Useful Contacts & Organisations


Arbitrators Health & Safety
Architects Investigators
Building Materials Professional & Trade Associations
Construction Cost Consultants Publishers
Directors Specialist Contractors
Engineers Surveyors
Government Training


Arbitrators
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
24 Angel Gate
City Road
London
EC1V 2RS
Tel: 020 7837 4483
Fax: 020 8837 4185


Architects
Royal Institute of British Architects
66 Portland Place
London
W1N 4AD
Tel: 020 7580 5533
Fax: 020 7255 1541


Building Materials
   


Construction Cost Consultants
   


Directors
Institute of Directors
116 Pall Mall
London
SW1Y 5ED
Tel: 020 7839 1233
Fax: 020 7766 8832

E-Mail:
Directors@iod.co.uk
Web:
www.iod.co.uk


Engineers
Association of Consulting Engineers
Alliance House
12 Caxton Street
London
SW1H 0QL
Tel: 020 7222 6557
Fax: 020 7222 0750

E-Mail:
Consult@acenet.co.uk
Web:
www.acenet.co.uk


Health & Safety
   


Investigators
Institute of Professional Investigators
31A Wellington Street
St Johns
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB1 8AF
Tel: 01254 680 072
Fax: 01254 592 76


Professional & Trade Associations
Aluminium Federation Limited
Broadway House
Calthorpe Road
Five Ways
Birmingham
B15 1TN
Tel: 0121 456 1103
Fax: 0121 456 2274

Web:
www.alfed.org.uk
Ancient Monuments Society
St. Ann's Vestry Hall
2 Church Entry
London EC4V 5HB
Tel: 020 7236 3934
Fax: 020 7329 3677
Architects & Surveyors Institute
St Mary House
St Mary Street
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN15 3WD
Tel: 01249 444505
Fax: 01249 443602
Architects in Agriculture & Countryside
Oxford Architects Practice
Bagley Crost
Hinksey Hill
Oxford
OX1 5BS
Tel: 01865 730033
Asbestos Removal Contractors Association
Friars House
6 Parkway
Chelmsford
Essex
CM2 ONF
Tel: 01245 259744
Fax: 01245 490722

E-Mail:
info@arca.org.uk
Web: www.arca.org.uk
Association of Building Engineers
Jubilee Road
Weston Favell
Northampton
NN3 8NW
Tel: 01604 404121
Fax: 01604 784 220

E-Mail
buildengrs@aol.com
 
Association of Building Hardware Manufacturers
42 Heath Street
Tamworth
Staffordshire
B79 7JH
Tel: 01827 52337
Fax: 01827 310827

E-Mail:
associations@compuserve.com
 
Association of Interior Specialists
Olton Bridge
245 Warick Road
Solihull
West Midlands
B92 7AH
Tel: 0121 707 0077
Fax: 0121 706 1949

 
Association of Plumbing and Heating Contractors
Ensign House
Ensign Business Centre
Westwood Way
Coventry
CV4 8JA
Tel: 024 7647 0626
Fax: 024 7647 0942

E-Mail:
APHCUK@aol.com
Association for Specialist Fire Protection
Association House
235 Ash Road
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU12 4DD
Tel: 01252 321322
Fax: 01252 333901

E-Mail:
john.fairley@associationhouse.org.uk
Web:
www.associationhouse.org.uk
The British Approval Service for Cables
23 Presley Way
Crownhill
Milton Keynes
MK8 OES
Tel: 01908 267300
Fax: 01908 267255

E-Mail:
mail@basec.org.uk
Web:
www.basec.org.uk
British Architectural Library
66 Portland Place
London W1N 4AD
Tel: 020 7580 5533
Fax: 020 7631 1802

E-Mail:
bal@inst.riba.org
Web:
http://st12.yahoo.net/riba-library
British Bathroom Council
Federation House
Station Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2RT
Tel: 01782 747123
Fax: 01782 747161

E-Mail:
bathrooms@netcentral.co.uk
E-Mail for information:
sharon.heath@british-bathrooms.org.uk
Web:
british-bathroms.org.uk
British Carpet Manufacturers' Association
P O Box 1155
Kidderminster
DY11 6WP
Te: 01562 747351
Fax: 01562 747359

E-Mail:
bcma@clara.net
Web:
home.clara.net/bcma
British Board of Agrement
P O Box 195
Bucknalls Lane
Garston
Watford
WD2 7NG
Tel: 01923 665300
Fax: 01923 665301

E-Mail:
bba@btinternet.com
Web:
www.bbacerts.co.uk
British Ceramic Confederation
Federation House
Station Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 2SA
Tel: 01782 744631
Fax: 01782 744102

