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Title: safe contractor approved
Post by: rhys11 on December 01, 2006, 02:59:24 pm
HI there you lot

can any ony tell me how i get the safe contractor approved bage,??is it a cores
you have to go on??and if so how much££ ????? :-\

many thanks
rhys
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: Martin Lane on December 01, 2006, 03:05:31 pm
Give them a call  on    02920859217
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: ewanc0 on December 01, 2006, 03:06:41 pm
http://nbws02.nbapp.com/webapp/SafeCont/index.jsp
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: s woodliff on December 01, 2006, 04:44:15 pm
do you lads that have the badge think its worth it?
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: Jon T.C. on December 01, 2006, 06:27:23 pm
do you lads that have the badge think its worth it?

Yes
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: s woodliff on December 01, 2006, 07:41:37 pm
do you hav a reason whats the good points about it
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: Neil Williams on December 01, 2006, 07:55:51 pm
Take a wild guess why it's called Safe Contractor
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: DaveBrown on December 01, 2006, 08:05:25 pm
I have looked into this too and personally dont think its worth it. c.£100 per year to be in it and only their clients can access its approved contractors list. I think its only worth joining if you are frying big fish, eg. banks, etc. Just my opinion, feel free to prove me wrong!  :)

Dave
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: s woodliff on December 01, 2006, 08:06:28 pm
ha ha!!  i ain that stupid i have method an risk assesments papers in place have staff manual as well so was just asking is it worth the 100 an odd quid a year for a stamp !!!!
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: s woodliff on December 01, 2006, 08:07:58 pm
a am sure neil will try an prove you wrong
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: Neil Williams on December 01, 2006, 08:26:35 pm
Yes it's £100. What do you expect for that?
I'll admit to having never picked up a job from the supplied list but then we haven't really tried either. More fool me I suppose for that point, but, i have far exceeded the fee from picking up customers who choose us because they see that we are safety concious.
Horses for courses. There are many different organisations that tell potential customers that you care, that you are professional.
One I will never go back to is Guild of Master Craftsmen, that really was a case of money wasted.
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: poleman on December 01, 2006, 08:57:22 pm
OK well this is my view point having been a member of Safecontractor for some years

Firstly its not a company that is set up to get you shed loads of work “that is not what Safecontractor is about”
The mean points are going thought the process of getting accreditation gives you a better understanding of health & safety with-in you’re own business

Now you might think well I don’t know the first thing about health & safety, well that fine as Safecontractor are very helpful and are with you at ever stage

When you do get accredit then you can use the logo of your van letter heads business cards, know in today’s health & safety work place if you are demonstrating to future customers that your company takes health & safety seriously then you will win commercial work over non members

Andy
PS dame good looking logo to boot 
Title: Re: safe contractor approved
Post by: s woodliff on December 01, 2006, 09:26:50 pm
Cheers pole man thats what i wanted to hear! i Ithink i will go for it cos thats the kind of direction that i am wanting my bisness to go in an from what you have said it does seem worth it cheers for summing it up.