Introducing a choice in Self Certification
Certass which stands for certification and self assessment, was formed several years ago and was one of the original Quality Mark certification bodies. It is therefore a natural progression for Certass to move into the self assessment market.
The Statutory Instrument for
Certass approval was made on 9th March 2006 and was laid before Parliament
on 15th March 2006. The approval came into force on 6th April 2006 and has
now been published by HMSO as Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 652.
In simple terms this means that Certass can invite glazing applications to be licensed for Self Certification, therefore our application forms are available on request.
Certass have made arrangements with various insurance providers to provide discounted schemes for their members e.g. waiving of inspection fees and registration fees for individual contracts.
Certass can provide a One Stop Shop for glazing contractors (who give Insurance) whereby they need only declare their completed contracts once to Certass, and they will pass all relevant information on to the various insurance providers, thus simplifying current arrangements and avoiding extra paper work and administration.
We are currently inviting applications from Insurance Backed
Guarantee providers and a list of approved companies will accompany our application
form. You should be aware that several providers are negotiating agreements
whereby they will effectively pay some or all of the Certass fees on your behalf.
It would therefore probably benefit you to check with your current provider
if a scheme is being prepared.
Unlike other schemes, Certass will carry out their own vetting procedures on all applicants. The cost of this vetting is absorbed within the annual £50.00 (+ VAT) registration fee.
A full list of Certass approved Insurance companies can be obtained via the link on the left.