Stroma Certification Scheme Stroma

[Brianaire]

Having passed the assessment
they are asking for......
complaints procedure
health and safety
risk assesement
as a old one man band, any ideas where I can get something short and simple to placate them ?
dont have complaints,
always h&s aware
dont take risks !! Lol
joking apart, any help appreciated TIA

 

[Leesparkykent]

Don't you get sample ones you can put your own name on in the introduction pack? I'm not with stroma, but I know you used to with others schemes.

 

[Midwest]

Elecsa provided downloads on their website for these documents. As Lee says, you just add you name and amend the doc's as appropriate. I would have thought Stroma do the same? Or is that why they are slightly cheaper


Edit: Just quickly googled them, seem to do H&S & complaints, must do the others. Why don't you give them a ring

 

[Connexions]

I was thinking about joining them any one got any reviews on how they are

 

[uksparks]

I know this has been done to death, but I still don't understand why you would want to join a minority scheme such as Stroma, which very few people have heard of, and a even electricians them selves some have not even heard of.

The cost is £288, where NICEIC is £410 first year then £492, so little over £200 more per year, ok I know its £200, but thats one days work....

The Stroma application fee is £340, and the NICEIC is £540, so another £200.

Ok so your first year will set you back £400 more, but there after, its only 1 days labour per year more to be with the bigger scheme who the majority of people, electricians and general public recognise the brand.

My choice is to go with the bigger party, call them a scam, whatever, but I would rather be with them.

 

[uksparks]

I was thinking about joining them any one got any reviews on how they are

Personally, I wouldn't go with them, I am sure they all do the same as it says on the tin, but do you want to be a scheme where the customer says, Stroma? Who's that? or potentially face problems gaining jobs because they only want NICEIC.

Make your own judgement on it, but thats my take on it.

 

[Brianaire]

Know what you're saying but joe public ain't heard of nic, and given that I,m JIB graded have they heard of them , napit, elecsa weren't even thought of when I started !!!

 

[DPG]

A lot more people have heard of the NICEIC than Stroma I would say. It gets much more publicity on TV, in magazines, logos in use on vans/websites etc. Daz

 

[Brianaire]

They might have done in the past , but why have nic joined up with elecsa ?
writing on the wall ? Had it too good for too long ?
only time will tell , will keep folk posted

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

health and safety
risk assesement
dont have complaints,

Health and Safty
http://www.napitonline.com/downloads/Sample Health Safety Statement.doc
just fill in the Blanks with your Personal Info, Print it off and Lam-in-at it.

Complaints
Just a little A3 Book with Complaints on it will do (well it did for Napit)

Risk Assesement.
I wasnt told they would ask for this when i did an Asessment, but was asked. As i didnt know i would be asked i didnt write one. So i Cant help you there...


As for going with STROMA, i think they are all the same personally. There isnt any ADVERTS on TV or BILL BOARDS like Corgi Gas used to a KNOWEN Mark, BUT this isnt the Question.

 

[ImpededLoop]

I'd go with the cheapest. I will if I renew next year. Hardly anyone asks which scheme I'm in.

 

[geordie]

I made an enquiry with stroma and now get calls weekly from them to join. Was going to move from niceic but like what has already been said no one has heard of them. We're as most homeowners no of the niceic

 

[markc123]

I could be wrong here, as this is just hear say ... i'm not or never will be stroma registered so don't know for certain...

but...

I've heard lots of insurance compaines wont accept Stroma, anything council run wont and neither public schools or hospitals ... now if this is true, you're restricting quite alot of potential work just by skimping on a few hundred by cutting out NIC/ECA

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

I could be wrong here, as this is just hear say ... i'm not or never will be stroma registered so don't know for certain...

but...

I've heard lots of insurance compaines wont accept Stroma, anything council run wont and neither public schools or hospitals ... now if this is true, you're restricting quite alot of potential work just by skimping on a few hundred by cutting out NIC/ECA

I think that's not ture,
For one when has a insurance company said no to any thing, they just insure you, doesn't matter whom you go with.

Strong is on government web site, so for someone to no to some with them, would be more down to stroma branding its self. Those I asked my mother about the governing bodies and she only knows corgi
I world guess there are people out there who don't know the different between a person with one these groups and one who isn't, apart from the being cheaper, bet lot of the public don't even know about the reports/paper work.

But this post was about what they needed to join them

 

[uksparks]

My brother works in construction in project management and he has to get the Sparks in on the jobs, and this is not a lie, but all the companies he works with stipulate they must be NICEIC Approved Contractors not another scheme such as Stroma.

my view on it is that if you are serious about your business you will go with the better scheme and not Stroma.