Key Trade Association Launched to Drive Bitumen Flat Roofing Industry Forward
Recognising a significant gap in the UK’s flat roofing sector, key manufacturers and suppliers in the industry have founded and launched the Bitumen Flat Roofing Association (BFRA) to advance industry collaboration, stakeholder competency, quality standards and best practices.
Keen to provide a unified voice for the bitumen flat roofing sector and best represent the talented individuals and organisations across the industry, Sika are proud to be one of the founding members of the Bitumen Flat Roofing Association (BFRA). BFRA’s main mission is to unify the interests of its members and the bitumen flat roofing industry, while driving up competence and best practice in the sector.
The association has already established a technical working group to tackle the critical issues and challenges impacting the bitumen flat roofing industry, such as British Standard updates to BS 8217 and BS 8747, in addition to the development of a comprehensive bitumen flat roofing technical guide.
Although in its infancy, the BFRA already represents a significant proportion of the bitumen flat roofing manufacturer and supplier sector operational in the UK today, meaning it’s well positioned to combat upcoming industry challenges and lead the sector towards a sustainable and profitable future. As a result of membership, companies will have the necessary platform from which to promote collaboration and work cohesively to update, refine, and develop policies and standards to meet the industry’s demands.
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