COMMON CHALLENGES UNITE ENGLAND’S INDUSTRY LEADERS

At last week’s inaugural meeting of Lantra’s National Council for England, prominent industry leaders on the new Council united behind the need to work together to meet the challenges facing the environmental and land-based sector.With representatives from ten of the sector’s industries including Niels Olesen, from Fyfield Estates Limited in Norfolk, Landex and Unite the Union, the strong employer-led group met at Lantra’s head office at Stoneleigh on 12 April to begin shaping the future work of the sector skills council to influence policy and skills development. Top of the agenda were