E-MailL
bcc@ceramfed.co.uk
Web:
www.ceramfed.co.uk
British Concrete Masonry Association Limited
Grove Crescent House
18 Grove Place
Bedford
MK40 3JJ
Tel: 01234 353745
Fax: 01234 353745
The British Computer Society
1 Sanford Sreet
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 1HJ
Tel: 01793 417417
Fax: 01793 480270

E-Mail
bcshq@bcs.org.uk
Web:
www.bcs.org.uk
British Hardware Federation
225 Bristol Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B5 7UB
Tel: 0121 446 6688
Fax: 0121 446 5215

E-Mail:
bhf@bhfgroup.demon.co.uk
British In-situ Concrete Paving Association
Century House
Telford Avenue
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 6YS
Tel: 01344 725731
Fax: 01344 761214

E-Mail:
eforsyth@bea.org.uk
Web:
www.bea.org.uk/industry/britpave.html
British Institute of Architectural Technologists
397 City Road
London
EC1V 1NH
Tel: 020 7278 2206
Fax: 020 7837 3194

E-Mail:
info@biat.org.uk
Web:
www.biat.org.uk
British Pest Control Association
3 St James' Court
Friar Gate
Derby
DE1 1BT
Tel: 01332 294288
Fax: 01332 295904

E-Mail:
enquiry@BPCA.org.uk
Web:
www.BPCA.org.uk
The British Plastics Federation
6 Bath Place
Rivington Street
London
EC2A 3JE
Tel: 020 7457 5000
Fax: 020 7457 5045

E-Mail:
abose@bpf.co.uk
Web:
www.bpf.co.uk
British Ports Association
Room 217
Africa House
64-78 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6AH
Tel: 020 7242 1200
Fax: 020 7405 1069

E-Mail: ports@compuserv.com
Web:
www.compass-publications.co.uk/bpa
British Property Federation
1 Warwick Row
7th Floor
London
SW1E 5ER
Tel: 020 7828 0111
Fax: 020 7834 3442

E-Mail:
info@bpf.org.uk
Web:
www.bpf.org.uk
British Road Federation
Pillar House
194-202 Old Kent Road
London
SE1 5TG
Tel: 020 7703 9769
Fax: 020 7701 0029

E-Mail:
brf@brf.co.uk
Web:
www.brf.co.uk

British Safety Council
70 Chancellors Road
London
W6 9RS
Tel: 020 8741 1231
Fax: 020 8741 4555

E-Mail:
mail@britsafe.org
Web:
www.britishsafetycouncil.org
British Textile Technology Group (BTTG)
Wira House
West Park Ring Road
Leeds
LS16 6QL
Tel: 0113 259 1999
Fax: 0113 278 0306

E-Mail:
Info@bttg.co.uk
Web:
www.bttg.co.uk

British Wood Preserving & Damp-Proofing Association
Building No. 6
The Office Village
4 Romford Road
Stratford
London
E15 4EA
Tel: 020 8519 2588
Fax: 020 8519 3444

E-Mail:
info@bwpda.co.uk
Web:
www.bwpda.co.uk
 
Builders Merchants Federation
15 Soho Square
London W1V 6HL
Tel: 020 7439 1753
Fax: 020 7734 2766

E-Mail:
info@bmf.org.uk
Building Cost Information Service
12 Great George Street
Parliament Square
London
SW1P 3AD
Tel: 020 7222 7000
Fax: 020 7695 1501

E-Mail:
bcis@bcis.co.uk
Web: www.bcis.co.uk
Building Maintenance Information Limited
12 Great George Street
Parliament Square
London
SW1P 3AD
Tel: 020 7222 7000
Fax: 020 7695 1501

E-Mail:
bmi@bcis.co.uk
Web: www.bcis.co.uk
Building Research Establishment Ltd
Bucknalls Lane
Garston
Watford
WD2 7JR
Tel: 01923 664000
Fax: 01923 664010

E-Mail:
enquiries@bre.co.uk
Web:
www.bre.co.uk
The Building Services Research & Information Association
Old Bracknell Lane West
Bracknell
Berkshire
RG12 7AH
Tel: 01344 426511
Fax: 01344 487575

E-Mail:
bsria@bsria.co.uk
Web:
www.bsria.co.uk
The Cavity Foam Bureau
P O Box 79
Oldbury
Warley
West Midlands
B69 4PW
Tel: 0121 544 4949
Fax: 0121 544 3569

Cement Admixtures Association
38a Tilehouse Green Lane
Knowle
West Midlands
B93 9EY
Tel: 01564 776362
Fax: 01564 776362
CERAM Building Techology
Queens Road
Penkull
Stoke on Trent
ST4 7LQ
Tel: 01782 764476
Fax: 01782 412331

