At Quins we are proud to be a member and fully the support the new Gas Safe register meaning you can relax in the knowledge you are dealing with a competent, experienced and and safe engineer. The Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI as the gas registration body in Great Britain and Isle of Man on 1 April 2009 and Northern Ireland and Guernsey on 1 April 2010 and we are registered as number 226108.

Gas safety is one of the most important factors in having a safe home and work place. The dangers that surround unsafe gas appliances are deadly serious. Always ask to see your gas engineer’s Gas Safe Register ID card to make sure they are safe and legal.

Although best known as the previous gas scheme registrar, CORGI has offered other products and services into the industry for many years.

Today CORGI continues to support the trades and to promote them to homeowners through the addition of a new quality-based membership.The CORGI team provides an enviable mix of world-leading technical expertise and support for its members, with the ability to broker and deliver a wide range of affinity products and services into the heating industry.

The Energy Efficiency Recommended logo endorses products and services that are amongst the most efficient available. It covers appliances, light bulbs and fittings, gas and oil boilers, heating controls, hot water cylinders, loft insulation, cavity wall insulation and draught-proofing.

All Gas engineers need to be Part L certified in order to be able to asses and install boilers of the most appropriate, and legal type.

The Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for the construction industry, works with industry, for industry to deliver a safe, professional and fully qualified UK construction workforce.

We work with construction companies to help them improve skills, increase their competitive edge and respond to the many challenges employers face – from the low carbon agenda, through to reducing costs on-site and recruiting the best and brightest talent for their sector.

The Water Industry Approved plumber Scheme (WIAPS)

WIAPS is funded by most of the Water Suppliers to administer an approved plumbers scheme for them. In order to become a WIAPS member, a plumber has to show he has been suitably trained as a plumber, that he has adequate knowledge of the Regulations by passing an assessment and that he has sufficient public liability insurance cover.

Founded in 1906, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) is the professional body for the UK plumbing and heating industry.
Membership is made up of individuals from a wide range of backgrounds such as consultants, specifiers, designers, public health engineers, lecturers, trainers, trainees and practitioners.

The CIPHE has a membership of around 12,000 including approximately 260 manufacturers and distributors, which support its work as Industrial Associates.