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BYK-GARDNER for ‘Young Achiever of the Year’. Having moved to the UK from Vancouver, Canada in January 2015, Tania has worked at BCF since her arrival in the country. Originally project managing PaintCare, BCF’s circular economy initiative for leftover paint, Tania quickly progressed, and is currently the association’s Head of Marketing. In the role, she has transformed BCF’s marketing, building an in-house team responsible for launching innovative and award-winning member campaigns, and delivering best in class events. Tania is the strategist behind many of BCF’s commercial activities, in addition to leading BCF’s careers efforts and promotion of the industry to the next generation of talent. Detailing Tania’s win, Linda Cavender, Chief Executive of the Trade Association Forum explained: “Tania is a very driven and highly motivated individual who made an immediate impact upon BCF organisation by immersing herself in several projects. She has been very influential in changing and improving the way in which their organisation works with the introduction of software and other tools which have been implemented as part of their responsibilities. As a natural extrovert, Tania is quick to build relationships, both internally and within the membership, and has become a great spokesperson for industry. Starting at the bottom, opportunity and potential has been well harnessed to ensure that she is now a key member of the senior management team. She richly deserves this recognition of her determination to succeed.” The British Coatings Federation is the sole Trade Association representing the UK paints, printing inks, powder coatings and wallcoverings sectors in the UK. For further information:- Visit: www.coatings.org.uk Email: [email protected] byko-test dry fi lm thickness gage launched with environmental condition measurements BYK-Gardner - worldwide partner of the automotive, paint and plastic industries for quality control of color, appearance and physical properties - is announcing the launch of byko-test Fe/NFe, and byko-test Lite, new dry fi lm thickness measurement gages. The byko-test Fe/NFe gage offers a unique solution to monitor environmental conditions while measuring dry film thickness. Air temperature and humidity sensors are built into the gage. The dew point temperature is displayed to determine if the conditions are right for applying the paint or coating. The byko-test Lite is economically priced for routine applications without environmental condition measurements that the byko-test provides. Both are designed with a large, rotating color twitter: @surfaceworldmag display readable in high or low-light conditions with the large operating buttons provide an easy-to-use solution for paint and coatings professionals. The devices comply with SSPC PA-2 and ASTM D7091 for the measurement of coating thickness, and the byko-test also includes a SSPC mode to assist the operator on measurement protocols and calibration. The new devices deliver accurate and repeatable measurement backed by BYK-Gardner quality and performance. More information is available at https://www.byk-instruments.com. 2019 - 2020 181