INDEPENDENCE Contractor Services Supporting Local trades in their Community - Contractor Benefits

INDEPENDENCE Contactor Services Supporting local trades in their Community – Contractor Services

 

Independence CIC (INCIC) is a TrustMark Scheme Provider. It is a not for profit Community Interest Company (CIC). Its aim is to provide positive and real benefits to registered contractors through:

  • Recognised, Government endorsed standard for your Trades, licenced by BIS, supported by the Building Industry Construction Strategy Document until 2025 and Consumer protection groups.
  • Promoting inspected and approved local tradesmen to their community on the TrustMark website, www.trustmark.org.uk, which provided more than 8 million contractor search results to homeowners in 2015!
  • Partnership with local authorities, HIAs & various charities, to use TrustMark as a preferred standard for registered contractors with specialism in the Domestic Adaptations Repair, Maintenance and Improvement (ARMI) Sector.

Contractor friendly services. e.g.:

    • Convenient and easy on-line sign-up process.
    • Access to procedures and policies tailored to the needs of small enterprises.
    • Advice on Regulation and Legislation changes that affect SMEs in the Domestic Sector.

For further information please contact: support@incic.org.uk

INDEPENDENCE Contractor Services Supporting Local trades in their Community – Contractor Benefits

Once you have completed your application, been inspected and approved for up to FOUR trade listings you will become a member of the TrustMark scheme through Independence, giving you access to:

  • Trade specific listings on www.trustmark.org.uk which received over 8 million contractor searches in 2015.
  • TrustMark Government endorsed marketing materials such as vehicle stickers and trade specific dynamic logo and links for your website.
  • CDM15 advice and CDM App you can use to produce RAMS and H&S File content.
  • Independence ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) Service. Legislation requires that you are able to offer your customers ADR facilities.
  • Insurance Backed Warranties to offer your customer on your work, materials and products for 2 years, extendable up-to 5 years cover.
  • Low cost training – e.g. Asbestos Awareness, Standards & Regulation briefings, Customer Care talks.

Once you have become established as an INCIC TrustMark approved contractor you may have access to join:-

  • INCIC’s National Affinity Scheme: A work referral scheme giving you access to phone referrals via our national partners (Terms and Conditions to be agreed).

INCIC was the pioneer scheme provider providing TrustMark Trade qualifications for:

Home Adaptations:

Elderly & Disabled

Stairlifts

For further information contact support@incic.org.uk