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Spill associations agree merger
Having partnered to deliver the Accreditation of MCA Marine Oil Spill Response Organisations in 2018 , the UK Spill Association Ltd and International Spill Accreditation Association have been working closely together since to deliver accreditation services to their members .
Consequently , the opportunity to merge was agreed by members of both Associations and a merger agreement , signed by both boards at the end of September , enabled the merger to be completed on 30 September 2020 .
UK Spill Ltd has renamed as UK and Ireland Spill Association Ltd and becomes the trade association representing the interests of all corporate , accredited and individual members .
International Spill Accreditation Association Ltd has renamed as International Spill Accreditation Scheme Ltd to deliver all accreditation and training activities on behalf of the trade association .
Each organisation is independent of the other which fulfils regulatory requirements that accreditation is not controlled by contractors .
Each has its own board , which will meet soon . The chair of UK and Ireland Spill Association will remain Lee Barber of Oil Spill Response Ltd , and the chair of International Spill Accreditation Scheme Ltd is Stewart Ower of Compass Environmental Consultancy Ltd .
Valero Energy teams roll out ‘ Texaco Support for Sport ’
Valero Energy ( Ireland ) Ltd has announced the setting up of the ‘ Texaco Support for Sport ’, initiative for which EUR 130,000 has been set aside . The funds will be distributed to sports clubs on a county-by-county basis , with the successful applicants from each of the 26 counties receiving EUR 5,000 each . Open to clubs across the counties – irrespective of their sporting discipline , size , membership , age , cultural appeal or gender – the initiative recognises the important contribution that clubs make both to communities and to Irish society as a whole , and comes at a time when many may be experiencing financial strain .
Open for entries until end-December , the winners will be announced early next year .
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