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BBA
British Board of Agrément – The UK’s major authority offering approval of construction products, systems and installers.
BFRC
British Fenestration Ratings Council – The BFRC is dedicated to the operation of a UK national rating system for the thermal performance of fenestration products. The rating system is recognised within building regulations throughout the UK. Detailed information about the system is given on this site.
BRE
Building Research Establishment – BRE provides research-based consultancy, testing and certification services for the construction industry to customers world-wide.
BREEAM
BRE Environmental Assessment Method – the world’s most widely-used environmental assessment method for buildings.
BRE Green Guide
The BRE is arguably the UK’s leading knowledge on sustainable construction. Their “Green Guide to Specification” provides in-depth environmental information on major construction materials, including PVC-Windows.
BPF
British Plastics Federation – The UK’s leading plastics trade association of the UK Plastics Industry representing 80% of Industry turnover.
BSI
British Standards Institute – Founded in 1901, the BSI Group is a leading global provider of professional services to organizations worldwide.
Build
UK Construction directory, Construction News, plant hire / plant sales, Construction jobs (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
Building Design
Building Design and Construction Services Directory – provides information for Architects, Building Services Engineers and Surveyors.
The Charted Insitue Of Housing (CIH)
Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) is the professional organisation for people who work in housing. Its purpose is to maximise the contribution housing professionals make to the wellbeing of communities.
CPA
Construction Products Association – The CPA acts as a single, influential voice for the manufacturers and suppliers of construction products. Its aim is to build a growing, profitable and sustainable future for the construction products industry.
ECVM
European Council of Vinyl Manufacturers – Represents the European PVC producing companies and is a division of the APME. Its membership includes 12 leading European PVC producers which together account for over 95 per cent of Europe’s production of PVC resin.
Energy Saving Trust
Information and advice on how you can be more energy efficient in your home. From Insulation to energy saving appliances and other household goods, find out how you can do your bit for the environment and save money on your energy bills.
EuPC
European Plastics Converters – The professional representative body of plastics converters within Europe whose activity embraces all sectors of the plastics converting industry including recycling.
FENSA
Fenestration Self-Assessment – The industry standard for replacement windows and doors – trusted by consumers and local authorities.
Glass and Glazing Federation ( GGF)
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is a trade association that represents over 60% of the home improvement industry by turnover. The GGF’s opinion is also regularly sought by Government on Regulation and Consumer issues.
Glassex Exhibition
Glassex is the only exhibition dedicated to the UK glass and glazing markets.
The Glazine
The Glazine, a free weekly e-zine for the glass, glazing and fenestration industries, covering new glass and window products, glazing and fenestration exhibitions, industry standards, people, events and projects.
HBF
House Builders Federation – The principal trade federation for private sector housebuilders and voice of the house building industry in England and Wales. Its 300 member firms account for over 80% of all new houses built in England and Wales in any one year.
HSE
Health and Safety Executive – The HSE is responsible for the regulation of almost all the risks to health and safety arising from work activity in Britain.
ISA
An Independent Surveyor is just that – independent. The surveyor will give a totally unbiased report tailored to the specific needs of the buyer, and offer independent advice upon which the buyer can base a decision, uninfluenced by any external considerations.
International Organisation Of Standardisation (ISO)
ISO (International Organization for Standardisation) is the world’s largest developer and publisher of International Standards.
LABC
Local Authority Building Control – Dedicated to maintaining the highest standards in building design and construction. LABC is a publicly accountable, independent building control provider
LHC
A public sector organisation that manages one of the largest procurement programmes for building components and services in the UK.
NHBC
National House Building Council – The standard setting body and leading warranty and insurance provider for new and newly converted homes in the UK. Provides risk management services to the house-building and wider construction industry, NHBC has approximately 18,000 registered builders who agree to comply with our Rules and Standards.
NQA
National Quality Assurance – A leading accredited certification body carrying out third party registration of management systems against the requirements of national and international standards.
Quality Mark
The Government-backed Quality Mark Scheme gives you access to independently inspected and approved tradesmen such as builders, roofers, glaziers, electricians and plumbers. All their work carries an automatic guarantee of up to six years.
PlasticsEurope
One of the leading European trade associations with offices in Brussels, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan and Paris. We are networking with European and national plastics associations and have more than 100 member companies, producing over 90% of all polymers across the 27 EU member states plus Norway, Switzerland, Croatia and Turkey.
PVCAware.org
This web site has been created to provide an objective source of information so that people may make a reasoned and balanced judgment about the value of PVC, and particularly about its environmental credentials.
Recovinyl
Part of the Vinyl 2010 Voluntary Commitment and seeks to increase the levels of PVC recycling carried out across the EU and UK.
RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects is the UK body for architecture and the architectural profession.
RICS
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors – is the pre-eminent organisation of its kind in the world. As such, it represents everything that is good in the property profession.
Secured By Design
Secured by Design is the UK Police flagship initiative supporting the principles of “designing out crime” by use of effective crime prevention and security standards for a range of applications.
SFHA
Scottish Federation of Housing Associations – Almost 200 housing associations in Scotland are members of the SFHA, which was established in 1975. Commercial businesses involved or interested in the housing sector may also join as Associate Members.
Trading Standards
Trading Standards and consumer protection information in the UK, supported and maintained by TSI, the Trading Standards Institute.
Trust Mark
An award-winning scheme supported by Government, building industry and consumer protection groups to help you find reliable, trustworthy tradesmen to make improvements and repairs inside and outside your home.
Vinyl 2010
The Voluntary Commitment of the European PVC Industry – To help make PVC products more sustainable a voluntary programme of research and investment was developed, called Vinyl 2010.
Windows Active
Windows Active magazine is distributed to 10,000 fabricators and installers in print format. Taking its style from the interactive version, the print edition has more in-depth features and industry comment.
WRAP – Material Change for a Better Environment
WRAP’s mission is to accelerate resource efficiency by creating stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products, while removing barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling.
