Following consultations with stakeholders and associated industry bodies, the British Plastics Federation’s (BPF, London / UK; www.bpf.co.uk) EPS members have signed a code of practice committing them to high standards of operation and customer care. The code covers 11 key operational areas from accuracy of technical and marketing information to training and contractor standards, assessments and compliance to regulatory and industry requirements, as well as a commitment to recycling.

BPF chairman David Emes said: “This is a commitment with teeth. We have a strict disciplinary code which carries the risk of expulsion and a recourse to legal action where regulatory or statutory obligations have not been met. We are determined that the UK EPS industry provides a world-class resource and service quality to its customers through membership of our group.”

Signatories are assigned a unique member code and they are allowed to display their membership badge on all material including technical and sales literature, vehicle liveries and websites.

The move coincides with the BPF’s adoption of a new Europe-wide branding for EPS, which is being marketed across all applications as “airpop” engineered air (www.airpop.com).