- NIOB Builders Day for March 13, 2024, says President
The Nigerian Institute of Building has established a quality assurance working relationship with West African Ceramics Limited, producers of Royal Ceramics. The collaboration aims to ensure that only standard building materials are produced and promoted in the country.
President of the Institute, Bldr. Alderton Ewa Ewa who made the disclosure during a recent visit to Royal Ceramics Experience Centre, Abuja, said the Institute was satisfied with the quality of tiles and building materials produced by West African Ceramics Limited, adding that the current leadership of the Institute ratifies the endorsement of products of WACL of which Royal Ceramic tiles is one. He said the products are highly recommended to real estate developers and individual members of the public.
“As an institute of professional builders, we are satisfied with the quality of your products and we urge you to ensure that you sustain the standard,” the President said, adding that the Institute will not hesitate to expose any manufacturer of substandard building materials in the country.
He said the Institute acknowledges the impressive track record of the West African Ceramics Limited including awards it won as “best tile manufacturer, top 100 brands in India, most innovative tile manufacturer, excellence in quality award, and best export performance award.”
Bldr. Ewa Ewa, who described West African Ceramics Limited as a worthy partner in the Institute’s pursuit of best practices in the building industry, encouraged the company to collaborate with the professional body, saying: “There are opportunities for West African Ceramics Limited to collaborate with the NIOB in the celebration of the 2024 edition of the annual Builders Day,” adding that it is a day set apart by the Institute to remember challenges of the past and celebrate the triumph of the building profession.
“We also want you to work with us in the execution of the annual Mandatory Continuous Professional Development (MCPD) Workshop of the Institute,” he said, adding that the NIOB Builders Conference and Annual General Meeting (AGM) provides another platform for West African Ceramics Limited to progressively engage the Institute in the interest of ensuring best practices in the country’s building construction industry.
While calling on the management of West African Ceramics Limited to further collaborate with the NIOB in the ongoing efforts of the Institute to construct the NIOB Skill Center at Lugbe, the President assured that the Centre, when completed and put to use, will serve as training ground for artisans who will deliver top quality services.
The NIOB National President thanked the West African Ceramics Limited for their hospitality.
Honorary General Secretary of the Institute, Bldr. Mahmood Yusuf called on the premium tiles manufacturing organization to work with the Institute in its 2024 edition of the Annual Builders Day scheduled for March 13, 2024, in Abuja.
He explained that the Institute set aside March 13 of every year to remember lives lost to the tragic building collapse of Lagos on March 13, 2019 where a three storey school building in the Ita Faaji area of Lagos collapsed, killing 20 children while over 40 others were badly injured.
“On that day, the NIOB advocates against loopholes that can lead to building collapse, and we want the West African Ceramics Limited to be involved in the advocacy.”
“There is also the mandatory workshop for builders which take place n Abuja. It is hybrid and physical and otherwise. The 2014 AGM of the Institute will take place in Anambara State,” he said adding that the Pa Osikoya Memorial Lecture of the Institute is another opportunity for WACL to work with NIOB for entrenchment of professionalism in the country’s building industry.
Discussing the origin of the annual memorial lecture, the Honorary General Secretary explained that Bldr. Pa Fatai Isola Osikoya was the first president of the Institute, and laid a solid foundation for the development of the Institute. “So, the annual lecture is in memory of him,” he added.
Northern Regional Marketing Manager, West African Ceramics Limited, Mr. Vidyanand Shervegar thanked the visiting delegation of the Institute. Shervegar said: “It is my pleasure that all of you are here with us. We are happy that the harmonious relationship between NIOB and the West African Ceramics Limited has lasted for a long time, and we are now a family.”
He said the company will not disappoint the institute in the pursuit of world class standards in the building construction industry, stating: “We are very conscious about your penchant for standards and we will ensure that we strengthen our policy effectiveness on matters of quality assurance.”
Brand Development Manager, West African Ceramics Limited, Mohammad Baig assured that the company will sustain the standards that won it the accolades, saying that it will observe quality assurance specifications in the industry.
