By Tony Cable -
Gaining a creditable reputation is crucial to running a successful business. If you want to become a tradesman that people trust, ensure you are a member of a professional body.
NICEIC is the UK’s leading voluntary regulatory body for the electrical contracting industry. With more than 25,000 registered contractors it is the electrical industry’s most recognised accreditation body.
NICEIC registration marks you out as a professional. Registration also means your work is checked and verified. Our team of full-time assessors travel around the UK assessing contractors’ technical capability and inspecting samples of their work.
Electricians registered with NICEIC are assessed on a regular basis to ensure high standards and their work is checked against the IET Wiring Regulations BS 7671 as well as other standards. Only those contractors whose work has been checked and verified will be listed on the NICEIC website.
In addition, NICEIC offer a range of services, products and support to ensure electrical contractors maintain the highest standards including DVDs, insurance, test equipment, tool bags and certificates.
Electricians also have access to a technical helpline which gives them access to practical advice and guidance on a range of issues from our experts.
Crucially, NICEIC also promotes the importance of employing an approved contractor to homeowners. After all, what use is a scheme operator to you if they don’t promote your work to the public?
NICEIC regularly feature in national and regional newspapers whilst Darren Staniforth and I have both appeared on several TV shows as technical experts. This all helps promote the NICEIC as the name you can trust and makes customers aware of the NICEIC brand. Do other scheme operators work so hard for their contractors?
Registering with NICEIC not only demonstrates to customers and specifiers your skills and professionalism, it also gives them peace of mind that the work carried out will be of a sufficiently high standard.
This is because NICEIC operates an independent complaints procedure governing the technical standards of its Approved Contractor and Domestic Installer Schemes. If the work of one of our registered contractors is found to be below the accepted technical standard, NICEIC can require the contractor to correct the work at no additional cost to the customer.
That means choosing an NICEIC registered electrician is a householder’s best way to ensure a safe job.
NICEIC can also assist contractors tap into the green technology boom. NICEIC was one of the first organisations to identify the potential of the Microgeneration Certificate Scheme (MCS) and is now the leading award body of MCS certification in the industry.
We have witnessed a large number of skilled professionals such as electricians, plumbers, heating and gas engineers come to NICEIC for accreditation as it is a name associated with quality and assurance.
NICEIC offers a range of training courses to suit the needs of electricians of all ages. You can even learn online now if the thought of going back to the classroom scares you too much – saving you time and money.
All of our training is enhanced by a series of TechTalks held at venues across the UK - presented of course by yours truly! These events are always well attended by contractors keen to keep their knowledge levels topped up and NICEIC Live just adds to that experience.
In addition, our NICEIC Live event is the biggest and best in the industry attracting high profile celebrity speakers and suppliers who can offer visitors a great deal on tools and equipment.
So what are you waiting for? To find out more about why 25 000 contractors choose NICEIC and why 50% of householders would never employ an electrician who was not NICEIC registered log on to www.niceic.com