Electrical Contracting News (ECN) August 2017 | Page 7
INDUSTRY
NEWS
ROGUE BUILDER PROSECUTED
FOR MISUSING NICEIC LOGO
A rogue builder, who falsely claimed to be NICEIC registered, faces
a possible jail sentence after deceiving customers out of thousands
of pounds. Umran Suleman, from Blackburn, pleaded guilty to 17
charges under trading standards regulations, some in his own
name and some in the name of U & A Drylining Limited.
Suleman was committed on bail to Preston Crown Court to be
sentenced. District Judge, Michael Hopkinson, who heard the case,
said he had no doubt the offences merited a custodial sentence.
‘The public deserve protection from people like you,’ he warned.
‘You used the logos of regulatory bodies to mislead the public as to
the tradesmen working for you.’
Nick McNamara, prosecuting for Lancashire Trading Standards,
revealed how Suleman had used the NICEIC and Gas Safe logos
on his invoices, yet inquiries showed that neither of the regulatory
authorities had ever heard of Suleman or his company. Trading
Standards investigators also found Suleman’s van, which bore
the Gas Safe and NICEIC logos, as well as the Lancashire County
Council Trader Standards scheme logo.
Emma Clancy, CEO of Certsure which operates the NICEIC
brand, commented, ‘The NICEIC name is associated with quality
and we will work with the appropriate authorities to protect those
contractors who are legitimately registered with us and have the
quality of their work assessed on a regular basis.’
FIRE AND SECURITY INDUSTRY
AWARDS OPEN TO NOMINATIONS
The fi re, emergency
and security industry is
being urged to nominate
outstanding individuals,
who have changed the
sector for the better, at
this year’s FSA awards.
There are two awards,
which will be presented at
the IFSEC security and fi re excellence awards event, on 22
November in London.
The Peter Greenwood Security Award recognises
individuals who have made an outstanding contribution
to the security systems industry. Last year’s winner was
Andy Gilmore of AAI Security for 25 years’ work upholding
technical standards.
The Ian Marsh Fire Award recognises individuals who
demonstrate enthusiasm and selfl ess concern for the
fi re and emergency systems industry. Last year’s winner
was Chris Watts of Wavelength Associates, notably for his
commitment to emergency lighting.
Head of the FSA, Steve Martin, commented, ‘The
FSA is delighted to announce that nominations are
open for our sector leading awards and we urge anyone
involved in fire, emergency and security to put forward
outstanding individuals.’
LEADING BUSINESSES WIN TOP INDUSTRY AWARDS
Eight top performing businesses from across the engineering and electrotechnical
services industry have scooped honours at this year’s ECA annual awards, held at the
London Hilton Bankside. The awards took place during the ECA’s gala dinner, supported
by headline sponsors Ledvance and Electrium. TV personality and comedian, Hugh
Dennis, presented the awards to the winning ECA organisations.
With a turnover over £20 million, large contractor of the year was won by Imtech
Engineering Services Central. The contractor of the year with a turnover of up to £20
million was William Coates, while the contractor with a turnover of up to £5m was
named as Bowers Projects. Contractor of the year with a turnover of under £1m was
Combined Electricals.
The ECIC sponsored an award for best client and contractor partnership, which
was presented to A Archer Electrical, while the innovation in contracting award was
presented to Haste.
Best health and safety
initiative award was
won by SES Engineering
Services while the
excellence in training
and development award
saw another success
for Imtech Engineering
Services Central.
Awards adjudicator
and ECA director of
member services, Helen
Atkinson, commented,
‘Many congratulations
to these eight ECA
businesses that beat
major competition to
deservedly win this year’s
ECA annual awards.’
Eight ECA
businesses beat
major competition to
win this year’s ECA
annual awards.
TV personality and
comedian, Hugh
Dennis, presented
the awards to
the winning ECA
organisations.
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