Accreditations Overview - Book Industry Communication

Accreditations Overview - Book Industry Communication
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BIC currently operates three accreditation schemes, all aimed at enabling organisations to demonstrate their commitment to the highest levels of service to supply chain trading partners and customers and to set benchmark standards for the application of technology and innovation in the book industry.
Application Fees
Fully paid-up BIC member organisations are eligible to apply to any or all of the three schemes below free-of-charge as part of their membership.
For non-member organisations an Application Fee per scheme was introduced in January 2025. Full information regarding this can be found in the Accreditation Schemes Charges Policy document below.
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