Who Are You Registered With?

[ron55]

Looking to register just now after decades out of the business. I am probably going to go with NAPIT because they appear to cater for industrial as well as domestic. I could be wrong and welcome any input.

Cheers, Ron

 

[trix]

Ron55,
if you've gone through apprentice training and worked hard all your life in the electrical feild,
kept up with changing regs etc, it really doesn't feel good to be told that you can't do pir's unless you pay more monies by people sitting in chairs all day !!! you can't go wrong with NAPIT. I haven't found any prejudice with councils or other organisations, and if you did, NAPIT actually sort it out.
There is one criteria they insist on, and that's the 2391. As an experienced sparky, it's not really a problem, and NAPIT do give a window of a year to gain it. ( assesors are old sparks and know what they're looking for)
Good luck with who ever you choose....Regards, Kev

 

[Andy Smith]

Not registered to anyone as i am a maintenace manager in a factory. But guess i would proably go with NIC if i wanted to hear the phone ring. But have to say i like schemes that look after thier tradesman like you gentlemen!

 

[sparks1234]

Do I take it that this question is directed at registering part P works?

 

[albi]

niceic fully approved carnet see the point of domestic installer to get charged for add-on’s to do my work. and thay are better know with the gen public

 

[Spudnik]

Do I take it that this question is directed at registering part P works?

Any works, domestic or other.

 

[flukey]

niceic fully approved carnet see the point of domestic installer to get charged for add-on’s to do my work. and thay are better know with the gen public

hi albi,
can you notify domestic works as an approved contractor?? thought they were 2 totally different schemes, domestic and industrial

 

[mags1972]

Hi
I was registered with the NICEIC purely because they were known for being the most well known and hence the best regarded, alledgedly.
My problems with them are simply that they seem to be interested in purely making money from us Electrical contractors. When I went self employed 4 years ago I made the mistake as registering under my name, 3 months after succesfully regsitering I started advertising under my now company name and received a letter off the NICEIC stating I was in breach as I was not registered under my company name even though I am the sole trader. Taking this slap on the wrist I then rang to change my details only to be told that I had to do so in writing and pay a fee of £95 +VAT.
a couple of years ago I let my registration with them lapse and went working for another Electrician full time.
Unfortunately this didn't work out and I again went self employed registering with the NICEIC again, they took my £440 straight away and then took 3 and a half months to get me registered after I had been assesed, lo and behold 12 months after they had took my first £440 they came in and wanted a renewel fee, I pointed out that I had only had 8 and a half months registration and they basically said tough, thats how we work at which point I told them where to go, rang up ELECSA and explained to them, they were brilliant, transferred me to their scheme and I have no complaints at all about them.
One further thing, I still received invoices for my renewel for the NICEIC up to 6 months after leaving after repeated phone calls on my behalf informing them that I had left.
Sorry for the WAR & PEACE essay but I have a bad opininion of the NICEIC like alot of sparks and the sooner more is done to notify people of the other governing bodies the better!!

 

[malcbriggs]

I'm registered with ELECSA,this is my second year with them, but I still can't understand why you need to register, after completing a full Electrical apprentiship(5 years), JIB approved, countless certificates in Electrical, Electronic Engineering, plus a degree in Electronics. Since I left the Electronics industry and set up my own Electrical/Electronics business, but still need Part P!

 

[sparkswillfly]

since part p was introduced it has made no difference to the cowboys trading as there is no real policing.it only has had an effect on the sparks with a conscions (to the tune of £500 a year) sorry for any spelling errors.

 

[ashrow]

I was with elecsa since the introduction of part p( i had been running my own business since i was 21), after a messy divorce and working for some one else for a year i have just started up again.
I will not reregister with elecsa or anyone of them.
I certificate all my work and inform my local building authority (they have enough of my previous certs (when i was registered) and they except them).
Its all a rip off. we need one body to govern us all, not to make money for the various different bodies.
Any really poor standard sparks in my area are with napit (my god, the certificates issued that i have seen are not worth the paper.

Ash

 

[iceman]

hello guys i took the nic route as domestic installer only reason is cos there the most well known and look good on me advertising as i realy need more phone call inquires lol im lookin at goin approved next year as i'll probley be doin commercial stuff and pir reports

 

[sparks1234]

I was with elecsa since the introduction of part p( i had been running my own business since i was 21), after a messy divorce and working for some one else for a year i have just started up again.
I will not reregister with elecsa or anyone of them.
I certificate all my work and inform my local building authority (they have enough of my previous certs (when i was registered) and they except them).
Its all a rip off. we need one body to govern us all, not to make money for the various different bodies.
Any really poor standard sparks in my area are with napit (my god, the certificates issued that i have seen are not worth the paper.

Ash

Don't get your --- bitten

 

[flukey]

I was with elecsa since the introduction of part p( i had been running my own business since i was 21), after a messy divorce and working for some one else for a year i have just started up again.
I will not reregister with elecsa or anyone of them.
I certificate all my work and inform my local building authority (they have enough of my previous certs (when i was registered) and they except them).
Its all a rip off. we need one body to govern us all, not to make money for the various different bodies.
Any really poor standard sparks in my area are with napit (my god, the certificates issued that i have seen are not worth the paper.

Ash

so does that mean none of your jobs get issued with a building notice

 

[sparks1234]

so does that mean none of your jobs get issued with a building notice

Good morning flukey, you do get the feeling someone is going to get bitten hard by this short sightedness