Industry Group
Chairman: Wayne Woodhead

The purpose of the Group is to provide a voice for all Associate members within the Institute. The Group has two special interest sub-groups: Trade and Service Inspection.

The Industry Group is responsible for:
  • Providing a forum for manufacturers, inspection authorities, service and research providers, plant owners and end users of NDT, both within the Institute and with external bodies.
  • Fostering links between all the sectors and interest groups represented.
  • Promotion of Associate membership of the Institute.
The Group has further developed these three primary responsibilities to encompass the following main strategic objectives to:
  1. Develop its role as a communication channel for all Associate members.
  2. Nominate representatives to standards bodies and committees and establish mechanisms for effective communication with these representatives.
  3. Identify suitable events for promoting NDT and nominate appropriate individuals to represent the NDT industry at these events.
  4. Raise the profile of NDT with industry, government and external bodies.
  5. Enable Associate members to have an effective voice in influencing Institute policy in its different activities e.g. certification, publications, conferences, seminars and exhibitions.
  6. Work with the Trade, Service Inspection and Research Advisory Groups to ensure the success of their initiatives.
  7. Assist the Technical Committee in identifying topics for seminars.
  8. Encourage feedback from all Associate members on current Institute activities as well as ideas for new developments.
The Group is represented within the Institute by a Committee of 16 members elected annually at the Group's AGM, normally held at the BINDT Annual Conference. Members of the Committee normally serve for three years with the Chairman and Vice Chairman being appointed for two years. The Committee consists of nominees of Associate member companies, Corporate members and co-opted individuals with relevant specialist knowledge. All Associate member companies are entitled to provide a nominee for election to the Committee at the AGM. Meetings of the Committee are held four times a year at the Institute. The Committee Chairman reports to the Institute's Council and sits on the Financial and Strategic Planning Committee. Your current Chairman is Wayne Woodhead
(wayne@sonatest.com).