{"id":7769,"date":"2020-01-27T11:21:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T11:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amtivo.com\/uk\/resources\/announcing-gold-membership-of-influential-association-of-british-certification-bodies\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T16:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:19:59","slug":"announcing-gold-membership-of-influential-association-of-british-certification-bodies","status":"publish","type":"resources-filter","link":"https:\/\/amtivo.com\/uk\/resources\/news\/announcing-gold-membership-of-influential-association-of-british-certification-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Association of British Certification Bodies: Gold Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8721\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto; max-width: 600px;\" src=\"https:\/\/amtivo.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/ABCB-1500-x-1200-small.png\" alt=\"infosaas acquired by british assessment bureau\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>We&#8217;ve been enjoying the benefits of being a member of the Association of British Certification Bodies (ABCB) for several years and, following three important acquisitions during 2019, we&#8217;ve decided to become a Gold Member.<\/p>\r\n<p>This is both in recognition of the huge value we have derived from its membership in the past, and also to support the exciting developments being led by ABCB\u2019s new CEO, Wayne Terry.<\/p>\r\n<p>Our CEO, Mike Tims, commented \u201cThe decision to become a member of the Association of British Certification Bodies was a simple one for us. As a member of ABCB we gain advanced industry knowledge and early notification of new or revised standards, which helps shape our business strategy and plans. It also provides a platform to represent our views nationally and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cBy expanding our involvement with the ABCB we are able to develop a stronger relationship with key stakeholders, such as <a href=\"\/uk\/ukas-accredited\/\">UKAS<\/a>, but also international bodies such as the IAF. Finally, we get enormous benefit from regular membership meetings and discussion groups with fellow certification bodies as well as independent and impartial guidance and support from the management committee, if needed.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>Wayne Terry, ABCB\u2019s CEO, welcomed the announcement and commented \u201cI am delighted by this news from British Assessment Bureau and I am pleased that our activities at ABCB are being recognised in the industry. Since becoming CEO in January 2019 my team and I have been working closely with the likes of British Assessment Bureau and other leading certification bodies to expand our membership as we drive the organisation forward, becoming more proactive, nationally and internationally.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Importance of Having A Voice in The Industry<\/h2>\r\n<p>During 2019 Amtivo Group, which owns British Assessment Bureau, made three important, strategic, acquisitions which significantly increase its presence in the UK market. The acquisitions included Birmingham-based ACS Registrars, Leeds-based Avalon Certification and Equas Consultancy, which developed the game-changing ISO management package, \u2018Activ\u2019.<\/p>\r\n<p>Mike Tims noted \u201cACS Registrars and Avalon Certification have now become part of British Assessment Bureau, along with the Activ SaaS platform, all of which are really exciting developments for the business to be working on. We want to ensure that we continue to grow, to be innovative and to deliver the best possible service to our customers. Being a Gold Member of the ABCB is a key part of our strategy to achieve that and having access to Wayne, with his boundless energy and enthusiasm for our industry, makes it that much easier.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following three important acquisitions during 2019, we&#8217;ve become a Gold Member of the Association of British Certification Bodies (ABCB).","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7407,"template":"","resource":[186],"resource-tag":[],"class_list":["post-7769","resources-filter","type-resources-filter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Announcing Gold Membership of ABCB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Following three important acquisitions during 2019, we&#039;ve decided to become a Gold Member of the 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