Gypsum Products Development Association

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Raising safety standards
Striving for higher safety standards in plasterboard handling and installation
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Improving environmental performance
Working for continuous improvement in sustainability and environmental performance
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Advancing product design
Driving advancements in plasterboard product design, specification and installation

Welcome

Our Mission statement

To develop and encourage the understanding and the use of gypsum-based building products and systems in the UK and Ireland.

We do this through:

  • Advising on industry wide technical issue relating to lightweight construction;
  • Developing advice and support on matters of environmental impact and sustainability including the circular economy and climate change;
  • Setting standards on health and safety, wherever gypsum based products are used.

Our target audience: The GPDA champions the use of gypsum based building products and systems with the wider construction industry and the relevant trade associations that work within it.

Technical

Technical

The role of the Gypsum Products Development Association (GPDA) is to develop and encourage the understanding of gypsum-based building materials and systems.

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Sustainability

Sustainability

Already acknowledged as a highly sustainable substance, the Gypsum Industry is working hard to improve further its sustainability credentials.

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About Gypsum

About Gypsum

Gypsum is found and used in every continent of the world. In this resource we have outlined its origins and its use through the ages.

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