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Eurosafe UK Name Change
Message from Alan Bullock - Chair BSVTA.
» » WELCOME TO THE FIRST
newsletter under our association’s
new name British Safe & Vault
Trade Association (BSVTA).
Why change you may ask.
It would be fair to say that we
in the UK adopted the name
from our parent organisation in
Europe upon our birth some years
ago. The Eurosafe organisation
in Europe is made up of
individual countries across the
continent and mainly consisted
of manufacturers of safes and
vaults. The reasoning behind the
organisation was to safeguard
standards and quality and to give
manufacturers a strong voice in
the industry.
The parent organisation has
been successful in putting
forward manufacturers’ thoughts
on testing procedures and
tool lists as the EC committees
discussed potential changes to
EN1143-1 which is the predominant
standard for our industry.
There was a feeling, however,
that we in the UK required a
more focused approach to the
challenges in the UK market
and to promote a more vigorous
defence of our manufacturing
base and promotion of standards.
Hence the change of name to
BSVTA. To be fair, the majority of
countries affiliated to Eurosafe
across Europe also have a name
which reflects their country.
The new name may seem rather
long but we in the Management
Committee wanted to reflect the
diversity of the UK safe industry,
which is served not only by direct
manufacturers, but by companies
who offer safes from many
sources to give customers a wide
choice. The BSVTA membership
truly reflects this diversity. Our
aim in the UK is not changing, we
continue to expect our members
to offer safes, vaults and fire-
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resistant units complying with
current testing and certification.
Our new logo reflects what
we see as an historical strong
base for safe manufacture and
a commitment to Standards,
Professionalism, Integrity and
Security. These are not just words
but should be the ethos, by which
we all as members, conduct our
business.
We are in the process of
revamping the website and have
chosen a partner who is now in
the process of mapping out what
is required. More news on that as
we progress but at this stage, I
am happy to say we have already
secured the domain names bsvta.
co.uk and bsvta.org.
As our Association continues
to develop, one of our main aims
is to increase our presence and
voice in the wider security and
insurance industries and with the
various European testing and
certification bodies. To further
this aim, at the AGM in March,
the Management Committee
proposed a new paid position
of Permanent Secretary. This
proposal was put to the vote
and passed unanimously. I
am delighted to say that Tom
Rochford, already a member
of the Committee, indicated
his willingness to stand for the
position. Tom’s election was put
to the vote and again, passed
‘Together
we can
make a
difference
in the UK
market’
unanimously. Tom brings with
him a wealth of experience
and knowledge from within our
industry. His highly successful
career included 36 years at
leading global safe manufacturer
Gunnebo. It is great to have Tom
as our first Permanent Secretary
and he is already doing an
excellent job for our Association.
Together we can make a
difference in the UK market and
I look forward to working with
you all to make our Association
the ‘go to source’ for good
advice, and equipment matching
the highest standards in our
industry.
I look forward to seeing you at
our next meeting, details of which
will be announced soon.
Alan Bullock,
Chair, BSVTA
SEP/OCT 2019
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