Affiliations

Affiliations

	Over the years 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.
	Constructiononline is the UK's register of pre-qualified local and national construction and construction-related contractors and consultants. Owned and endorsed by the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (formerly the DTI), Constructionline is a contributor to the Rethinking Construction initiative. They gather and assess pre-qualification information on behalf of public and private sector procurers and provide them with access to over 14,000 fully accredited suppliers free of charge.� In addition, they also help contractors and consultants by reducing the need for them to fill-in pre-qualification forms for every tender and provide them with access to over 1,700 buyers.
	Green Dragon Environmental standard is all about making a commitment to environmental management. Large and small organisations, in any industry or business sector, gain recognition for effective environmental management at a pace to suit your organisation. There are organisations of all shapes and sizes that have already made the commitment. The standard is made up of five steps each incorporating the key elements of Planning, Taking Action, Checking Progress and Reviewing Achievements to realise continual environmental improvement.
	CSCS was established in 1995 with the objective of helping the construction industry to get quality up, accidents down and cowboys out. Since then a great deal of progress has been made. In May 2007 the millionth CSCS card was presented. That's a million people who have formally proved their competency and their awareness of health and safety. CSCS exists to meet industry needs and is demanded as proof of competence by organisations from across the industry as well as employers, clients and Government.
	European Fencing Industry Association has been established for 25 years and represents all interests in the Industry including designers, manufacturers and installers. Whilst originally concentrating on UK organisations, EFIA is now able to represent fenceing interests in Europe and are recognised as one of the leading employer association in the European Community. EFIA believes in quality and efficiency that only the highest professionalism in the Industry can give. EFIA has an important role in the maintenance of standards particularly with British Standards Institute and also maintains long established links with other statutory bodies.
	TrustMark is a new, award-winning scheme supported by the Government, the building industry and consumer groups to help you find reliable and trustworthy trades people to make improvements and repairs inside and outside your home. If a firm displays the TrustMark logo you know the firm has been checked, approved and found to meet certain standards the Government has set.
	The Fencing Contractors Association is a trade association set up over 60 years ago specifically for the Fencing Industry. Membership consists of Fencing Contractors, Manufacturers, Suppliers and Affiliate Members. As a pro-active organisation, it is involved in all work concerning legislation, standards and training for the industry.