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The Dr. Barry White Award for Examination Excellence 2023
The BDMA are delighted to share that the 2023 winner of the Dr Barry White Award for Examination Excellence is Gareth Gwenlan from Revival Blue Belfast! Gareth achieved an outstanding score in the Senior Technician examination! We would also like to say special congratulations to the highly commended candidates in each category: James…
BDMA Director Vacancy
**Update – Appointment Filled** As part of our regulated succession planning, the BDMA is seeking to appoint a new director with effect from November 2023. This is an unpaid, non-executive role, working with a team of 5 other directors to help lead the BDMA in its goal to retain its position as the essential…
Dr Barry White Award for Examination Excellence in 2022
Winner of the Dr Barry White Award for Examination Excellence The Dr Barry White award for Examination Excellence 2022 is awarded to David Byerley from Independent Restoration Ltd! David achieved an outstanding score in the Senior Technician examination. “I was very shocked but extremely proud to have won the Dr Barry White Award! The exam…
INTRODUCING OUR NEW WEBINAR: SUPPORTING AN INSURERS ESG STRATEGY – THE NEW SUPPLIER IMPERATIVE
We are delighted to announce our ‘Supporting An Insurers ESG Strategy – The New Supplier Imperative’ webinar! The next in our series of highly successful webinars, sees us focusing on the seismic topic of sustainability. The unavoidable fact is that if you want to work with insurers, you need to demonstrate Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance….
Membership Categories Update – Claims Technician
As part of a wide-ranging governance review recently conducted, the benefit of streamlining and updating the BDMA’s membership system became highlighted, and we are pleased to share another important update with you. Continuing the revamp of our membership structure, we have now completed the change from Claims Practitioner to Claims Technician. Existing Claims Practitioners are…
Specialist Restorer Review
Earlier this year we made the decision to discontinue the Specialist Affiliate membership category, with the majority of members within that category electing to go through a panel assessment to become Specialist Restorers. To help provide an insight into this membership change and about being a Specialist Restorer accredited member, we asked constituency representative Adam…
Interview with Dr Barry White Award Winner Richard Milner
We recently sat down with Dr Barry White Award winner Richard Milner of Rainbow International York. In this interview, Richard not only shares what winning this award means to him but also discusses his experiences when sitting our examinations and his time as a BDMA member. Are you considering taking part in one of our…
Dr Barry White Award for Examination Excellence 2022
In honour of Dr Barry White, The BDMA is extremely proud to introduce the Dr Barry White Award for Examination Excellence. This award is given in Dr White’s name to reflect the candidate who has achieved the highest examination scores across all of the BDMA modules in a given annual period. Dr Barry White was…
Membership Update
In 2019 the BDMA carried out a wide-ranging governance review, which highlighted the benefit of streamlining and updating the BDMA’s membership system. In 2020, changes to the BDMA’s membership system were proposed to, and accepted by, the board. These changes are now in the process of being implemented. Some changes will be more obvious than…
Christmas Message from BDMA Chairman: John Thompson
As 2020 draws to a close, I would like to thank all our corporate and individual members for their exceptional response during these difficult times. The BDMA has continued to promote the benefits of our services at all levels including government and insurers. We have also been developing our online training to enable people to…