He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1956 and was Prime Warden of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers, 1960–1961, later President of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain, 1971.
In 1956, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He held the position of Prime Warden for the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers from 1960 to 1961 and later became President of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain in 1971.