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NMBS has announced it has celebrated its 60th anniversary; at its annual Dinner Dance which took place on October 28 2023, in the Great Room at Grosvenor House in London.
NMBS chief executive officer Chris Hayward took to the stage to welcome guests and thank them for their continued support during NMBS’s 60 years, Brian Conley hosted the celebration.
Hayward said: “Our Dinner Dance has one simple objective – to thank our members and suppliers for their tremendous support and to give them the opportunity to relax and enjoy each other’s company, with fine wine, great food and fantastic entertainment and this year didn’t disappoint.
“When deciding how to mark our 60th year, we launched our 60th Commemorative Apprenticeship scheme, where NMBS made a pledge to work with the BMF and LEAP, to introduce an Apprentice scheme to our members that will ensure at least 60 new apprentices will be taken on as employees in 2023. I am pleased to report that we have achieved that goal and are now striving to get 100 by the end of this year.”
Aaron Frogley of Pavestone was presented with the Tatton Award, which was named after NMBS’s first CEO John Tatton.
Frogley was recognised for helping to raise over £600,000 for charity in what started with the Vado Rally and what is now the Pavestone Rally and which raised over £200,000 in this year alone.
