What Do Accreditations Really Mean?
It’s been another busy and successful couple of months here at Class Energy, with accreditations being awarded and exhibitions being well attended so we thought we’d fill you in on what we have been up to!
On the weekend of the 8th April we enjoyed networking, meeting people and promoting solar energy as we exhibited at The Living North show at the York Race Course. Keep and eye out on our social media accounts for up dates about where we’ll be exhibiting next- we’d love to meet you and say ‘hello’!
On the accreditation side of things, we are delighted to announce that we are officially an approved installer of energy efficient, money saving OkoFEN boilers. These modern pellet heating systems consume little resources, meaning that these sophisticated pieces of domestic heating technology are better for the invention. We’re passionate about biomass boilers here at Class Energy- and are quite skilled at installing and maintaining them too! Biomass boilers operate in virtually the same way as conventional gas, oil or LPG fired boilers, apart from the fact they run off a renewable, sustainable product. For more information on our biomass boiler installation services please click here.
As Class Energy proudly receive another accreditation, we thought you might want to know just how significant all these accreditation we keep telling you about are and what do they actually mean to you, the consumer.
Chris Cash MD of Class Energy explains what the different accreditation mean and how they are valuable in different ways to our customers.
“It is our philosophy that in general the longer it takes to secure the accreditation then the more valuable the accreditation in question is.
Take the HIES accreditation (Home Insulation & Energy Systems) contractors scheme, for example. They state that out of the companies that initially apply for the prestigious accreditation, over 60% do not get accepted following their quite rigorous assessment process.
HIES is more of an ombudsmen than simply an insurance backed guarantee company and, as such we believe it to be so much better for the customer.”
There are also the accreditations that companies like ourselves have to have in order to trade in a specific industry like MCS (Microgeneration Certification Scheme) and RECC (Renewable Energy Consumer Code) when installing renewable technologies. These are specifically there to ensure product quality and a consumer code of conduct.
Approval from respected organisations like SolarWorld is great, especially when a global company like LG are happy to have you as a partner-then you know your company is viewed upon very well!
Another type of accreditation sources are the self certification bodies such as NICEIC (National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting) and ELECSA, part of ECA (Electrical Contractors Association) when working with electrics. We also can’t forget FENSA (Fenestration Self-Assessment Scheme) which enables us to install our energy efficient windows.
CHASthe (Contractors Health And Safety) scheme, on the other hand, ultimately make companies take a closer look at their good or not so good existing health and safety policy and procedures and make them better which has to be good.
On top of all this, there is Trustmark ,which we believe the public are aware of, along with the Which Trusted Supplier scheme. With their credibility over the years, we reckon this scheme is definitely one we were happy to receive. We also have Checkatrade status along with Rated People that are becoming more popular with clients searching for products and services.”
It’s understandable that you want the very best service and skilled tradesmen when getting your solar panels, boiler or energy efficient doors and windows serviced or installed. If you have any questions about our accreditations please contact us and we’d be happy to answer any queries you have.