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Pauline Hinchion appointed as new CRNS Chief ExecutiveAugust 4, 2008
Pauline Hinchion is currently the Chief Executive of FEAT Enterprises based in Fife and its subsidiary company Grangemouth Enterprises based in Falkirk. Both companies seek to provide employment and training opportunities to disadvantaged people via the operation of recycling social enterprises. At FEAT Enterprises she set up the innovative “SpringBack” project, a pioneering mattress recycling facility, and is also involved in developing new products from recyclate arising from the mattress recycling operation. Pauline has been developing and supporting social enterprises since 1995 and has been in involved in the community recycling sector since 1999. She was a founding member of the CRNS and is a previous Chair of the CRNS. In the past she has sat on the Social Economy Advisory Board and the FutureBuilders Reference Group. She was also a Director of the Scottish Social Enterprise Coalition, the Scottish Social Enterprise Academy and the Recycling Advisory Group Scotland (RAGS). Pauline, who will take up the position as Chief Executive in late September or early October, said: “I am delighted to be offered the post of Chief Executive of the CRNS and I would like to acknowledge the great job my predecessor did. With a Scottish Government commitment to Zero Waste and a 70% recycling target, in the next couple of years the CRNS is going to be working hard to ensure that they are fully met.” Matthew Lewis, CRNS Chairperson, said: “Pauline's leadership, management experience and knowledge of the sector made her the outstanding candidate. I am confident that with Pauline in post the CRNS will continue to deliver quality services for its members as we strive to build a stronger community recycling sector here in Scotland. “The appointment of a new Chief Executive comes at the right time for CRNS, as we look for someone with ambition and business acumen to drive our plans forward. We have secured £7.5 million of funding for the sector through the INCREASE III Programme and £2.16 million for the CRNS over the next 3 years.” Matthew continued: “Securing this funding not only gives us the ability to plan ahead to achieve great things in the sector, but is also important recognition of the social, environmental and economic benefits that community recycling initiatives can provide to communities across Scotland.” Pauline will succeed Iain Gulland as Chief Executive, who after 4 years at the helm of the CRNS recently moved on to become the Scottish Director for the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP). Today, community recycling in Scotland accounts for an annual turnover in excess of £26million, employing over 1,100 people nationally and providing 960 training places. Additionally, 68,000 people received support last year, mainly through the reuse of furniture and white goods, and 73,000 tonnes of waste diverted from landfill. ENDS NOTES FOR EDITORSFor further information or a photo of Pauline Hinchion, please contact CRNS Web & Communications Manager Per Fischer on 07887 752831 or per@crns.org.uk 1. The Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS) is a membership organisation for community recyclers in Scotland. It exists to provide a one-stop-shop for information and support to existing and emerging community recyclers. The CRNS exists to build a stronger community recycling sector in Scotland which can create real social, environmental and economic benefit within our local communities. The community recycling sector currently · Comprises over 180 individual organisations · Employs over 1100 fte staff · Provides over 950 training places and over 3200 volunteering opportunities · helps over 100,000 individuals · diverts almost 73,000 tonnes of materials from landfill · has a turnover in excess of £26 million CRNS is a registered Scottish charity and a company limited by guarantee. CRNS is supported by the Scottish Government’s Zero Waste Fund and the Scottish Government’s Homelessness Team. 2. Community Recycling covers various activities that allow communities to treat waste as a valuable resource in order to deliver social, environmental and economic benefits in their communities. The main areas of activity include: § Waste Prevention and Education § Community Reuse § Furniture Reuse § Community Composting § Community Recycling § Community Remanufacturing 3. The INCREASE III programme is a £7.5M Scottish Government Investment Programme being delivered through a partnership between the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS). http://www.crns.org.uk/increase/ The funding programme was announced by the Scottish Government in March 2008 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2008/03/11094608 |
The Community Recycling Network for Scotland (CRNS) have appointed Pauline Hinchion as their new Chief Executive, to help drive forward the organisation and help the community recycling sector fulfil its potential on the journey towards a Zero Waste society.
