LONDON - The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has appointed Trevor Fielding as its new Regulatory Affairs Manager, succeeding Hugh Williams who is retiring in April 2015 after more than 20 years of service.       

Fielding has been closely involved in the coatings industry supply chain throughout his career and brings experience in coatings research and development, having spent 18 years at the Valspar Corp. based in Spain, Switzerland, Australia and the UK. He also has nine years of commercial coatings experience while working for IMCD and more recently Ashland.