Bondpay is a nationwide scheme designed to provide a simple and secure way for homeowners to pay contractors for their home improvements.
Martin Roberts, the TV property expert and journalist, says "Bondpay is exactly what the industry needs - a bullet proof and secure way to pay for home improvements without any risk."
Bondpay is an affiliate member of the Trading Standards Institute and makes use of Anpa Forward (Trading as Transpact) to process payments. Anpa Forward is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).
Competent Roofer is the Competent Person Scheme for the re-covering of roofs. The scheme has been set up by the National Federation of Roofing Contractors and is managed and administered by Certass.
The National Federation of Roofing Contractors, Certass and its associate companies, have been successfully working together for over 20 years.
LABC is the organisation that represents all the local authority building control departments in England and Wales and, as a collective body, was established in 2005.
Certass works closely with all 370 local authority building control departments to ensure that installations completed by Certass contractors are registered.
The National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) has been established for more than 30 years and its mission is to encourage a vibrant modernisation and renovation market in the private and social housing sectors both to improve the housing stock and the business opportunities for members. In order to achieve this, NHIC maintains close links with all relevant government departments concerning housing and development, the environment and trade and industry.
Many of the most important companies and organisations operating in the home improvement sector are members of the NHIC. Every year, the NHIC recognises the very best initiatives and achievements in the field of housing renovation and local rehabilitation through its annual awards. Certass is delighted that its members have won several awards in the "Excellence in Glazing" category.
Certass' Thermal Rating Register was set up in response to the introduction of Window Energy Ratings (WER) as part of the current building regulations. This system uses a simple colour coded A-G rating, similar to that used on white goods like refrigerators and washing machines. Generally speaking, the higher the rating, "A" being the highest, the better the overall thermal performance of replacement windows and therefore, the greater the savings on fuel bills.
Certass' Thermal Rating Register is widely accepted as one of the leading WER schemes in the industry and is supported by industry leading manufacturers such aswith Pilkington's, AGC and Guardian who all promote this scheme to their clients.
TrustMark is the Government backed initiative to help consumers find reliable and trustworthy tradesmen to carry out all manner of works inside and outside the home.
Certass has been approved as a TrustMark scheme operator for the glazing and conservatory sections of their scheme.
Because all Certass members are fully vetted, they have been granted "Grandfather" rights and are inclusion into the TrustMark scheme without further vetting being required.
