The High Friction Scheme (HFS) was set up to cater to installers of products and services applicable to BBA HAPAS certification, which specifically looks at Highway Products & Systems.

As with most products, the installation of High Friction Surfacing is important to the performance of the product, and poor installation practice can be safety critical.

To make sure that installations are of the standard required to meet these critical road safety requirements, a condition of the Certification is that systems are installed only by BBA approved installers.

In addition to the above, BBA inspectors carry out on-site inspections on roads and carriageways, checking that the products and systems utilised are correctly installed to the manufacturers guidelines. These inspections are required by Highways England.

The HFS assessment and Certification procedure shall be undertaken in six stages, as follows:

  • Assessment of applicant’s data

  • Assessment of factory production control

  • Laboratory testing (and optional tests)

  • System installation trial

  • System performance trial (if applicable)

  • Certification

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  • ISO 9001

  • ISO14001

  • ISO 45001

  • Factory Production Control for UKCA/CE

  • UKAS Accredited Reinforcing Steel Scheme

  • National Highway Sector Scheme (NHSS)

  • Factory Production Control for EN1090 Structural Steel

  • Agrément Certificate
  • Reproduction Certificate

  • Highways Authority Product Approval Scheme (HAPAS)

  • Microgeneration Certification Scheme

  • Secured By Design

  • Certification in support of Product Conformity UKCA/UKTA

  • BBA Approved Installer Scheme

  • BBA Competent Person Scheme

  • BBA Gas Membrane Approved Installer Scheme

  • TrustMark Registration

  • TIMSA

  • High Friction Surfacing Installer Scheme

  • BBA UKAS Accredited Scheme PAS 2030

  • BBA Client Managed Inspection Service

  • Durability Testing

  • Mechanical, Physical and Structural Testing

  • Weather Resistance and Wind Serviceability Testing

  • Conformance Testing and Fit-for-Purpose

  • Thermal Performance Testing

  • Onsite Testing and Trials

  • Bespoke Testing