Insulate Magazine Issue 12 - November 2017

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providing we get an early “heads-up” on their plans and
ideas. Sometimes we will be invited to look at a product
and will know instantly that more work needs to be done
to get it to the point where it can be successfully assessed.
This situation is now
being routinely avoided
by clients coming to
see us as soon as they
get their ideas onto the
drawing board. The other
challenge for our clients
is marshalling all the documentation
and testing
that they need to demonstrate
that their product
or service meets a required
standard. Again,
we can help by pointing
out what will be needed.
Exciting work with The BIM Store and CIT
amongst others, lots of development occurring
here, do you have any up-coming projects you
can share with us?
In the last year, we opened our new office in Cardiff and
early next year we will open our new office in Dublin.
We have a series of technical seminars planned which
will bring together the UK’s experts on a range of
projects. We will also be working with industry partners to
develop new standards and assessments for some of the
very innovative construction products that we are now
beginning to see coming into the market. And of course,
we continue to provide expert advice to Government
departments and Housing Associations.
BBA Certification is regarded as one of the most
widely recognised forms of system certification.
What factors do you believe are key to this
recognition and how do you aim to sustain this in
to the future?
The BBA’s reputation is
founded on 50 years of
technical excellence. We
invest significantly in the
development of our Staff
and this will never change.
We actively campaign on
behalf of our clients and
seek to influence government
policy to realise the
potential of our clients’
innovations. Big ideas go
nowhere if there is no access
to the market, and
our reputation allows us to
speak to agencies and governments alike. In fact, we are
involved in an ongoing campaign to persuade them to
permit the use of new products and services.
We stand by our clients and their products, and we
are proud to do so. We have never forgotten our duty
to protect the interests of the public and we continue
to offer impartial advice to our colleagues within local
authorities and housing associations, as well as
designers and specifiers alike.
In simple terms, how would you explain what the
BBA does and the value it brings to a business or
specific system?
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