The Considerate Constructors Scheme is wooing small builders to sign up to its scheme aimed at promoting better site practice by offering members of the National Federation of Builders with turnover between £0.5m and £3.5m free company registration from 1 January 2017.
By becoming a registered company, NFB members (in this banding) will have the opportunity to demonstrate their commitment to improving the image of the industry. Scheme-registered companies voluntarily agree to abide by its Code of Considerate Practice.
The Code commits those registered with the scheme to care about appearance, respect the community, protect the environment, secure everyone’s safety and value their workforce.
Considerate Constructors Scheme chief executive Edward Hardy said: “SMEs are a critical part of the construction industry’s future success. They have a huge role and responsibility to continually raise their standards and, in doing so, make a valued contribution to improving the image of the industry.
“The NFB provides a great platform for the Considerate Constructors Scheme to help support SMEs in championing the principles of considerate construction. We are therefore delighted to establish this partnership with the NFB.”
Richard Beresford, chief executive of the NFB, said: “We’re delighted to join forces with the Considerate Constructors Scheme to offer added value to our members. NFB members pride themselves on their professionalism and ability to deliver exceptional quality, so it’s great that their efforts can now be recognised as part of the scheme.
“SMEs often miss out on opportunities simply because they don’t have the resources to complete the multitude of registrations and benchmarking initiatives available in the industry. By collaborating in this way, we hope to reduce this burden and improve access to opportunities, working towards achieving a fair playing field for SMEs in construction.”
A record number – more than 900 – company registrations have been made with the scheme so far this year, with a total of more than 4,100 company registrations taking place since this type of registration was introduced by the scheme in 2009.
