Our Trading Alliances
One of the main aims of APHC is to work together with partner organisations to tackle important industry matters and improve conditions for our members. Below is a list of partner organisations who we work closely with.
Established in 1991, Blackberry Design are a creative Design Agency based in Redditch, Worcestershire. Our talented team has a wide range of expertise including; graphic design, web design and development, search and social, print management, copywriting, and, photography and retouching. Over 30 years Blackberry have amassed an impressive portfolio of clients ranging from blue-chip companies & government agencies to independent businesses & Sole Traders.
Established in 1991 and based in Redditch, The Lemon Press Limited is a leading commercial printer offering lithographic printing and digital printing. Lemon Press have a suite of modern printing machinery, including a Heidelberg Speedmaster XL75 and a Kodak Nexpress SE2500, at our premises as well as full in-house finishing capabilities.
Renowned for printing work of a consistently high quality whether lithographic or digital printing. Lemon Press are committed to providing an excellent printing service, to offering value for money, and to ensuring complete customer satisfaction.
SNIPEF (Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers Federation) was formed in 1923 and is APHC’s Scottish counterpart. As a members organisation, their role is to provide their members with a high quality service, keep up to date with industry developments and attract new members with a range of benefits.
BPEC is a key provider of training and certification services for the building services engineering sector covering gas, oil, plumbing, electro-technical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration industries.
JTL is the leading training provider to the building services engineering sectors, working with 3500 businesses and supporting 9700 apprentices across the UK. JTL is APHC’s preferred partner for providing plumbing and heating apprenticeships.
IB-PMES (Joint Industry Board for Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services in England and Wales). The JIB-PMES is the body for the plumbing industry which determines the pay and conditions of plumbing operatives. The JIB also provides operative registration services under the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) related to health & safety competence on building sites . The JIB board is made up of employer (APHC) and operative (Unite) representatives.
Gas Safe Register provides a statutory register of gas installation businesses in order to permit them to work safely and legally on gas appliances in the UK, Isle of Man and Guernsey. Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI as the gas registration body on the 1st April 2009.
The People’s Pension is run by not-for-profit organisation, B&CE, and is one of the UK’s largest master trust workplace pensions with over 5.3 million members enrolled into their award-winning scheme. It offers employers everything they need to meet auto-enrolment duties including a fast-track sign up process and flexible administration options. You’ll receive support from the first phone call as well as engaging communications written in plain English. The People’s Pension’s independent Trustee looks after the scheme on behalf of their members, so you don’t have to worry about it.
Driving for Better Business, is a Government-backed National Highways programme helping both private and public sector employers reduce work related road risk, control the associated costs and improve compliance with current legislation and guidance with online tools and resources.
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) is the only organisation that represents and protects the interests of builders merchants, plumbing, heating, roofing, decorative and timber merchants and their suppliers. They are the authoritative voice for the building materials distribution sector, conveying the views and issues that face merchants and suppliers, to the widest possible audience.
