Partnership announced between CPI Ltd & NBS

The partnership between NBS and CPI 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.

NBS Source users can now filter listings to show only products and systems with CCPI assessment, enabling them to select from options which are conforming with the CCPI.

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.”

Additionally, NBS has built a custom area within the NBS Source platform, dedicated exclusively to showcasing systems, and products that are registered with the CCPI and the that have achieved CCPI assessment.

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. The CCPI and its third-party assessment process provide valuable review and ongoing engagement to help users and specifiers have more confidence that they are working with product information and marketing that is conforming with the CCPI and that the manufacturers responsible are committed to continually updating and improving their product information and marketing.

Nigel Blacklock, Technical Director at manufacturer Bauder, who 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.”