Property Care Association Provides New Benefits to Members

The Property Care Association has secured a deal to provide free health and safety and legal services support for its members. The leading UK trade body – which represents the damp-proofing, timber preservation, structural waterproofing and structural maintenance industries – has teamed up with employment law specialists Stallard Kane Associates.

[ClickPress, Mon Apr 14 2008] The Property Care Association has secured a deal to provide free health and safety and legal services support for its members.

The leading UK trade body – which represents the damp-proofing, timber preservation, structural waterproofing and structural maintenance industries – has teamed up with employment law specialists Stallard Kane Associates.

The deal gives members a series of benefits including:

• A telephone hotline offering health and safety and employment law advice
• Regular newsletters advising on legal issues
• An annual health and safety update course
• An annual employment law update course
• Access to specialist advice documents housed in the “members’ area” on the Stallard Kane Associates website

PCA members will also get the option to upgrade their legal services to include specialist features such as personal visits from a health and safety consultant.

The Association’s executive director, Yasmin Chopin, said: “The PCA is the leading trade body for homeowners looking for a professional person to carry out building preservation work.

“We believe this benefit will help our members to continue to offer very high standards of workmanship to their customers.”

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Notes to Editors

Formerly the British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association (BWPDA), the PCA’s UK-wide list of contractor members are all carefully vetted before being awarded membership - and are then subject to rigorous auditing procedures once admitted to the Association.

As well as delivering a trusted repair procedure, PCA members are able to carry out specialist surveys as part of the house-buying procedure – to identify potential problems.

The Association is a member of TrustMark, the scheme supported by Government to help property owners find reliable and trustworthy tradespeople to make home improvements.

PCA contractors are authorised to use the Association’s new logo, and this can be seen in directories such as Yellow Pages, newspapers and other publications for identification to potential customers.

To find a PCA member across the UK, homeowners can log onto the Association’s website www.property-care.org and select the ‘Find A Member’ service.

The Property Care Association
www.property-care.org

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