Based on the ISO9001:2015 standards, the National Highways Sector Schemes (NHSS) are bespoke quality management systems for organisations working on the UK road network.

Making sure that work you carry out is done to the highest standards of professionalism, ensuring the use of properly trained staff with a strong emphasis on health and safety.

The main benefit of the NHSS is that if you currently work only on non-national road networks or even if you have previously worked with Highways England, our NHSS registration scheme can also help clear the way toward you taking on contracts for the national road network providing greater visibility to contracting bodies.

If your company supplies services to Highways England under the Specification for Highways Works (SHW), you must be certified under all the relevant schemes for the work you are carrying out.

There are currently more than 20 individual schemes which cover four main categories:

  • Road surfacing and marking

  • Fencing, landscaping and vehicle safety restraints

  • Traffic management lighting

  • Electronics and corrosion protection

Certifications we offer for NHSS

The BBA offers certification to the following National Highways Sector Schemes:

  • NHSS 7– Sector Scheme Document for The Application of Road Marking Materials and Road Studs to Road Surfaces

  • NHSS 13 – Sector Scheme Document for the supply and application of surface treatments to road surfaces

  • NHSS 16 – Sector Scheme Document for the Laying of Asphalt Mixes

Get in touch

To enable us to respond to your inquiry as soon as possible, please select from the drop-down list in the box below and then complete the relevant form.

If you are unsure which service you require, you can find a handy reminder below the box.

  • 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