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BAFE certifi cation now available from ECA
ECA CERTIFICATION CAN NOW OFFER CONTRACTORS access to the industry-leading BAFE SP203 Part 1 certifi cation scheme. This is the widely recognised scheme for contractors designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining fi re detection and alarm systems.
In recent times, BAFE quality scheme (SP203-1) registration has been the preserve of four other certifi cation bodies – the British Standards Institution (BSI), Independent European Certifi cation (IEC), National Security Inspectorate (NSI) and the Security Systems & Alarms Inspection Board (SSAIB), but since March 2012, ECA Certifi cation has been providing an attractive alternate route for contractors looking to achieve BAFE recognition. The development is good news for the industry and contractors, as competition will drive better pricing and service whilst their customers will have a greater choice of contractors able to deliver to the same high standards of work. Chris Beedel, ECA certifi cation director said: ‘The market is currently worth almost £1bn, most of which is spent on alarm and detection systems. There is almost a 50/50 split of project costs between design and installation with the majority of work being dedicated to the non-residential market (76 per cent) and almost 60 per cent of the work being focused upon new buildings. With such an opportunity, there is room for our members to take commercial advantage, which may in time help bring costs down for customers.’
WHAT’S NEW ON THE ECA’S ENERGY SOLUTIONS E-FORUM?
By Bill Wright, head of Energy Solutions T
HE ECA ENERGY SOLUTIONS web forum has now exceeded the 250 members mark and is continuing to grow. It has been a relatively quiet month, enlivened by the publication of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) response to the solar photovoltaic (PV) tariff consultation. This has, at last, given a degree of stability to the PV tariffs and the installation industry. The introduction of new, reduced tariffs has been delayed from July until 1 August, and further reductions will take place from October, but DECC has recognised the effect that these reductions have, and stated that they will try to retain a return on investment of between fi ve and eight per cent, dependent on the price of PV. The scale of reductions will also be dependent on the deployment of PV, but the baseline reduction will be 3.5 per cent every three months. The length of tariff payment has been reduced to 20 years from 1 August, while the higher tariff will also now be dependent on achieving an EPC of D or above.
It was also announced on the forum that the IET Guidance Note 7 had been published, with many useful additions on PV systems. The slow uptake of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) has not stopped DECC already worrying about overspending again, and they have published a consultation on how they would stop applications on a temporary basis if the level of successful applications for tariffs became too high. A further consultation on more permanent tariff control schemes will be published later in the year. Full details of the consultations and the ECA response are published in the downloads section of the e-forum. Members are very welcome to add their comments to consultations, by sending their comments to the ECA via the forum or directly to ECA Energy Solutions at
energysolutions@eca.co.uk Signing up to the Energy Solutions e-forum is free and easy, new members are welcome. It is available to ECA registered members only. To sign up, visit:
http://forum.eca.co.uk/Registration.aspx
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ECA Today July 2012
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