NIOB signs MoU with Eteleson Industries

The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Eteleson Industries Ltd. on the use of “Soligum Brown N’’ in wood preservation for quality building.

Tunde Lasabi, the institute’s President, while signing the MoU on Friday in Abuja said the development would open more doors for building products’ manufacturers to partner with the institute.

Lasabi said the official signing and endorsement of one of the products manufactured by Eteleson industries was an indication that the institute was serious to promoting science and technology.

He said the partnership would afford the company the right to use the institute’s logo on its product as a seal of quality.

The NIOB president said “Soligum Brown N’’ is a unique kind of preservative used to safeguard woods and preserve the life span of woods for the production of quality houses.

“The institute is ready in the promotion of science and technology in the area of building technology in Nigeria.

“We have a five-year strategic plan guiding our operations, which is currently being reviewed to reposition the institute for better service delivery to Nigerians,’’ he said.

Lasabi said that the institute had been very worried about recent problems in the building construction industry in the country, especially in the area of building collapse.

He said the institute was working hard to see how to solve this national challenge.

Danjuma Abalaka, the institute’s Publicity Secretary, said it was working out modalities to curb building collapse by looking at the quality of building products in the construction of houses.

Abalaka said the institute would always supervise the works of the craftsmen and artisans to avoid the use of sub-standard materials.

He said this necessitated the collaboration with Eteleson Industries and to ensure the producers of building materials used only quality materials.

“This is because the quality of products used in building will determine the quality of the building and how long it will last.

“We are particular about this in order to ensure that we do not have in any way the proliferation of sub-standard materials in the building sector.

“We will train craftsmen and artisans who use this product, and there will be training and retraining of our members who supervise artisans,’’ Abalaka said.

He said the institute would organise annual lectures regularly, where members of the public would also benefit from this knowledge.

“This is to enlighten people on the use of the product, because the failure of every building starts with the clients who want to pay for quantity and not quality,’’ Abalaka said.

(NAN)