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General

• British Standards Institution - www.bsistandards.co.uk

  The British Standards Institution, which is now the world's leading standards and quality services organisation, was formed in 1901 and incorporated under Royal Charter in 1929. The BSI is the oldest national standards-making body in the world

• Construction Employers Federation - www.cefni.co.uk

  As one of the largest employers in the Province and with an estimated turnover in excess of £2.3bn per annum, the Northern Ireland Construction Industry makes a major contribution to the economy of the Province.

• Irish Concrete Society - www.concrete.ie

  The Irish Concrete Society was established in 1973 to cater for the needs of all who have an interest in concrete, in its widest sense. Thus, it is the primary organization in Ireland concerned with the technical aspects of design and construction in concrete.

• National Standards Authority Ireland - www.nsai.ie

  The NSAI is Ireland's Standards body. NSAI facilitates the development of voluntary standard documents which manufacturers or service providers may use as an aid to meeting safety or customer requirements.

• Quarry Products Association - www.qpa.org

  QPA is the trade association representing our members' interests on policy, planning and technical matters with government departments, local authorities, professional trade bodies and other key audiences at European, national and local levels.

• The Concrete Society - www.concrete.org.uk

  For more than 30 years, The Concrete Society has built on its technical base to become a leading provider of information serving the needs of clients, architects, engineers, specifiers, suppliers, contractors and users of concrete, with emphasis on quality and competitiveness. The flow and availability of sound, practical information of the highest quality is a prime deliverable from The Society.

• The Quality Scheme for Ready Mixed Concrete - www.qsrmc.co.uk

  QSRMC sets the highest certification standards for ready mixed concrete and it is the preferred certification scheme of almost all the major UK suppliers and a large number of smaller producers.

• UKAS - www.ukas.org

  The United Kingdom Accreditation Service is the sole accreditation body recognised by government to assess, against internationally recognised standards, organisations that provide certification, testing, inspection and calibration services. Accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and sustainable performance of these evaluators.