Diane Quested received the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers’ triennial Matthew Mack Award "for distinguished achievements for training within the fruit industry” at the Company’s annual banquet this month.
The event took place at London’s Guildhall in the presence of the Lord Mayor and the award was presented by the Fruiterers’s new Master Alan French.
French said: “Against a background in which the future of fruit growing is critically dependent on the application of up-to-date practical and management expertise, very many farmers, growers and trainees have every reason to be grateful for the vital training framework that Diane Quested’s activities provide ”.
Fifteen years ago Quested took over the organisation of the Mid-Kent Training Group, merging it with the Fruit Training Group, West Kent Training Group, and Southern Shepherds to become the largest provider of training for the land-based industries in south-east England.
Mid-Kent Training now provides a wide range of courses for fruit growers and other branches of horticulture and agriculture, ranging from crop production, crop protection, and environmental management, to time management, supervisory and negotiation skills, and financial management.
Quested has worked on many new courses including Basis training and has worked with Lantra to provide instructor schedules for new subjects.
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