The importance of promoting sound business practice for the future is recognised by Ritec International through the sponsorship of an annual student award presented at Middlesex University Business School, London. This year’s award ceremony took place on the occasion of the fifth annual Alan Cowling Memorial Lecture – Professor Alan Cowling was a shareholder in Ritec and brother-in-law of Ritec Director Karen Byers.

Alan Cowling, who died in 1999, was Professor of Human Resource Management and then Director of Research at Middlesex University Business School, and two awards are made annually in his name along with the memorial lecture.

A post-graduate award for the Best Human Resource Management Dissertation went to Magdilini Manolakou, while the Ritec-sponsored under-graduate prize for the Best All Rounder went to Sue Mann, who took a BA in Human Resource Management. Both prizes were presented by Alan Cowling’s widow, Inger Lise. Karen Byers says, ‘Ritec is pleased to be involved in helping to encourage the best practices in business through the people who will carry the responsibility in the future. We are also delighted to be able to do this through remembering Alan and his fine work in the field of human resources.’

The memorial lecture was given by Duncan Brown, Assistant Director General of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development.

Ritec International develops and manufactures innovative and fully integrated systems for the renovation, protection and maintenance of a range of surfaces including glass, metal and paintwork.

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Glass Age