I knew Allan for only a few years, since I joined Proskills in 2009. However, I always respected Allan's frankness, opennes and honesty and enjoyed working with him. A;;am supported the development of niche qualifications, helping many parts of manufacturing that other awarding bodies had given up on. Its such a huge loss both to industry and more improtantly to Allan's family, and my thoughts are with them. Tom Bowtel BCF Chief Executive Office/GQA Director