At the Confederation of European Pest Management Associations (CEPA) General Assembly held on 20 January in Brussels, Belgium, Henry Mott of Nottingham-based Conquer Pest Control was elected to the position of Vice President. The role is for a two year term.
Re-elected for a second two-year term, were Bertrand Montmoreau as President and Frederick Verwilghen as Honorary Treasurer. Henry will begin his role immediately as Patrick Vernie of Bayer stood down as Vice-President at the General Assembly.
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One voice for the industry Henry continued: “Without a doubt I see CEPA as the key European pest control industry brand, which has established a reputation that enables our industry to present our views to influential people who firstly might listen and secondly might be prepared to push against the ‘green agenda’ that would effectively like to see our industry disappear. CEN standard to lead the way |
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In conclusion, Henry stated: “I believe we need to develop a concerted and co-ordinated strategy based on portraying a positive image to the general public of the vital role that our industry delivers at a European level in respect of public health, food safety, environmental sustainability and financial importance. Unless we can demonstrate the essential role we play, further restrictive legislation will eventually strangle our ability to meet our basic obligations to our customers of controlling pests. The strategy of our industry as a whole should not be based on the chemicals we use, but more on what the impact would be of not having an industry that controls pests.” Henry Mott (46) is well known in the UK pest control industry. He began his pest control career in 1993 with Rentokil in Central London before buying Conquer Pest Control, a Nottinghamshire-based regional servicing company in 2005. Henry was President of the British Pest Control Association between 2012-14) and currently sits on the BPCA board as Immediate Past President. He is married with three children. |
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