tattyinengland:
When I set up on my own - the NICEIC would not even consider me for approved contractor status or for enrolment for 2 years.........Any work I had carried out when employed were not to be considered even if I could prove I'd done the job entirely on my own. Some stuff I was very proud of too and still am, 15 years later. They'll still be there -some of them - as the best ones were Thames Water pump stations. Remote ones.
In that two years as a limited company with insurance, I had to find a range of commercial and domestic works that did not require me to be a part of a governing body, do everything correctly with certificates and presented those jobs for consideration to join as an approved contractor. I'm sure there are plenty of jobs that don't need any governing body to be involved.
Thanks for sharing mate. Im not sure what the differences are but could you have joined as a domestic installer instead? I have heard they only want to see a couple of jobs but i guess i will know where i stand when i get to speak to them. All their lines are closed due to COVID at the moment as far as i am aware.
tattyinengland:
When I set up on my own - the NICEIC would not even consider me for approved contractor status or for enrolment for 2 years.........Any work I had carried out when employed were not to be considered even if I could prove I'd done the job entirely on my own. Some stuff I was very proud of too and still am, 15 years later. They'll still be there -some of them - as the best ones were Thames Water pump stations. Remote ones.
In that two years as a limited company with insurance, I had to find a range of commercial and domestic works that did not require me to be a part of a governing body, do everything correctly with certificates and presented those jobs for consideration to join as an approved contractor. I'm sure there are plenty of jobs that don't need any governing body to be involved.
Thanks for sharing mate. Im not sure what the differences are but could you have joined as a domestic installer instead? I have heard they only want to see a couple of jobs but i guess i will know where i stand when i get to speak to them. All their lines are closed due to COVID at the moment as far as i am aware.
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