E-Mail:
sales@ceram.co.uk
Web:
www.ceram.co.uk
Ceramic Industry Certification Scheme Limited
Queens Road
Penkull
Stoke on Trent
ST4 7LQ
Tel: 01782 411008
Fax: 01782 412331

E-Mail:
cicsltd@aol.com
Web: move.to/cics
The Chartered Institute of Building
Englemere
Kings Ride
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 7TB
Tel: 01344 630700
Fax: 01344 630777

E-Mail:
reception@ciob.org.uk
Web:
www.ciob.org.uk
The Chartered Institute of Transport
80 Portland Place
London W1N 4DP
Tel: 020 7467 9400
Fax: 020 7467 9440

E-Mail:
gen@citrans.org.uk
Web:
www.citrans.org.uk
Church Commissioners for Engand
1 Millbank
London
SW1P 3JZ
Tel: 020 7898 1000
Fax: 020 7898 1131

E-Mail:
corporateaffairs@c-o-e.org.uk
Civic Trust
17 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5AW
Tel: 020 7930 0914
Fax: 020 7321 0180

E-Mail:
pride@civictrust.org.uk
Web:
www.civictrust.org.uk

Concrete Repair Association
Association House
235 Ash Road
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU12 4DD
Tel: 01252 321302
Fax: 01252 333901

E-Mail:
John.fairley@associationhouse.org.uk
Web:
www.associationhouse.org.uk
The Concrete Society
4 Eatongate
112 Windsor Road
Slough
SL1 2JA
Tel: 01753 693313
Fax: 01753 692333

E-Mail:
concsoc@concrete.org.uk
Web:
www.concrete.org.uk
The Conservation Foundation
1 Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AR
Tel: 020 7591 3111
Fax: 020 7591 3110

E-Mail:
conservef@gn.apc.org

Web:
www.newsnet-21.org.uk
Construction Fixings Association
Light Trades House
3 Melbourne Avenue
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S10 2QJ
Tel: 01142 663084
Fax: 01142 670910

E-Mail:
light.trades@virgin.net
Construction Industry Computing Association
1 Trust Court
Histon
Cambridge
CB4 4PW
Tel: 012233 236336
Fax: 01223 236337

E-Mail:
postmaster@cica.org.uk
Web:
www.cica.org.uk
Construction Industry Training Board
Bircham Newton
Kings Lynn
Norfolk
PE31 6RH
Tel: 01485 577577
Fax: 01485 577762

Web:
www.citb.org.uk
Construction Plant-Hire Assocation
52 Rochester Row
London
SW1P 1JU
Tel: 020 7630 6868
Fax: 020 7630 6765

E-Mail:
enquiries@c-p-a.co.uk
Web:
www.c-p-a.co.uk
Copper Development Association
Verulam Industrial Estate
224 London Road
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 1AQ
Tel: 01727 731200
Fax: 01727 731216

E-Mail:
copperdev@compuserve.com
Web:
www.cda.org.uk
Council for Aluminium in Building
181 Cirencester Road
Charlton Kings
Cheltenham
Glos
GL53 8DF
Tel: 01242 578278
Fax: 01242 578283

The Countryside Agency
John Dower House
Crescent Place
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3RA
Tel: 01242 521381
Fax: 01242 584270

E-Mail:
Info@countryside.gov.uk
Web:
www.countryside.gov.uk
Draught Proofing Advisory Association Ltd
P O Box 12
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 3AH
Tel: 01428 654011
Fax: 01428 651401

E-Mail:
theceed@compuserve.com
Web:
www.nationline.co.uk/ceed
Ductile Iron Pipe Committee
British Foundry Association
The McLaren Building
35 Dale End
Birmingham
B4 7LN
Tel: 0121 200 2100
Fax: 0121 200 1306
EFNARC
Association House
235 Ash Road
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU12 4DD
Tel: 01252 342072
Fax: 01252 333901

E-Mail:
johnfairley@associationhouse.org.uk
Web:
www.associationhouse.org.uk
The Energy Information Centre
Rosemary House
Lanwades Business Park
Newmarket
Suffolk
CB8 7PW
Tel: 01638 751400
Fax: 01638 751801

E-Mail:
info@eic.co.uk
Web:
www.eic.co.uk
Engineering Council
10 Maltravers Street
London WC2R 3ER
Tel: 020 7240 7891
Fax: 020 7240 7517

E-Mail:
staff@engc.org.uk
Web:
www.engc.org.uk
English Heritage
23 Savile Row
London
W1X 1AB
Tel: 020 7973 3000
Fax: 020 7973 3430

External Wall Insulation Association
P O Box 12
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 3AH
Tel: 01428 654011
Fax: 01428 651401

