The British Potato Trade Association (BPTA) was created from the merger of the National Association of Seed Potato Merchants (NASPM) and the Scottish Potato Trade Association (SPTA) in July 2006. This union has resulted in an Association with the widest UK potato industry representation possible.
THE SCOTTISH POTATO TRADE ASSOCIATION
On 1st October, 1970 the Edinburgh and East of Scotland Potato Trade Association, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Potato Trade Association and the Perth, Fife and Forfar Potato Trade Association amalgamated to form one Association known as The Scottish Potato Trade Association.
PRESIDENTS OF THE SPTA
1970-1971 I. P. Fulton.
1971-1973 A. D. Williamson.
1973-1975 J. O. Fordyce.
1975-1977 J. O. Robertson.
1977-1979 I. H. Barr.
1979-1981 D. H. Lindsay.
1981-1983 J. G. H. Fenton.
1983-1985 J. E. Cook.
1985-1987 K. A. McKenzie.
1987-1989 G. S. Brass.
1989-1991 J. R. McArthur.
1991-1994 B. Doig.
1994-1996 D. Y. Stewart.
1996-1998 A. B. Pullar.
1998-2000 A. M. Beattie.
2000-2002 D. J. Harley.
2002-2004 V. Lumb.
2004-2006 A. J. B. Redpath.
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PRESIDENTS OF THE NASPM
1941-1944 Martin A.F. Sutton
1945-1946 A.Manton Baxter
1947-1948 C.M.Haigh
1949-1950 J. Johnson
1951-1953 M. Goddard
1953-1955 M.F. Strickland
1955-1957 E.F. Sherriff
1957-1959 W.W. Farthing
1959-1962 G.B. Darby
1962-1964 W.L.Baker
1964-1966 J.G. Smedley
1966-1968 T.F. Sercombe, M.A.
1968-1970 C.H. Burnett, O.B.E.
1970-1972 D.H. Smith, O.B.E.
1972-1974 R.J.Beeson
1974-1976 J.M. Fell
1976-1978 H.N.Aves, O.B.E.
1978-1980 C.J. Baker
1980-1983 K.F. Burke
1983-1984 H.N.Aves, O.B.E.
1984-1986 R.A.B. Whittle
1986-1988 P.E. Smith
1988-1990 J.W. Stephenson, B.Sc.
1990 J.D.Langlands
1990-1993 D.H. Scott
1993-1995 W.H.Scott
1995-1997 L.M. Taylor
1997-1998 K.F. Burke
1998-2000 R.M. Reiss
2000-2002 S. Crane
2002-2004 C.R. Baker
2004 – 2006 G.D. Skinner
BPTA
2006-2008 John Bell
2008-2010 Colin Herron
2010-2012 Gerard Croft
2012-2014 Andrew Skea
2014-2016 Russ Kelsey
2016-2018 Graeme Prentice
2018-2020 Paul Wood