It pays to hire the best

Scotland has some of the best, and oldest, accreditation systems for its trades people.

Good ones are always in demand and command the best rates but the best save you time, money and heartache. If you are working in a remote location or at the heart of the booming city then you need to move quick to get them onboard your project.

The Scottish Building Federation

Established in 1895, making it one of the oldest and biggest of its kind, its Code of Conduct includes provisions on liability insurance, building standards, technical capabilities, employment and training, health and safety, the environment and customer care.

Select

Founded in 1900 as The Electrical Contractors’ Association of Scotland, SELECT became the first trade association in the world to serve the electrical industry and it is the authoritative trade association in Scotland.

Gas Safe

Operates a registration scheme for businesses and individual operatives and is the only scheme recognised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that complies with the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998.

OFTEC

OFTEC’s accredited registration schemes are for heating technicians working in liquid fuels, off-grid gas, heat pumps, solar thermal, biomass and solid fuel who pass training and assessment and have their work inspected regularly and audited.

SNIPEF

The Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) is the principal trade association for plumbing and heating businesses based in Scotland and Northern Ireland, since 1923.

NFRC

The National Federation of Roofing Contractors’ Scottish region has 97 members. Only those with a satisfactory trading record, including financial stability can join and are vetted before joining and once every three years