The Conveyancing Association (CA) has announced eight new affiliate members.

The trade body said it has appointed search providers Groundsure, PSG, Future Climate Info and Conveyancing Data Services; IT provider Converge TS; insurance provider Howden Windsor; risk management firm Lawyer Checker and indemnity policy provider Dual Group.

Lloyd Davies, Operations Director at the Conveyancing Association, said: “Our aim with our affiliate membership this year has been to select the best service providers in our industry – this means we have opted for only a limited number of this type of member.

“By doing this, we can provide them with maximum exposure to CA members and deliver maximum value for money over the course of the year.

“We are therefore very pleased today to appoint such a high quality affiliate membership group to work with the Association in 2016.”

Nigel Wright, Managing Director at Converge, added: “We’re delighted to be an affiliate member of the Conveyancing Association; to support its work to promote best practice in the industry and to meet with leading conveyancers across the country.

“The conveyancing industry is experiencing a great deal of change which presents opportunities and challenges for firms.

“We’re looking forward to helping CA members successfully tackle issues such as cyber security and risk, staff retention and productivity.

Affiliate membership is not available to all firms, but are specifically appointed by the association as key firms which can work closely with the CA management and can offer a range of relevant services to the CA membership.