PCA Shortlisted for Top Trade Award

June 25, 2009 - PRLog -- http://www.property-care.org has been short listed by the Trade Association Forum in its Best Practice Awards programme for 2009.
   
It is the website of the Property Care Association (PCA), which represents the UK’s structural waterproofing, wood preservation, damp-proofing, flood remediation and structural repair sectors.

Winners will be announced at the Forum’s annual networking and awards dinner, taking place at the Intercontinental Hotel, Park Lane, London, on July 29.

The Property Care Association (PCA) has developed an informative and easy to use website, with information about the trade body, its work and members.

Yasmin Chopin, PCA Executive Director, said:  “The PCA is delighted to receive the recognition from the Trade Association Forum through this nomination for a web award.

“We work hard on our website and other communications issues to ensure that the public and property professionals have easy access to a site offering them good advice in a straightforward, easily readable, format.”

The site caters for anyone interested in property matters, from householders to property professionals and DIY enthusiasts to trained craftsmen.

It features on-line video content. a comprehensive list of the PCA’s training and events programme, an up-to-the-minute news section, and areas for homeowners, property professionals and PCA members.

Details can also be accessed on the newly developed CPDs (Continual Professional Development courses) provided by the PCA and endorsed by RIBA (the Royal Institute of British Architects).

Two CPDs have been introduced, offering technical expertise on Flood Remediation, and The Treatment of Rising Damp and the Preservation of Timber.

As well as being of interest to architects, the CPDs are aimed at a wide-range of people working in the property sector, including surveyors, construction managers, local authority and social housing professionals, facilities managers and heritage specialists.

A special feature on  the website is the What Lies Beneath? microsite which focuses on the benefits a basement conversion can offer – bringing together a wealth of information within one easy-to-navigate web page.

The site can be accessed at http://www.property-care.org/basementconversions. Viewers will find in-depth technical background data, case studies, a short video and images.

To compliment the website, the PCA launched its new magazine, Property Care in Spring 2009.

The magazine is full of news, features, advice, a directory of services, and details of up-coming training courses and events.

The Property Care Association
http://www.property-care.org
Telephone 0870 1216737

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Notes to Editors

The Property Care Association (PCA) represents the UK’s structural waterproofing, wood preservation, damp-proofing, flood remediation and structural repair sectors.

It incorporates the British Wood Preserving and Damp-proofing Association (BWPDA), which has been in formation for more than 75 years.

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

Its 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 – as well as a range of other services  designed to preserve and protect homes and buildings across the UK.

To find a PCA member log on to http://www.property-care.org and select the ‘Find A Member’ service.

Press release issued by Jane Shepherd of Shepherd PR Limited, 01538 308685, mobile 07985 129315.