E-Mail:
theceed@compuserve.com
Web:
www.nationline.co.uk/ceed
The Geological Society
Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1V OJU
Tel: 020 7434 9944
Fax: 020 7439 8975

E-Mail:
enquiries@geolsoc.org.uk
Web:
www.geolsoc.org.uk
The Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete Association
26 Gorsey Brow
Billinge
Wigin
WN5 7NX
Tel: 01744 893423
Fax: 01744 892359

E-Mail:
rferry.grca@dial.pipex.com
Web:
www.grca.co.uk
The Institute of Building Control
92-104 East Street
Epsom
Surrey
KT17 1EB
Tel: 01372 745577
Fax: 01372 748282

E-Mail:
admin@instobc.demon.co.uk
Web:
www.demon.co.uk/instobc
The Institute of Concrete Technology
P O Box 7827
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 6FR
Tel: 01344 752096
Fax: 01344 752096
Insitution of Incorporated Executive Engineers
Wix Hill House
West Horsley
Surrey
KT24 6DZ
Tel: 01483 222383
Fax: 01483 211109

E-Mail:
exec@iiexe.demon.co.uk
Institution of Lighting Engineers
Lennox House
9 Lawford Road
Rugby
Warwickshire
CV21 2DZ
Tel: 01788 57666492
Fax: 01788 540145

E-Mail:
ile@dial.pipex.com
The Institute of Plumbing
64 Station Lane
Hornchurch
Essex
RM12 6NB
Tel: 01708 472791
Fax: 01708 448987

E-Mail:
info@plumbers.org.uk
Web:
www.plumbers.org.uk
Institute of Refrigeration
Kelvin House
76 Mill Lane
Carlshalton
Surrey
SM5 2JR
Tel: 020 8647 7033
Fax: 020 7773 0165

E-Mail:
instor@ibm.net
Web:
www.ior.org.uk
Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors
26 Market Street
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1PF
Tel: 0161 928 8074
Fax: 0161 941 6134

E-Mail:
exc@icesurco.demon.co.uk
Web:
www.ices.org.uk

Master Locksmiths Association
5d Great Central Way
Woodford Halse
Daventry
Northants
NN11 3PZ
Tel: 01327 262255
Fax: 01327 262539

E-Mail:
miahq@locksmiths.co.uk
Web:
www.locksmiths.co.uk

National Association of Loft Insulation Contractors
P O Box 12
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 3AH
Tel: 01428 654011
Fax: 01428 651401

E-Mail:
theceed@compuserve.com
Web:
www.nationline.co.uk/ceed
National Cavity Insulation Association Ltd
P O Box 12
Haslemere
Surrey
GU27 3AH
Tel: 01428 654011
Fax: 01428 651401

E-Mail:
theceed@compuserve.com
Web:
www.nationline.co.uk/ceed
National Council of Building Material Producers
26 Store Street
London
WC1E 7BT
Tel: 020 7323 3770
Fax: 020 7323 0307

E-Mail:
enquiries@building-materials.org.uk
Web:
www.building-materials.org.uk
National Engineering Laboratory
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G75 OQU
Tel: 01355 220222
Fax: 01355 272999

E-Mail:
info@nel.uk
Web:
www.nel.uk
National Home Improvement Council
Carlyle House
235 Vauxhall bridge Road
London SW1V 1EJ
Tel: 020 7828 8230
Fax: 020 7828 0667

Web:
www.nhc.org.uk
National Prefabricated Building Association (NPBA)
The Hardmoors
London Road
East Retford
Nottinghamshire
DN22 7JJ
Tel: 01777 869563
Fax: 01777 703448

E-Mail:
enquiries@npba.co.uk
Web:
www.npba.co.uk
National Quality Assurance Limited
Gainsborough House
Houghton Hall Park
Houghton Regis
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU5 5ZX
Tel: 01582 866766
Fax: 01582 866700

E-Mail:
enquiries.nqa.com
Web:
www.nqa.com
Railway Heritage Trust
Melton House
65/67 Clarendon Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD1 1DP
Tel: 01923 240250
Fax: 01923 207079
The Resin Flooring Association
Association House
235 Ash Road
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU12 4DD
Tel: 01252 342072
Fax: 01252 333901
E-Mail:
mailto:john.fairley.associationhouse.org.uk
Web:
www.associationhouse.org.uk
Town & Country Planning Association
17 Carlton House Terrace
London
SW1Y 5AS
Tel: 020 7930 8903
Fax: 0177771 930 3280

Web:
www.tcpa.org.uk

 

 


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Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
12 Great George Street
Parliament Square
London
SW1P 3AD
Tel: 020 7222 7000
Fax: 020 7222 9430


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