NHIC Trustee
Yvonne Orgill
Chief Executive
Bathroom Manufacturers Association
Phone: +44 1782 631619
yvonne.orgill@bathroom-association.org.uk
August 2018
Yvonne Orgill has over 30 years experience in the UK bathroom Industry and is well recognised as a leader and influencer. She has held the position of Chief Executive of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) since 2006, having joined the Association as an information assistant in 1986.
Yvonne is passionate about the Industry and regularly attends meetings with the UK Government, the European Commission and trade forums to represent the interest of members.
Since Yvonne’s appointment as CEO, the Association has gone from strength to strength and is respected as ‘The Voice of the UK Bathroom Industry’. The Association is the only one to represent the UK bathroom industry and includes over 110 well-recognised bathroom brands, service providers and representatives from print and digital media.
Yvonne is a key activist in bringing the European Labelling schemes together under one fully supported scheme – Water Label that provides an easy to understand label depicting water and energy use. The Label is now under the direction of the European Bathroom Forum which is supported by 63 major players. The Water Label is supported by 141 major brands and a database of live products reaching 11,000. Over 3,500 products have been cleansed from the scheme.
In 2013, Yvonne received the prestigious KBBReview Special Achievement Award which is given to those individuals who have made an ‘outstanding contribution to the kitchen and bathroom industry’. The BMA and the Water Label have also received numerous awards and nominations, including being shortlisted for the respected Guardian Sustainable Business Awards which encompass the social and environmental impacts of business.
Yvonne’s latest quest is to champion the campaign to eradicate the UK market of non-compliant products to ensure the health and safety of the UK consumer is maintained at the highest level.
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