CCPI October 2024 Newsletter

2024 Progress so far: 

We are thrilled to announce we are working with over 100 Manufacturers, Distributors & Merchants. From this we expect to see a good volume of successful assessments this year and leading into 2025. To see if a product has successfully achieved conformance with the Code, please head to our assessment search function here: https://www.cpicode.org.uk/assessment-search/ 

If you are considering assessment and would like more information on the registration and onboarding process and product set pricing and groupings, please register for one of webinars or contact enquiries@cpicode.co.uk and we will be happy to help. 

REGISTER HERE:Tuesday 5th November 2024 2pm 

REGISTER HERE: Thursday 5th December 2024 2pm 

REGISTER HERE: Tuesday 21st January 2025 10am 

Please note that the webinar is aimed at construction product manufacturers, further webinars aimed at other parts of the supply chain, including Merchants, Distributors, Supporters, and Trade Associations, will be arranged soon. 

 If you are a trade body and would like to arrange a webinar for your members, yourselves or your colleagues, please contact us and we’d be happy to arrange it. 

Updates to CCPI’s Words and Phrases to Avoid pdf: 

 For all manufacturers, merchants and distributors to use when creating and signing off product information, and for marketing teams, the Words and Phrases to Avoid document, as the name suggests, lists words and terminology that should either be avoided entirely or should be contextualised and justified. 

This document has been updated recently, so if you haven’t looked in the last few months, please take a look. As this is a live document, please do not download it, build it into your processes using the URL which can be found here https://www.cpicode.org.uk/downloads/Words-and-Phrases-To-Avoid-Using.pdf 

Our Current List of Supporters is growing… 

 Leading contractors, developers and house builders have stepped up to support the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) and signed a pledge to work with their strategic suppliers and manufacturers to drive CCPI conformance and raise standards in the industry.  

Our current list includes: 

• Berkeley Homes PLC 

• Barratt Developments PLC 

• Morgan Sindall Group 

• Mace Group 

• Persimmon Homes 

• Skanska UK 

• Murphy 

• Kier Group. 

We have an exciting addition to the list which will be added in the coming days! 

Calling all Trade bodies! 

Opportunity for Trade bodies to proactively support CCPI! 

 We have received requests from a number of trade bodies who are keen to show their support for the Code for Construction Product Information and its supporting assessment process.  To respond we have developed a ‘CCPI Trade Associate’ category of support for trade bodies to pledge their commitment and support to CCPI and its work. 

 Signed up Associates can make the claim: We are a ‘CCPI Trade Associate’ proactively supporting the CCPI on its important mission to drive a transformational step-change in product information management and marketing across the built environment.   

CCPI Trade Associate:

 Become a ‘CCPI Trade Associate’ this means your organisation supports and commits to promoting the CCPI and its registration and assessment process with its aim to raise standards in construction product information and marketing and drive positive culture change in the manufacturing and supply sector in relation to product information and marketing. 

 By signing up to be a CCPI Trade Associate your organisation commits to: 

• Promoting CCPI to your membership – through newsletters, webinars etc 

• Facilitating CCPI presentations to your membership 

• Supporting the CCPI with relevant information regarding their sector to support the CCPI assessment process. 

• Proactively engaging membership to encourage them to register with CCPI and have product information assessed by liaising with CPI Ltd to share and understand numbers of members who are CCPI registered with product information CCPI assessed. 

• Consideration of including CCPI registration and assessment as a requirement where the trade body has a membership accreditation process. 

What the ‘CCPI Trade Associate’ gets: 

• CCPI will display your trade body name on the CCPI website and in presentations in recognition of your commitment and being part of the rapidly growing community of organisations that want to be part of driving much needed positive change for the industry and building back trust in construction product information and marketing. 

• CCPI will also provide the trade body with regular updates when their members achieve CCPI assessment on their product information.  

• Special recognition will also be made in CCPI communications of ‘CCPI Trade Associates’ that include CCPI registration and assessment in membership accreditation requirements.

Let’s bust some myths! 

 Do you have any questions or queries related to CCPI registration? We will be hosting a one-off webinar session to cover all sorts of topics related to the CCPI journey. Not sure of the next steps after pledging? Time frames from onboarding to assessment? Fee structure? Please look out for our upcoming announcement for the scheduled date. 

REGISTER HERE: Wednesday 13th November 4pm 

 London Build 2024 & 8th International Tall Building/ HRB Fire Safety Conference. 

 We are very pleased to announce our CEO Amanda Long shall be in attendance at London Building 2024 located at Olympia, London between 20-21st November and the 8th International Tall Building/HRB Fire Safety Conference at Excel London between 2-4th December. This adds to the two recent panels attended at UK Construction Week, Birmingham in October. 

A Few Testimonies from some of our Assessed Product Manufacturers… 

 Valcan – Manufacturer of Non-Combustable Cladding Materials: 

Valcan Director Alan discusses how the advent of Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) is building a sense of trust among manufacturers and specifiers.

“It is imperative for companies to align with CCPI to support their efforts and dedication to quality and safety in construction projects and throughout the
lifecycle of buildings.” 

 VJT Technology: 

“At VJT we have committed to diligently adhering to the CCPI and proactively supporting and promoting the adoption of the CCPI both internally, with our product information and management systems and processes, as well as with our suppliers.” 

 FSi Limited: 

 “FSi Promat are thrilled to be involved in this fantastic initiative to improve safety standards across the construction industry.” 

 Register your interest: 

 If you haven’t done so already, please contact enquiries@cpicode.co.uk for a pledge form to start your application. You can also join our mailing list here. 

 We hope you will consider starting your journey towards assessment with the CCPI. Help secure recognition for your company as leading the way in driving higher standards in building safety.