National Compliance Body appoints Inkfish Services as new Government legislation starts to bite
May 2006
NICEIC, the UK's leading accreditation body for electrical contractors, has appointed Group subsidiary Inkfish Services to provide the certification required by all householders as a result of the Government's 'Part P' regulations.
'It is now a legal requirement for homeowners and landlords to prove that all new electrical installation complies with the new regulations. These, in a nutshell, mean that all electrical installation in a dwelling - including a garden, conservatory or outbuilding - must be reported to the local authority's building control (which then involves building control charges) or otherwise carried out by a 'registered installer'. The 'Part P' certification, which we administer, proves that the work has been carried out by a registered installer, ' explains Jim Spiers, Director General NICEIC.
'As one of the leading providers of Part P certification, it is essential that the certificates reach households speedily. Sign off on new extensions, for example, can depend upon them and it will be impossible to sell a house without the required documentation. We, therefore, decided to outsource to a customer contact provider who had a proven record in transactional fulfilment, including time critical mailings. We estimate that we will send out around one million certificates in our current financial year and look to Inkfish for maximum support in this' concludes Mr Spiers.
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