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diamond dogs
07-02-2009, 03:16 PM
I was astonished when I was told that the Gestapo TV Licensing collection service is to replace Corgi the Gas regulator April 1, 2009

I read in the article below 'it was felt that more should be done to raise public awareness of gas and CO risks' .. what utter tosh...CORGI have an excellent record for awareness, safety and experience in the field, to be replaced by a Govt friendly BB style company that will obviously be implementing more and more regulations on CO2 emissions....

In other words another SCAM

HSE picks Capita as gas scheme provider

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today announced Capita as its preferred bidder to provide a new gas installer registration scheme.

The new scheme starts on April 1, 2009 and will replace the existing scheme operated by CORGI.

The HSE admitted that criticisms by stakeholders of the existing gas installer registration scheme run by CORGI, "had some foundation".

A spokesman for the HSE said "Even though the official statistics were showing an improving picture, it was felt that more should be done to raise public awareness of gas and CO risks".

The HSE issued 'Invitation to tender' documents to short-listed companies in January 2008 and CORGI and Capita emerged as the two strongest bidders.

A spokesman for the HSE said "What made Capita the preferred bidder was Capita's ideas for promoting gas safety and delivering the new brand. They introduced certain new ideas to the scheme".

http://www.heatingandventilating.net/news/news.asp?id=5312

penguin
07-02-2009, 03:25 PM
I was astonished when I was told that the Gestapo TV Licensing collection service is to replace Corgi the Gas regulator April 1, 2009

I read in the article below 'it was felt that more should be done to raise public awareness of gas and CO risks' .. what utter tosh...CORGI have an excellent record for awareness, safety and experience in the field, to be replaced by a Govt friendly BB style company that will obviously be implementing more and more regulations on CO2 emissions....

In other words another SCAM

HSE picks Capita as gas scheme provider

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today announced Capita as its preferred bidder to provide a new gas installer registration scheme.

The new scheme starts on April 1, 2009 and will replace the existing scheme operated by CORGI.

The HSE admitted that criticisms by stakeholders of the existing gas installer registration scheme run by CORGI, "had some foundation".

A spokesman for the HSE said "Even though the official statistics were showing an improving picture, it was felt that more should be done to raise public awareness of gas and CO risks".

The HSE issued 'Invitation to tender' documents to short-listed companies in January 2008 and CORGI and Capita emerged as the two strongest bidders.

A spokesman for the HSE said "What made Capita the preferred bidder was Capita's ideas for promoting gas safety and delivering the new brand. They introduced certain new ideas to the scheme".

http://www.heatingandventilating.net/news/news.asp?id=5312

Wow!

Thats shocking!

themime
07-02-2009, 04:01 PM
CORGI rip of plumbers with the fees that they have to pay for each job done to be recorded.

The new agency just seems to be another layer of regulation, which is just what small business don't need right now. Looks like more centralization of power to big business/gov.

diamond dogs
07-02-2009, 05:00 PM
I have just been to B & Q as I am replacing my boiler and there was an ex display model which I enquired about to which I was told..'We are not allowed to sell a boiler unless it is sealed in it's box' regardless that it has to be commissioned after installation by a CORGI engineer.

He also said they were not allowed to sell ex display taps because of Legionnaires' disease...Crazy!

More draconian measures..and more to be introduced by the sound of things

red_ram
07-02-2009, 06:45 PM
Capita are making the move into just about everything. I left when they took over the Life & Savings part of CIS.

rhydra
07-02-2009, 07:08 PM
More people to do the same job for more money. About sums up Britain's parallel economy.