Changes to BABT company name and Certification Logos
In 2001, BABT became part of the TÜV SÜD group of Companies. 
At that time it was decided to retain the BABT name and Certification logo due to the high repute of BABT within the Telecommunications industry.
Since then we have been forging closer links with other parts of TÜV SÜD using personnel from various TÜV SÜD group companies for Audit and Certification activities, and partaking in collaborative projects. BABT has also developed a number of Certification Schemes (e.g. MCS Photovoltaic Certification, and Construction Products Directive Notified Body Certificate of Conformity) which are outside the core Telecommunications industry and has entered markets where the TÜV SÜD name is better recognised than BABT.
We therefore propose to align the company name with that of our parent organisation and add the TÜV SÜD logo to our BABT Certification logo such that our Certificates, while retaining the BABT name, will now also include that of our group parent company. The logo at the header of this letter reflects our intended Certification logo.
Our company name will change from “British Approvals Board for Telecommunication” to
“TUV SUD BABT”.
I wish to assure you that the services offered by TÜV SÜD BABT will continue to operate as previously and that we will strive to maintain the high levels of service that you expect of us.
We hope that you will agree that this change will not have any detrimental impact on our service and that the continued use of the BABT brand on your certificates will ensure that you will still benefit from your association with the BABT name.
FAQ: Changing BABT’s registered name from |
Why are we changing our name? Over the years we have become known as BABT, rather than “British Approvals Board for Telecommunications”, and BABT has expanded its activities from Telecommunications into other industries such as Marine, Retail and renewable energy, where our parent company’s name, TÜV SÜD, is more readily recognised. Combining TÜV SÜD and BABT into one name will support our continuing expansion in all these markets.
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What does this mean for BABT? Other than adding “TÜV SÜD” to our name, it will have no impact on the services we provide to our customers. We will, of course, transact all future business using our new name, “TÜV SÜD BABT”
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Should payments now be made to TÜV SÜD BABT? Yes. Please remit payments to TÜV SÜD BABT at the same address, using the same bank account details.
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Do I as a customer need to do anything? No. We do not anticipate that any of our customers will be required to do anything differently after our name change, other than when making payments to us.
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Will this change affect existing contracts? No, because this is only an administrative change to our legal name. It will not have an impact on any existing contracts.
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Will contact information for individuals at BABT change? All office telephone, email addresses and fax numbers will remain the same.
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Do you have a new website address? Our website address will remain the same: http://www.babt.com
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I have an existing certificate in the name of BABT. Will I need to obtain a new certificate? There is no need to change your existing certificates which will remain valid until their normal expiry date, if one was specified at their time of issue. New certificates or renewals will, however, carry the new TÜV SÜD BABT logo.
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