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Construction Fixings Association
Inaugural event reinforces core values and sets out ambitious program to ensure best fixings practice
On 25 September the Construction Fixings Association staged its first Approved Distributors Event at the National Motorcycle
Museum, near Birmingham. A crisply scheduled program focused on the CFA’s core values, while also providing new
members the opportunity to meet each other and take up roles on CFA committees. Phil Matten was invited to participate
and reports on a milestone for the association.
In April the Construction Fixings Association The program included a presentation from publishing the European Technical Approval
marked the launch of its Approved Distributor this magazine’s editor, on the global factors Guidelines against which ETAs are awarded,”
scheme by presenting its first certificate of influencing fixings, and a technical presentation he explained. In the UK the CFA is also the
associate membership to Kem Edwards. For from Steve Richards of 2K polymer systems, main contributor to the work carried out by
the inaugural event in Birmingham CFA outlining recent developments in resin the National Technical Committee of the
chairman, Dr Pietro Grandesso was able to anchoring systems. The main business of the British Board of Agrément, the “spokesbody”
welcome thirty-two delegates from the six full day, however, was presented by CFA general of the UK within EOTA. The CFA works on
members and, now twenty-three, approved manager, Mark Salmon and concentrated on various committees of the British Standards
distributor associates. Each approved distributor the association, its priorities and, in particular, Institute, which includes contributing to a
has been invited to join and is effectively the way in which the
‘guaranteed’ by one of six full members, all Approved Distributor
major supplier of fixing products into the UK Scheme will work.
market. The Construction Fixings
The CFA’s longstanding maxim is ‘Ensuring Association was founded in
best fixings practice’ – a common objective 1977. Originally a member
Pietro Grandesso was keen to reinforce. of the Federation of British
Drawing on statistics that indicated as many Hand Tool Manufacturers it
as 60% of anchors in the UK may be installed became an independent
incorrectly he said, “It is our duty to work for a company limited by
better and safer fixings environment,” adding, guarantee early in 2007,
“we are not here to promote our brands but and is now run by a board
for a common goal – safer fixings.” of directors. Speaking at
the event, Mark Salmon
summarised its aims as:
Mark Salmon led the CFA presentations
• To establish, maintain
and improve industry
standards. revision of BS5080: Methods of test for
• To support specifiers, users and distributors construction fixings. Mark Salmon also
in the selection, installation and testing of confirmed that the CFA is currently drafting a
fixings. proposal for a UK “Code of Practice” for the
• To support the technical and selection, installation and commissioning of
commercial interests of fixings for safety critical applications.
members. In outlining the ways in which the CFA
All of which, he reiterated, promoted its membership and objectives,
was best summarised by Mark Salmon highlighted the importance of its
the phrase “Ensuring best website, www.fixingscfa.co.uk - omitting to
fixings practice”. note that its development and content has to
Expanding on what this a very large extent been the product of his
meant in practice, he own dedication over recent years. One of the
explained that, since its key features of the site is the range of
foundation, the CFA has Guidance Notes available for download
belonged to the Comité without charge. Additionally the site is home
Europeen de l’Outillage to a range of Technical ‘FAQs’, sample method
(the European Tools statements and articles and news on latest
Committee) for which developments. With the advent of the
Mark is chairman of the Approved Distributor scheme the website has
Technical Committee. become pivotal in identifying the new
“Membership of the CEO associate members to the construction
gives us access to the market, providing a database searchable from
European Organisation of postcode or geographic location, which can be
Technical Approvals, the filtered by the fixing brands offered. A recent
2K’s Steve Richards talked on resin systems body responsible for advertising campaign, themed on popular
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