BiKBBI News
YVONNE ORGILL JOINS BiKBBI Yvonne Orgill, a highly respected industry personality and CEO of The Bathroom Manufactures Association (BMA), has joined the BiKBBI as the latest member of their Advisory Board. Yvonne will vacate her position at the BMA later this year after a successful 13 years at the helm. Her commitment to joining the BiKBBI board will help facilitate a closer and stronger relationship between the two industry organisations. Both the BiKBBI and BMA have shared values in raising standards, promoting educational opportunities and increasing compliance within the respective areas of the KBB industry and both fully support collaborative working strategies to benefit their members, the industry and those consumers who engage members. BiKBBI CEO, Damian Walters, said: “I cannot begin to express how happy I am with Yvonne’s board appointment. A respected, highly experienced, much loved and proven industry leader, Yvonne, from the very beginning, has been a guiding light for the BiKBBI. There are very few people with the experience of leading a successful trade association, therefore, capturing Yvonne’s experience is the footballing equivalent of a cup final thirty yard, top right screamer into the back of the net!” Damian added: “Yvonne was one of the very first people I spoke to 15 years ago when we first scoped the prospect 10
I am thrilled at being approached to join the BiKBBI Board as I’m a firm believer in strong partnerships that can come together seamlessly to achieve the same objectives." of an institute for Installation. Since then, our relationship has become stronger and stronger, primarily as both organisations share the same values.” Yvonne commented: “I am thrilled at being approached to join the BiKBBI Board as I’m a firm believer in strong partnerships that can come together seamlessly to achieve the same objectives. The BiKBBI and BMA share a similar vision - ‘compliant product installed, correctly, for the benefit of
the consumer’, a big ask that is definitely achievable!” Yvonne, who has vast experience in Europe and is set to lead development of The Unified Water Label, joins a growing board of advisors at BiKBBI, including Patron Stephen Metcalfe MP, former Jewson Director Jon Thelwell and PWC financial graduate Karen Stanley. See who else is involved with BiKBBI at: www.bikbbi.org.uk/our-people
