NICEIC is continuing its fight against the illegal use of its logo and has helped Milton Keynes Trading Standards successfully prosecute an electrical contractor who falsely used it on a web listing and business card.
Shaun McKever, trading as S&M Electrical Contractors, pleaded guilty at Huntingdon Crown Court to using the NICEIC logo in breach of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. Mr McKever used the logo to promote his company as being registered with NICEIC, despite having no affiliation with the organisation.
NICEIC has seen a rapid rise in the numbers of bogus tradesmen attempting to use the logo to their economic advantage. In response, NICEIC has made it clear that it will do all it can to prevent this happening in order to protect consumers and support contractors who undergo voluntarily assessment and notify their work where appropriate.
In sentencing, the Judge gave Mr McKever a 12 month Community Order with 150 hours of unpaid work.
‘We will do all we can to prevent the illegal misuse of our logo,’ says Emma McCarthy, Chief Operating Officer, NICEIC Group. ‘It is recognised by members of the public as a mark of excellence and used by contractors as a way to promote the quality of their work. The sentence passed down by the in this case should serve as a warning and deterrent to others who misrepresent themselves in this way.’
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