Cumbrian company, Chimney Sheep Ltd has been awarded with a BBA Agrément Certificate at this year’s Futurebuild Show in London. The credible certification has required years of rigorous product testing on the eco-friendly chimney draught excluder and makes it the only chimney draught excluder on the market to have BBA approval.
Removable chimney draught excluder
The Chimney Sheep® is a removable chimney draught excluder made of felted Herdwick wool and blocks 94% of airflow, resulting in reduced energy wastage. Being made of wool the product is naturally breathable, sustainable and environmentally friendly. With the BBA Agrément Certificate, The Chimney Sheep® will now be recognised by building control, government departments, specifiers, and insurers as meeting the BBA’s standards of quality, safety and reliability; providing them with reassurance of the product’s fitness for purpose.
Assessment to gain award
Seen throughout the world as a credible industry body and known to be independent, rigorous and trusted, the BBA certification is awarded only after a product has passed a series of comprehensive assessments. The Chimney Sheep® has been through numerous laboratory tests, on-site evaluations, quality management checks and product inspections, over several years, passing all the assessments to gain the award.
Culmination of 5 years’ work
Commenting on the BBA award, founder of Chimney Sheep Ltd, Sally Phillips stated, “This has been a culmination of five years’ works and is such a huge achievement for us. The BBA certification will open us up to lots of opportunities as it will demonstrate to the market-place that the Chimney Sheep® is both safe and fit-for-purpose. I really believe that this marks the beginning of the next stage of the business by making the product more mainstream and hopefully allowing us to be incorporated not just into consumer homes but also as part of corporate eco-obligations.”
Certification for new innovation
Wendy Ajuwon, Head of Marketing at the BBA also commented, “The BBA are very pleased that we could help Chimney Sweep Ltd achieve certification for their new innovation. At the BBA we are passionate about helping companies grow their technologies and helping them gain market acceptance, and as such look forward to the continued success of Chimney Sheep Ltd”.
Now awarded, a regular 6-monthly inspection by a BBA Management Systems Auditor is carried out to maintain the Chimney Sheep’s Certificate’s validity.
The Chimney Sheep starts at £16.00 and comes in a variety of sizes. It is available to buy online at chimneysheep.co.uk and amazon.co.uk
