HUB UPDATE

MEMBER BENEFITS: THE HUB

ASFP’s Commercial Manager Rich Green discusses all the new benefits offered in the ASFP Hub

Why do companies join trade associations?

For entrepreneurs and business owners, visibility and networking are key, but these are just a couple of the many reasons why it is a good idea to join industry trade associations. Another key driver of joining is to obtain enhanced benefits. Some associations offer members access to a world of benefits and other perks as a reward for their investment.

Hub Updates

Moving on from the initial success of the Member Hub, we haven’t let the grass grow under our feet and since we first told you all about the Hub in issue two of Ignite, we have added even more benefits for all of our members to use. We are pleased to welcome you to these new Hub offerings:

BSI

There are three benefits that come with BSI. • BS, BS EN and ISO standards at discounted rates (up to 20% off) providing you with access to all the standards you need at an affordable price. • As part of a Government scheme to support SMEs (small to medium size enterprises), 100 passive fire-related standards are free of charge to qualifying ASFP members. The range available reflects those of most interest to the passive fire protection community, as well as helping member companies with their company quality assurance by offering BS EN ISO 17025 and BS EN ISO 9001 quality management standards. • Free onboarding to the BSI Identify Scheme, which aims to bring transparency and product traceability throughout the built environment supply chain. This new BSI service harnesses Digital Object Identifier (DOI) technology to deliver a unique, constant, and interoperable identifier, called a BSI UPIN, which can be assigned to products. It helps UK manufacturers to directly manage information about their products in the supply chain, providing a persistent record of each product throughout its life cycle, from manufacture, specification, procurement, and installation, to de-commissioning or reuse.

Consort Insurance

Consort are a fully licensed general insurance broker, capable of arranging placement for your entire commercial insurance programme and are offering free insurance advice to all ASFP members. Given the increased scrutiny surrounding the fire industry following several high-profile events, insurers’ ability to provide cover within this space has been extremely limited. However, because of Consort’s extensive expertise in the fire-related space, and deep insurer relationships, they have developed a unique insurance solution that is likely to be of benefit to ASFP members.

Dell Technologies

As an ASFP member, you receive discounts on selected IT Equipment from Dell

Jobs Board

The new ASFP Jobs Board is up and running. You can choose to submit a vacancy for up to 30, 60 or 90 days or for an unlimited time. These range in price from £150-£400, however, members have a 30% discount. Anyone using the ASFP website can search for your job vacancy and submit their application direct to you.

For more details on all of the benefits listed above, our previous benefits and all new ones that we are yet to launch, please take a look at the ASFP website

www.asfp.org.uk/page/Memberhub

or scan this QR code

Hopefully, these will whet your appetite for what is to come through 2023. We are here to serve our membership, so if you have a suggestion for a membership benefit you think we could offer, please contact Rich Green at

rich.green@asfp.org.uk.

THE BENEFITS OF ASFP MEMBERSHIP

ASFP Membership Officer Tony Corcoran explains the benefits of membership of the Association ASFP members cover a broad spectrum of the fire protection industry including; manufacturers, system and product installers, distributors, product testing and assessment authorities, fire engineers, fire risk assessors, certification bodies and other associated groups and organisations.

The ASFP serves and represents the needs of its members and the wider passive fire protection (PFP) industry by: • Advancing knowledge and guidance on all aspects of ‘built-in’ fire protection • Providing technical support and impartial advice • Supporting regulatory and behavioural change as an independent authority • Improving competence and quality through training

Brand

Becoming a member of the ASFP allows all member companies to be associated with the powerful name and brand of the ASFP. Displaying the ASFP logo gives members the opportunity to promote a joint brand whilst creating a link to ASFP values and best practice.

Technical Help

A key benefit of membership is having access to technical support, available through the many Technical Task Groups, via the extensive library of technical guidance, advisory notes, best practice guides, as well as through the wide range of videos available on ASFPTV.

Technical Task Groups

By attending the dedicated Technical Task Groups, members are able to give their input into industry-related technical guidance and policy development, along with access to an ever-expanding pool of industry expertise.

Discounts

Members have access to discounted rates for a wide range of the ASFP offerings. These include ASFP’s world-leading training schemes for PFP, the ASFP Colour Books, the benefits offered in the ASFP Hub, ASFP event tickets, and sponsorship or exhibiting opportunities at ASFP events.

Being a member of the ASFP provides a number of both direct and indirect benefits. These can range from technical help to marketing and networking benefits. We have compiled a list of what we think are the most important benefits.

Training

ASFP offers various types of globally recognised training courses including; the online Introduction to PFP that gives a brief yet substantial overview of PFP, and the ASFP Foundation Course for both Level 2 and Level 3 leading to IFE qualifications. Members have access to a member discount structure for these courses, which equip candidates with the knowledge required to demonstrate competency, providing a route to academic recognition while improving quality and competence across the breadth of the industry. The ASFP Foundation courses are also available online via the eLearning platform, as well as in a multitude of languages such as Spanish and French, offering even more flexibility for learning.

ASFP.org.uk

Members can add their company profile to the ASFP website, providing visibility to the thousands of website visitors who regularly access guidance documents, videos, news, specification support and information on ASFP member services.

The Hub

The ASFP Member Hub provides access to many business support services including but not limited to membership of MakeUK, Barbour ABI, and

CHAS. There is also access to the ASFP Jobs Board, which is industry-focused and only available to members (read more about The Hub and our new

Hub benefits on Page 9).