{"id":48145,"date":"2026-03-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/?p=48145"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:03:15","slug":"bcta-and-cleaner-safer-group-announce-formal-merger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/hub-news\/bcta-and-cleaner-safer-group-announce-formal-merger\/","title":{"rendered":"BCTA and Cleaner Safer Group announce formal merger\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/\">Building Compliance Testers Association<\/a> (BCTA) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanersafergroup.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cleaner Safer Group<\/a> (CSG) formally merged\u00a0on 2 March 2026,\u00a0bringing five certification and compliance schemes together under a single governance structure.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CSG is the parent organisation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hetas.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HETAS <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodsure.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Woodsure <\/a>\u2013 two well-established certification bodies in the solid fuel and biomass sector. HETAS run the UK\u2019s only UKAS-accredited competent person scheme specialising in solid fuel and biomass, and Woodsure is the UK\u2019s only wood fuel quality assurance scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like BCTA, both HETAS and Woodsure are built on rigorous standards, consumer protection, and a genuine commitment to their members \u2013 making this a natural and complementary partnership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both BCTA and CSG continue as legal entities, and members across all schemes will see no changes to their day-to-day registration or membership. This merger grants BCTA access to CSG&#8217;s established governance, IT systems, and quality infrastructure \u2013 creating a more resilient organisation with more resource to invest in members and quality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Future of The Building Performance Hub<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the merger, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/\">The Building Performance Hub<\/a> in High Wycombe will work with HETAS, sharing its experience and knowledge to support HETAS with future training developments. The intention is for the facility to operate as a development centre \u2013 a dedicated environment to research, trial, and refine course content \u2013 representing a significant investment in the expertise and facilities already established within BCTA.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will allow any developments to be implemented nationwide across the existing network of HETAS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hetas.co.uk\/trade\/training-centres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Approved Training Centres,<\/a> ensuring continuous improvement and a commitment to the highest standards. All improvements would be rolled out across the whole network, so candidates receive the same high standard of training no matter where they are learning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barry Cope, CEO of Cleaner Safer Group, said: \u201cBCTA is an organisation built on genuine expertise, strong values, and a real commitment to its members. Being part of bringing these two groups together feels like a natural next step, and I\u2019m genuinely excited about what we can achieve together.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaye Welfare, Chair of Cleaner Safer Group, added: \u201cThis is an exciting step forward for both organisations. By coming together, we can offer greater support, improved services, and a platform that benefits everyone \u2013 from existing registrants to the wider industries working in the built environment.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Building Compliance Testers Association (BCTA) and Cleaner Safer Group (CSG) formally merged\u00a0on 2 March [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":48147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[81],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hub-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48145"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48150,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48145\/revisions\/48150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/tbph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}