@homecall.co.uk

GREATER LONDONC Don Stevens FIOC020 8398 5319 donhstevens@hotmail.co.uk

M Bill Hyatt-Steel MIOC07837 786462bill@williamswood.org

M Colin England MIOC020 8464 0563cengland464@talktalk.net

M Stephen Green FIOC07894 088000greensj@me.com SOUTH WESTC David Whitfield FIOC01626 853797david.whitfield64@gmail.com

M Mark Smith FIOC07854 965266 msmith4@edu.somerset.gov.uk

M John Bolt FIOC01752 305723jbolt@cityplym.ac.uk

SOUTH EASTM Neil Little FIOC01474 812864bespokebedrooms@gmail.com

CHANNEL ISLANDS C Bill Hill FIOC01534 736711 kuldana@gmail.com

KEYC = Regional ChairmanM = Regional Membership OfficerCC = Regional College Co-ordinator

If you are in a region without any regional officers then please contact:

Trevor Eveleigh FIOCIOC Membership Chairman01268 772383ioc@vintrev.me.uk