BiKBBI NEWS

INSURANCE UNDER REVIEW

Following a recent member survey, BiKBBI is undertaking a comprehensive review of its insurance services, working alongside its current provider UK Special Risks and other scheme operators with experience working with associations. Compliance Manager Christine Masson said: "We continually review relationships with strategic partners and we see insurance as an important topic for members and the customers they serve." The review is likely to conclude in June with confirmation of its insurance proposition to be confirmed later in the summer.

NEW CORPORATE LIVERYMEN

BiKBBI Operations Manager Claire Walters and Non-Exec Director John Peerless were sworn in as Corporate Liverymen of The Worshipful Furniture Makers Company in March, at a ceremony in Central London. The Furniture Makers Company is the furnishing industry's charity and works on a number of initiatives from education to welfare. BiKBBI became corporate members of the Company in 2016 and have been working closely on the development of the new Fitted Interiors Apprenticeship. Operations Manager Claire Walters (pictured), speaking at the ceremony said: “It’s a great honour to be involved with this charity and becoming a Corporate Liveryman in my own right. Our joined up work with the charity on the subject of education is incredibly important to us and the next generation of KBB installation professionals.”

UPDATE FROM EVEREST

BiKBBI CEO Damian Walters travelled to China earlier this month on route to Everest on an epic adventure summit attempt of the worlds’ highest mountain. The two-month expedition is on track with the team now located at Base Camp on the north side of the mountain. Speaking via Satellite phone earlier this week Damian confirmed the team were in high spirits despite the extreme conditions faced. Damian confirmed that the team were heading across the Tibetan plateau after a brief stop in Lhasa, the Tibetan capital. As temperatures on Everest fall below -40 with reduced oxygen available to climbers, Everest remains one of the worlds’ most extreme challenges. The team, made up from an international representation from the climbing fraternity, aim to summit in May.