Quality & accreditations
The evidence behind the claim
A certification only counts if it covers the work being let and can be produced when asked. This page is written for the people who have to check that — consultants, QSs, main contractors and property organisations.
Every scheme listed is held and can be evidenced. If it is not listed, we are not claiming it.
The position
Five schemes, each covering a defined scope
Not a wall of logos. Each certification below is tied to the discipline it actually qualifies us for.
Qualification and quality are separate questions. The certifications answer whether we are competent and assessed for the work; the projects and the delivery process answer whether it gets built properly. Both should be checked before a package is let.
- Third-party certification
- Five current schemes
- Electrical contracting, fire detection, health and safety assessment and renewable installation.
- Electrical contracting
- NICEIC Approved Contractor
- Design, installation, testing and certification of commercial installations.
- Health and safety
- CHAS Advanced
- Assessed at Advanced level, with SafeContractor verification alongside it.
- Renewable installation
- MCS Certified
- The certification route to scheme eligibility for eligible renewables projects.
Registration numbers are quoted on the certificate, not transcribed here
Certification register
Held, scoped and evidenced
Grouped by the discipline a questionnaire checks. Where a certificate is published, open it; where it is not, ask and we will send it.
Electrical
1 scheme
NICEIC Approved Contractor
NICEIC
Third-party certification of our electrical contracting competence, covering design, installation, testing and certification of commercial installations.
Fire safety
1 scheme
BAFE SP203-1
BAFE
Third-party certification for fire detection and alarm system design, installation, commissioning and maintenance — the scheme insurers and enforcing authorities look for.
Scope evidenced
Fire detection and alarm systems.
Certificate on request
Health & safety
2 schemes
CHAS Advanced
CHAS
Health and safety assessment at the Advanced level, covering our arrangements for CDM projects, risk assessment and site management.
SafeContractor
Alcumus SafeContractor
Independent verification of health and safety competence, used by many main contractors and facilities teams as a pre-qualification requirement.
Scope evidenced
Health and safety competence.
Certificate on request
Renewables
1 scheme
MCS Certified
MCS
Certification for the installation of renewable technology. MCS is the route to scheme eligibility for many domestic and small commercial renewables projects.
Scope evidenced
Renewable technology installation.
Certificate on request
Verification
How to check us properly
- 01
Match the certificate to the scope
A scheme only counts for the work it covers. Each entry sets out the scope it evidences, so it can be checked against the package being let.
- 02
Check the certificate itself
Where a certificate is published, open it. Where it is not, ask and we will send it rather than describe it.
- 03
Ask for what is missing
If a scheme you require is not listed here, we are not claiming it. Tell us what the questionnaire needs and we will confirm the position honestly.
PQQ & supplier questionnaires
What we send, and what to ask for
Issued against a named project or questionnaire, so you get the documents that apply rather than a generic pack.
What procurement teams ask
- Are you certificated for the electrical scope?
- NICEIC Approved Contractor, covering design, installation, testing and certification of commercial installations.
- NICEIC certificate
- Can you evidence health and safety competence?
- Assessed through CHAS Advanced, with SafeContractor verification used by many main contractors and facilities teams.
- CHAS certificate
- Are you certificated for fire detection works?
- BAFE SP203-1 for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of fire detection and alarm systems.
- Certificate on request
- Can you self-certify renewable installations?
- MCS Certified for renewable technology installation, which is the route to scheme eligibility where it applies.
- Certificate on request
- Who is accountable on site?
- Projects are run by a named project manager, with method statements and risk assessments issued for the specific works before mobilisation.
- Project-specific documents
Issued with a submission
Certification certificates
The certificates behind every scheme listed on this page, including the scope each one covers.
Capability statement
Disciplines delivered, sectors worked in and how projects are organised for delivery.
Health and safety documentation
Assessment certificates and the arrangements behind them, for the questionnaire stage.
Insurance documentation
Provided against a specific contract or questionnaire, at the level that contract requires.
Project references
References relevant to the scope being tendered, rather than a generic list.
Method statements and risk assessments
Issued for the actual works, once the scope and programme are known.
Next step
Ask us for the evidence
If a certification matters to your decision, ask for it. We would rather send the certificate than describe it.