{"id":66648960,"date":"2023-07-06T14:26:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T13:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/?p=66648960"},"modified":"2023-08-09T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T10:01:09","slug":"geraint-davies-begins-role-as-new-fors-concession-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/2023\/07\/geraint-davies-begins-role-as-new-fors-concession-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Geraint Davies begins role as new FORS Concession Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><em> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-66648961 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FORS-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FORS-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FORS-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FORS-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FORS-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FORS-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/FORS-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/>New FORS Concession Director brings vast knowledge and impressive skill-set to role<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Leaves long-held position with FORS Gold accredited operator, John Raymond Transport<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em> Senior positions with Logistics UK Road Freight Council and RHA Board of Directors<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><em> \u201cI am extremely passionate about FORS, and I\u2019m proud to have supported the scheme since the very beginning.\u201d Geraint Davies<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, has appointed Geraint Davies as its new Concession Director. He begins his new role today, Monday 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0July. Davies, who leaves his role as Chief Operating Officer at John Raymond Transport, is already well known in the transport sector, bringing with him a wealth of experience, including senior positions with the RHA and Logistics UK, and a close association with FORS for many years.<\/p>\n<p>Davies will build upon the excellent work laid down by outgoing Concession Director, Ian Henderson. During his time heading the FORS team, Henderson\u2019s work on transitioning to the new concessionaire has been pivotal to the ongoing success of FORS. He has also overseen several initiatives which have significantly enhanced the scheme; chief among them were developing a closer collaboration with various industry stakeholders, enhancing the FORS Professional training portfolio and implementing the scheme\u2019s \u2018future of accreditation\u2019 strategy.<\/p>\n<p>With a hugely impressive CV and a staunch advocate of FORS throughout his career, Geraint Davies has most recently presided over the John Raymond Transport fleet as a FORS Gold accredited operator. He was part of the very first cohort in 2012 to qualify as a FORS Practitioner, and has also been a FORS auditor and FORS driver trainer. More widely, Davies has chaired the Logistics UK Road Freight Council at Westminster and has served on the RHA Board of Directors. He has also been chair of the Wales Road Transport Advisory Group, and vice-chair of the South Wales IRTE \/ SOE.<\/p>\n<p>With his associations with stakeholders across the transport sector, plus an impressive skill-set, Davies is uniquely placed to further build upon the collaborations FORS has shaped over the last 18 months.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am truly passionate about FORS,\u201d said Davies, \u201cand I\u2019m proud to have supported the scheme since the very beginning. Ian Henderson and his team have certainly taken the scheme forward and, with my previously held relationships with industry bodies, I\u2019m intent on building upon that success. FORS is a well-established entity, and I still see huge potential for it to grow further. With a focus on safety, efficiency and sustainability, I know FORS can bring tangible benefits to operators. In fact,\u201d he said, \u201cI have first-hand experience of exactly what FORS can deliver.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New FORS Concession Director brings vast knowledge and impressive skill-set to role Leaves long-held position with FORS Gold accredited operator, John Raymond Transport Senior positions with Logistics UK Road Freight Council and RHA Board of Directors \u201cI am extremely passionate about FORS, and I\u2019m proud to have supported the scheme since the very beginning.\u201d Geraint &#8230; <a title=\"Geraint Davies begins role as new FORS Concession Director\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/2023\/07\/geraint-davies-begins-role-as-new-fors-concession-director\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Geraint Davies begins role as new FORS Concession Director\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpupg_custom_link":[],"wpupg_custom_link_behaviour":["default"],"wpupg_custom_link_nofollow":[],"wpupg_custom_image":[],"wpupg_custom_image_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66648960","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Geraint Davies begins role as new FORS Concession Director - FORS - Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fors-online.org.uk\/cms\/2023\/07\/geraint-davies-begins-role-as-new-fors-concession-director\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Geraint Davies begins role as new FORS Concession Director - FORS - Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New FORS Concession Director brings vast knowledge and impressive skill-set to role Leaves long-held position with FORS Gold accredited operator, John Raymond Transport Senior positions with Logistics UK Road Freight Council and RHA Board of Directors \u201cI am extremely passionate about FORS, and I\u2019m proud to have supported the scheme since the very beginning.\u201d Geraint ... 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