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BBA Wins Unique UKAS Accreditation
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The BBA has been awarded the UK’s first UKAS Accreditation to BS EN ISO/IEC 17020 : 2004 as an Inspection Body for the installation of construction products. This covers all of the BBA’s Inspection services and is a further accreditation accolade, adding to the BBA’s four existing UKAS accreditations, covering Product Certification, Management Systems Certification, Testing and Calibration.
The BBA’s Agrément Certificates are well-known, recognised and respected in the industry. Many specifiers, purchasers and other decision makers may be unaware of the extent of the activities of the BBA’s Inspection team, which is not only responsible for production surveillance as part of the Agrément Certificates process but also for several other types of inspections for industry organisations, manufacturers and other key companies.
These include FENSA, the Government-authorised Competent Persons Scheme for the installation of replacement windows and doors in England and Wales, schemes for energy utilities, the Federation of Master Builders, TrustMark, Ultraframe, and Excel Industries and our original and longest running scheme, for the installation of injected cavity wall insulation – a must-have for that particular industry sector.
‘UKAS Accreditation has always been very important to us,’ says BBA Operations Director Martyn Reed, ‘and this latest has perhaps been our most challenging. Inspections on sites in particular present a number of problems but these have been addressed and overcome to UKAS’s satisfaction. We believe that this accreditation, as well as being unique, adds considerable value to the BBA’s inspection offerings to the industry.’
‘As the old saying goes: The job that is won on price can be lost on price but quality will always come through!’
