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  1. A

    joining napit

    Hi all, I am new to this forum and just wanted some opinions/ experiences in regards to joining napit. I work as a sub contractor to an nic/ eic approved contractor but need to get part p registered to carry out my own weekend work. I have alot of customers asking for EICR for there rented...
  2. infinity

    safe contractor or chas

    Does Anyone no the difference between the two safety accreditations? I'm looking at joining one of them due to local authority work etc
  3. R

    NICEIC Certification Scheme Redundant Spark after NICEIC Approved Contractor advice!

    Hello. I'm just after some advise about gaining NICEIC Approved Contractor status. I was made redundant last year after 12+ years with a firm and after nearly a year of agency and sub-contract work, and quite a few domestic jobs, i recently got my first commercial job. A mate at the firm i was...
  4. D

    main contractor and payments

    Hi, we have just finally completed a job fully rewiring a million pound plus house including sound and visual distribution, i have just had an email from the main contractor saying: Please can you email me back labour and materials breakdown and supply all bills for material’s. as i am a bit...
  5. S

    NICEIC Approved Contractor

    Hi all Just a quick question about the NICEIC approved contractor: If I register would I be able to use several electricians to install installations and then have a QS to test and sign off all the work done by them? If I am mistaken what scheme/organisation would I need to do this. The...
  6. W

    NICEIC Certification Scheme qualifications to test under NICEIC

    Hope that someone can help me on this one. I currently work for a housing association as their qualified electician and the company is looking to take on another electrician and also join the NICEIC approved contractors. What is in dispute is the qualifications the new sparks needs. He will...
  7. Dan

    Contractor insolvency creates crushing retention issue, finds ECA survey

    A study by the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) has found that main contractor insolvency is stopping the release of retention payments and potentially crippling electrical contractors. Read the full news article
  8. E

    Niiceic approved contractor

    Hi guys, Please don't beat the c--p out of me for posting this thread! I am in the process of joining the above as an approved contractor, coul anyone tell me about the new 2391? do I need to have both parts or will inspection and testing part suffice? i am already part p registered with them.
  9. M

    NICEIC Certification Scheme niceic approved contractor

    My niceic inspection is due very shortly & I'm trying to decide whether to step up to an approved contractor as 70% of our work is commercial & industrial. Most of our work is word of mouth, so our advertising costs are very low. Do you get much more work being an approved contractor?
  10. R

    What is the difference between Domestic Installer and Approved Contractor

    Hi can someone tell me what the difference between a domestic installer and an approved contractor please? I have a feeling an approved contractoris someone with nvq level 3 and 2391 test and inspect but im not sure and cant find this info out anywhere. Thank you.
  11. D Skelton

    Yet another spark robbing customers!

    Just got back from a customer who has asked me to quote for rectifying some issues brought to light during a recent inspection. The customer came to me because the previous spark had let him down and failed to turn up when supposed to on four different occasions. Turns out this NIC 'approved'...
  12. J

    Electrical Engineer v/s Electrical Contractor

    Which one is the better career option for an electrical engineering student? Working in any electrical company as an engineer or Starting your own company as a contractor?
  13. H

    Help required on behalf of Michelle, Problems with work done by a contractor.

    Over to you Michelle
  14. T

    DI Schemes And How To Go About Getting On To One.

    Don't know about the rest of you guys but I'm a bit fed up with having the same old questions repeated week after week after week on how to register with a DI scheme so I'm posting up a few links which hopefully will enable a prospective DI to go straight to. NICEIC...
  15. S

    Todays job

    Went to install a few extra sockets into dado trunking in an office, nice easy one for a saturday morning. Checked ring continuity at first socket to tap into ring, no continuity, went on to discover spurs off spurs big style, 6 sockets spurred off ring on one side of office, 7 spurred off ring...
  16. H

    Electrical contractor bypassed my meter ?

    Looking for some advice before deciding how to proceed. A number of years ago I had an extension built with all the electrics supplied by a second CU fitted in the garage. I recently had cause to look closely at the wiring (after a particularly lengthy MeterPlus reading) and have determined...
  17. W

    Bloody Builders...

    Quote 285 for a 12 way dual rcd consumer unit change and 275 to swop a 4 pole rcd for a time delay version and the barstards stick £200 on top of my quote... Bye Bye goes that job!
  18. jengo22

    Safe Contractor

    Has anyone joined and are they Ok been asked by a client to join them for futre projects, are they another money making group, Any thought would be great.
  19. J

    Another sad reason Part P just doesnt work

    An old customer asked me if I could sign off another contractors work that was carried out in their property, so that they could achieve Building Regs sign off. (They used a main contractor for the whole build hence why we weren't involved). I let her know how part P works with self...
  20. E

    Timer and contractor

    Can I have feed from load side of a timer powering a contractor which when energised allows a different feed from a different distribution board to liven up a load. What I have there is a normal light point with s/l and permanent feed. Customer wants it to work off timer. Only thing is no...

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