Green light for industry merger

Part of a vision to create a new and consolidated industry body, the new organisation will be a membership body which educates, represents and supports service providers and service users, and which views the end user as an integral part.

Asset Skill chief executive Sarah Bentley said: "I’m very pleased to announce that the merger now has formal approval. This means that we can forge ahead with our exciting plans. The merger is just the start of a vision for the future of representation in the industry, and consolidation will not end with these three organisations.

I would like to thank everyone involved in the planning of the merger for the tremendous support, hard work and vision. We still have a long way to go, but this is a major milestone which is worth celebrating.”