Approved contractor

[shagg]

Hi all, can someone please tell me what are the benfits of becoming an approved contractor with the niceic . Ii might be missing something here but if you are a domestic installer and you under take work with an industrial or commercial nature you can just issue a green cert surely.

Can anyone tell me what's the point

 

[piz]

I think the same
I went for it last year but was told that I only need Domestic installer but they also do DIPQ scheme
Domestic instaler and periodic inspection only difference I can see in this scheme you can print your periodic certs on NICEIC certs as a domestic installer you cant buy them

 

[shagg]

I think the same
I went for it last year but was told that I only need Domestic installer but they also do DIPQ scheme
Domestic instaler and periodic inspection only difference I can see in this scheme you can print your periodic certs on NICEIC certs as a domestic installer you cant buy them

But i just can't see the point because can't you just do the periodic's on the greens as well it just seem one big con yet again by the NICEIC boys again

 

[Keef]

Yes that is true, but if you do issue a green cert it will not be approved by the NICEIC. In fact your inspector is unlikely to even look at it.

The disadvantage then is you may be working for a contractor who insists you give him (or her) a certificate that has 'NICEIC approval'. That will not be the green ones, and they will know the difference.

You could even issue a certificate such as the one in the back of the regs rather than the green one. There is no legal difference as the green one is simply 'based' on this.

 

[matt456]

so if you join the domestic installer periodic scheme you are not niceic approved for periodics?
whats the point in the extra £300.00 then?

 

[shagg]

so if you join the domestic installer periodic scheme you are not niceic approved for periodics?
whats the point in the extra £300.00 then?

Hi matt456. If you are on that scheme you ARE coved by the NICEIC, But what i'm trying to get at is that you can do a periodic by simply taking the nic hat off and it save you money. As for the indusrial side i surpost you will get the odd company that what you to be nic approved but how likely is that

 

[Keef]

Hi matt456. If you are on that scheme you ARE coved by the NICEIC, But what i'm trying to get at is that you can do a periodic by simply taking the nic hat off and it save you money. As for the indusrial side i surpost you will get the odd company that what you to be nic approved but how likely is that

In my experience, Very.