Specification and product platform NBS has formed a partnership with CPI Ltd to improve the standard of product information within the construction industry.
CPI is the not-for-profit organisation responsible for the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI). The collaboration with NBS is intended to raise standards in product information and marketing across the industry, and drive a positive culture change.
Ultimately, the aim is to support the code in its mission to move the industry to a place where product information is clear, accurate, accessible, up-to-date and unambiguous, the two organisations say.
The partnership will see NBS integrate new functionality into its platform to help specifiers easily identify and select products and systems that have been assessed to conform with the CCPI and are registered with CCPI.
Dr Stephen Hamil, innovation director at NBS, said “At NBS our mission is to use the power of connected data to add value and enable a safe, efficient, high-quality construction sector. We’re always looking to improve the way information is delivered to end-users, helping to ensure that specifiers can be confident in the integrity of crucial product data.
“Partnering with CPI, we’re allowing specifiers to have better access to clear, reliable, and assessed product information, so they can be more confident in design decisions.”
Amanda Long, chief executive of CPI, said “At CPI, we firmly believe that improving standards across the construction industry requires a collaborative effort. Partnering with NBS is the first of many such collaborations we would like to develop to engage the industry in every corner.
“Working with NBS will help us to reach out and provide specifiers with greater confidence in the product information and marketing that they need to make informed choices, reducing risk throughout the supply chain. By working together, we can drive the culture change urgently required across the sector in relation to prioritising product information and marketing that conforms with the CCPI.”
The CPI assessment process includes critical mechanisms, such as leadership and culture assessment, and ongoing CPI registration obligations for the company responsible for the product information. These do not exist elsewhere in the construction sector, it says.
Nigel Blacklock, technical director at manufacturer Bauder, which is registered with the CCPI, and has been awarded the CCPI Assessed Mark for its flat roof waterproofing systems, said “Increasingly we’ve seen specifiers request third-party assessment of the product information and marketing associated with our products.
“The CCPI mark is a mark of trust and, crucially, having a digitally-supplied format via NBS Source makes it even easier for specifiers to spot our assessed systems and specify with greater confidence.”
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