City & Guilds
City & Guilds is the UK’s leading vocational awarding body, offering more than 500 qualifications over 28 industry sectors, through 8500 approved centres in and around 100 counties worldwide.
Cleaning and Support Services Association
The Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) acts as a consumer guide for quality and reliability in the UK cleaning and support services market.
Competent Person
A 'Competent Person' is a firm that has been approved by one of the government-approved Part P schemes as sufficiently competent to self-certify that its work complies with the Building Regulations. Schemes authorised by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) are listed on its website. A registered firm is not required to notify a building control body of its proposals to carry out electrical installation work before it begins, or to have the work inspected on completion. This reduces costs for the customer as the additional charges for calling out a building control body can be avoided. If a firm wishes to become a Competent Person it must first be vetted to ensure it meets the conditions of registration, including the required levels of competence. The minimum standard of technical competence required is as follows: Electrical work in dwellings is designed, installed, inspected and tested to the standard required by BS 7671 and applicants for a Part P Competent Person Scheme are assessed to be able to work to these standards.
Concrete Repair Association
The Concrete Repair Association (CRA) has an ongoing commitment to advancing the understanding, education, technology and practical development of concrete repair. All full CRA members must be Q.A. Accredited to ISO 9001:2000, must comply with the Association's Codes of Practice and training requirements and must demonstrate a track record and overall proven ability.
Confederation of Aerial Industries Limited
The Confederation of Aerial Industries Limited (CAI) is the recognised body for the aerial and satellite industry. It is committed to raising standards within the industry.
Confederation of Roofing Contractors
The Confederation of Roofing Contractors exists for the purpose of advancing the roofing industry in an ethical and professional manner throughout the British Isles. It is made up of hundreds of contractors, manufacturers and roofing industry professionals. The Confederation also receives many enquiries from both the general public and local government departments.
Constructionline
Constructionline is the UK's register of pre-qualified local and national construction and construction-related suppliers. The concept of a single national database was proposed by the 1994 Latham Report. Since then Constructionline has grown and been updated in line with the needs of modern procurement. The OGC Common Minimum Standards and The Local Government Task Force also recommend using Constructionline as part of the pre-qualification and tendering process.
Contract Flooring Association
The Contract Flooring Association represents professionals in the flooring industry. Members of the association include flooring contractors, manufacturers, distributors and consultants.
Contractor Health and Safety Assessment Scheme
Over the year’s local authority health and safety and procurement professionals, with the support of the Health and Safety Executive, have developed the Contractor Health and Safety assessment scheme (CHAS). The scheme is available for use by any public and private sector organizations to use when shortlisting contractors, suppliers and consultants (companies) who apply to work for them. It provides information about the health and safety part of their application. Companies apply to join the scheme so everyone knows they meet acceptable standards of health and safety compliance. Clients from both the public and private sectors are users of the scheme and our database.
Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association
The Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA) is an organisation of experienced companies involved in the design and installation of electronic systems for the home. Custom design and installation, the process by which your home electronics are integrated into one coherent system, is the cutting edge of a rapidly growing field and is only recently becoming more widely known outside the consumer-electronics industry.