A tradesman who falsely claimed to be registered with NICEIC has been ordered by Portsmouth Crown Court to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work and pay compensation of £4037 together with prosecution costs of £1000.
A tradesman who falsely claimed to be registered with NICEIC has been ordered by Portsmouth Crown Court to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work and pay compensation of £4037 together with prosecution costs of £1000.
Adrian Tony Leggatt, the proprietor of ATL Electrical Services, pleaded guilty to all 15 offences brought by Hampshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service under the Trade Descriptions Act 1968. Due to the serious nature of the offences, the case went to Portsmouth Crown Court for sentencing.
“NICEIC take complaints against the misuse of its logo extremely seriously, and this is a victory for the industry and its professional standards,” said Jim Speirs, Chief Executive of NICEIC Group Ltd. “We will come down extremely hard on any bogus uses of the NICEIC logo on behalf of our genuine Approved Contractors and Domestic Installers.”
NICEIC registered installers are assessed by the regulatory body’s Area Engineers to specific technical standards. The NICEIC logo is a sign of quality and reassurance to not only house holders, but specifiers of any electrical work.
“Complaints made against businesses who falsely claim membership of organisations such as NICEIC which operate strictly controlled Schemes concerned with public safety will always be thoroughly investigated by the Trading Standards Service of Hampshire County Council in keeping with the corporate priorities of the Authority,” commented Ray Matthews, Principal Trading Standard Officer for Hampshire County Council.
Notes to editor:
- ‘NICEIC’ is a trading name of NICEIC Group Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Electrical Safety Council. Under licence from The Electrical Safety Council, NICEIC acts as the electrical contracting industry’s independent voluntary regulatory body for electrical installation safety matters throughout the UK, and maintains and publishes registers of electrical contractors that it has assessed against particular scheme requirements (including the technical standard of electrical work).
- The register includes the national Roll of Approved Contractors (established in 1956), and the register of NICEIC Domestic Installers that, since January 2005, have been authorised to self-certify their domestic installation work as complaint with the Building Regulations for England and Wales.