A Collection of Websites You May Find Useful

Building Materials & Supply

Green Building Store
The online store, mail order service and information point for safer and more sustainable building products.
www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk

The Construction Products Association
The Construction Products Association represents the UK’s manufacturers and suppliers of construction products components and fittings.
www.constprod.org.uk

Certification & Standards

British Board of Agrement
The British Board of Agrement has been providing authoritative and independent information on the performance of building products for over 35 years.
www.bbacerts.co.uk

British Fenestration Rating Council
BFRC is 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.
www.bfrc.org

British Standards Institution
Since its foundation in 1901 as the Engineering Standards Committee, BSI Group has grown into a leading global independent business services organisation.
www.bsi.org.uk

Building Research Establishment
The BRE Trust Companies, BRE and BRE Global, are research, consultancy, training, testing and certification organisations delivering sustainability and innovation across the built environment and beyond.
www.bre.co.uk

Certass
Certass which stands for certification and self assessment, was formed several years ago and was one of the original Quality Mark certification bodies. It is, therefore, a natural progression for Certass to move into the self assessment market.
www.certass.co.uk

FENSA
The industry standard for replacement windows and doors - trusted by consumers and local authorities.
www.fensa.org.uk

Glass & Glazing Federation
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) is a trade association for all those who make, supply or fit flat glass, such as windows, film or plastics.
www.ggf.org.uk

Energy Conservation

Draught Proofing Advisory Association
The DPAA concentrates on providing an information service to specifiers and owners of industrial, commercial and public buildings covering products suitable for these buildings, and a directory of members undertaking their fitment.
www.dpaa-association.org.uk

Energy Saving Trust
Energy Saving Trust is a non-profit organisation that provides free impartial advice which can help save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home.
www.est.org.uk

Exhibitions & Trade Shows

Glassex
Glassex remains the UK's only dedicated exhibition for the fenestration, doors and conservatory sectors. Since 1980 it has reflected the changes the industry has faced and still provides a national platform for buyers and sellers to meet.
www.glassex.com

Glasstec Exhibition
International trade fair for glass products, glass machines, glass production, glass processing, displays and laser with special show glass technology live.
www.glasstec.de

Health & Safety

Health & Safety Executive
HSE's job is to protect people against risks to health or safety arising out of work activities.
www.hse.gov.uk

Royal Society for the Protection of Accidents
RoSPA is actively involved in the promotion of safety in all areas of life - at work, in the home, and on the roads, in schools, at leisure and on or near water. RoSPA also offers a full range of health and safety training courses.
www.rospa.com

Recycling

European Plastics Recyclers
The European Plastics Recyclers promote plastics recycling and create conditions that enable profitable and sustainable business, while offering a service platform to its members.
www.plasticsrecyclers.eu

Recovinyl
Recovinyl provides financial incentives to support the collection of PVC waste from the construction and demolition sector. Its goal is to maintain a steady supply of post-construction PVC waste for recycling in Europe.
www.recovinyl.com

Vinyl2010
Vinyl 2010 is putting into practice the commitment of the European PVC industry to sustainable development. It shows the commitment of the sector to current and future generations of Europeans.
www.vinyl2010.org

WRAP Waste and Resources Action Programme
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.
www.wrap.org.uk

Research Organisations

Timber Research and Development Association
TRADA is an internationally recognised centre of excellence serving the timber and woodworking industries and their suppliers and customers.
www.trada.co.uk

Training

Glass Qualifications Authority
Glass Qualifications Authority is the only awarding body offering glass and glass related qualifications.
www.glassqualificationsauthority.com

Glass Training
It is an independent organisation providing advice and resources to enhance what employers are already doing in the industry.
www.glass-training.co.uk

Transportation

Van News
Van News is an independent (not maintained or sponsored by an involved company) e-letter and web site dedicated to the interests of buyers, managers, users, operators and admirers of LCVs.
www.vannews.co.uk

Window & Door Materials

British Glass
The British Glass Manufacturers' Confederation represents the UK's glass industry.
www.britglass.org.uk

British Plastic Federation
The British Plastics Federation (BPF) is the Trade Association for the UK plastics industry.
www.bpf.co.uk

British Plastic Federation Window Group
The BPF Windows Group represents the interests of all those involved in the plastics windows industry. These include raw material suppliers, additive suppliers, systems suppliers, fabricators and installers.
www.bpfwindowsgroup.com

British Woodworking Federation
The British Woodworking Federation is the trade association for the woodworking and joinery manufacturing industry in the UK.
www.bwf.org.uk

Council for Aluminium in Building
The Council for Aluminium in Building’s aim is to support the interests of the architectural aluminium industry by encouraging the increasing use of aluminium products in architecture and in the construction industry as a whole.
www.c-a-b.org.uk

Plastics Window Federation
The UK's leading consumer protection body giving peace of mind through the strength of insurance.
www.pwfed.co.uk

PVC Aware
PVCaware.org 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.
www.pvcaware.org

Steel Window Association
The Steel Window Association represents the great majority of UK steel window manufacturers, ranging in size from the smallest of craft-based companies through to large, multi-site companies.
www.steel-window-association.co.uk