Property Care Association
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The Property Care Association is a trade association
which represents specialists in the structural waterproofing, wood preservation
, damp-proofing, flood remediation and structural maintenance industries in the UK.
Originally formed in 2003 as a division of the British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association (BWPDA), the Property Care Association became an association in its own right in 2006.
It aims to ensure high standards of professionalism among its members, who must be qualified to an approved level in the area in which they work. Their surveys and remedial work must be carried out according to its codes of practice. Other criteria for membership include customer service
, health and safety and environmental protection
requirements.
It also provides an industry voice on behalf of its members, liaises with government departments, responds to consultation documents and provides input in the development of new industry guidelines.
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
which represents specialists in the structural waterproofing, wood preservation
Wood preservation
All measures that are taken to ensure a long life of wood fall under the definition wood preservation . Apart from structural wood preservation measures, there are a number of different preservatives and processes that can extend the life of wood, timber, wood structures or engineered wood...
, damp-proofing, flood remediation and structural maintenance industries in the UK.
Originally formed in 2003 as a division of the British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association (BWPDA), the Property Care Association became an association in its own right in 2006.
It aims to ensure high standards of professionalism among its members, who must be qualified to an approved level in the area in which they work. Their surveys and remedial work must be carried out according to its codes of practice. Other criteria for membership include customer service
Customer service
Customer service is the provision of service to customers before, during and after a purchase.According to Turban et al. , “Customer service is a series of activities designed to enhance the level of customer satisfaction – that is, the feeling that a product or service has met the customer...
, health and safety and environmental protection
Environmental protection
Environmental protection is a practice of protecting the environment, on individual, organizational or governmental level, for the benefit of the natural environment and humans. Due to the pressures of population and our technology the biophysical environment is being degraded, sometimes permanently...
requirements.
It also provides an industry voice on behalf of its members, liaises with government departments, responds to consultation documents and provides input in the development of new industry guidelines.