Chris Hayward, ex-NMBS Chief, joins CCPI as New Non-Executive

CPI Ltd, the not-for-profit, independently governed organisation set-up to guard and assess conformance with the Code for Construction Product Information (CCPI) is delighted to welcome Chris Hayward as a new Non Executive Director to its board, following his recent retirement as Chief Executive of the major independent merchants and distributors buying group NMBS.   

 

Chris Hayward has significant standing across the construction sector with a strong network and knowledge spanning major aspects of the industry – including manufacturers, merchants, distributors and clients/contractors.  Previously, as CEO/MD of NMBS for over 20 years, Chris grew the organisation to be the largest buying group for Independent Building, Plumbing, Hardware & Timber Merchants in the UK, with an annual turnover more than £2bn, with over 1150 members and 4500 branches.  As well as experience as an Non Executive Director and Chair, Chris brings substantial experience of development and delivery on digital solutions at scale.   

 

Amanda Long Chief Executive of CPI Ltd said, ‘We are really delighted to welcome Chris to the Board as a Non Executive Director.  His timing is perfect as CCPI is the key organisation in place to support the industry at this crucial time to implement the Government construction product reforms.  Chris has been a CCPI supporter from the very inception of the Code.  His experience across the supply chain will be invaluable to supporting CCPI on its journey to become an industry ‘must have’ and the benchmark industry standard on product information management and marketing.  Chris’ experience will help us build on the momentum that has been created in our mission to drive a transformational step-change in product information management and marketing across the built environment’.   

 

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Notes to editors: 

 

The aim of the Code for Construction Product information (CCPI) is 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.  Ultimately, we seek to move the industry to a place where product information is clear, accurate, accessible, up-to-date and unambiguous.   

The CCPI assessment process includes critical mechanisms, such as our Leadership and Culture and ongoing Registration elements, which do not exist elsewhere in the construction sector in assessments for manufacturers and their product information.  These, along with other aspects of CCPI Registration, such as our Issues Portal, provide valuable elements of assessment and on-going engagement to help users and specifiers have more confidence that they are working with manufacturers and suppliers that are committed to continually improving their product information by registering and conforming with the CCPI.  

There are two separate Codes – one for Manufacturers and the other for Merchants & Distributors. 

For Manufacturers there are eleven Clauses of the CCPI which cover a wide range of matters from responsibility for product information, to clarity of performance claims made, general information and competency.  

For Merchants & Distributors there is a four-clause Code of the CCPI covering a range of responsibilities, including requirements to have audit trails for all product information, documented sign-off process, and have a company policy in place to promote the Manufacturers CCPI to its suppliers.   

The aim is that clients, specifiers and users will make preference to work with products that conform to CCPI. 

 

For further questions please contact:  enquiries@cpicode.org.uk