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these cornerstones of inclusivity for its Membership , but , membership goes deeper still :
Access to Resources . CAB has long been recognised for its Technical Support within the Industry , the CAB Technical Team sit on many of the Industry decision-making committees and represent the Membership position on everything that influences the supply chain . These positions are gained within CAB Member Committees and Working Groups set up within the Association Membership and are open for any Member to attend . With CAB ’ s close
involvement with UK standards and legislation comes the ability to be a single point of call for any Members questions when it comes to quotations or specifications .
Being a Member does offer tangible benefits as well , such as access to free support lines for HR and Tax issues , access to a Members Webinar Resource which keeps abreast of contractual and economic issues in the Industry . These are just a few of the benefits and , key for CAB at the moment , is to build more tangible resources for Members as the Association continues to grow .
A further benefit of being a Member of an Association like CAB is to be able to become involved in leading edge initiatives such as CABs ’ very own ‘ Closed Loop Recycling ’ initiative . Open for any member , who handles both pre consumer and post consumer scrap , to join . The initiative raises aluminium ‘ grade ’ awareness so that a window extrusion that could have a life of fifty years or more , can be recycled back into a further window extrusion with no loss in characteristics and virtually no waste . The initiative also aims to keep more used aluminium in the UK and encourages a cyclical product life cycle . Likely to become legislation at some point in the future , the initiative offers members a strong negotiating base when pitching for new business within the Industry .
Availability of training , either in person or online . Stepping beyond Membership and reaching out to the thousands of Curtain Wall Installers across the UK , CAB offer a route to obtain a CSCS Skills card which is seen by main contractors as a recognised measure of professional competency on site . Members of CAB benefit from receiving some of this training at reduced costs .
It is important to recognise that an Association belongs to its Members and the more influence that Members can bring into the Association , the further it will grow . The CAB Board of Directors is committed to grow the Association and continue to increase value for membership . Should you wish to learn more about the use of Aluminium used in Construction , please contact CAB , join the Association and be recognised as being involved in supporting your Industry and helping to shape its future .
More information on our website at www . c-a-b . org . uk
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