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News Release from: Terrapin
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 November 2007
Terrapin takes a lead in offsite
accreditation
Terrapin is the first company to be accredited under Buildoffsite's new supplier registration scheme operated by Lloyd's Register.
Terrapin received its formal accreditation at the Offsite Construction Awards dinner at the National Motorcycle Museum The scheme has been set up by Buildoffsite, the body that campaigns for the greater uptake of offsite building solutions, in association with Lloyd's Register EMEA to standardise and ensure best practice across all aspects of the offsite process, from the submission of tenders through the awarding of contracts to the specification, design, manufacture, construction, handover and even the ongoing maintenance of a completed building
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 24 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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It also integrates existing quality assurance and environmental performance certification under, for example, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
By choosing a supplier registered under the scheme, client organisations can be confident of the assured levels of competence, methodology and safe working from companies that have standardised best practice for the delivery of their products and services.
The Buildoffsite Registration Scheme is operated in collaboration with other organisations that may be able to provide specialist focus, such as the British Board of Agrement.
Its operating philosophy is to evaluate the control measures taken by a service provider to mitigate any risks to the safe and competent delivery of their products and services.
By taking this approach it focuses on the way the products and services are delivered rather than laying down standards for the products and services themselves.
This provides the flexibility to cover a wide range of different approaches whilst still setting a benchmark for best practice.
Terrapin Group Chairman, Mr Billy Orr said, "As one of the pioneers of offsite construction as a way of providing high quality buildings quickly and at low cost we are pleased to be at the forefront of this initiative".
"Offsite construction provides an answer to many of the challenges that are facing the UK industry".
"The more awareness, understanding and confidence we can build, the more our customers can share in the benefits".
Terrapin is a privately owned company which has been expanding the potential of modern methods of off-site construction since 1949.
It grew with the development of modular classroom buildings throughout the baby boom and is now a leader in factory assembled modular buildings such as hotels, prisons, hospitals, schools and apartments.
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