ELECSA or NIC

[eddielarge]

Hi i am currently NIC registered but keep reading on here about everyone joining elesca, is there a reason.
Is it because its easier to get on than the NIC.

Please Please tell me why ELESCA over NIC im honestly interested and always open to change.

Or is it that its a cheaper option.

I do all work from domestic to commercial and it is written into many contracts i do that i must be NIC,

So how do ELESCA members get around this.

I understand on domestic you can explain there is no difference , But if i tried that on a big contract i simply wouldnt get the job.

Please tell me the advantages of ELESCA

Eddie

 

[cbw]

I think you probably answered your own question!

I am Elecsa and have yet to lose a contract because of it, however all my literature has Elecsa logos on it so would not get calls from nic blinkered people.

I looked at all options, and nic wre actually quite unhelpful on the phone, quite the oposite with Elecsa.

I have used the tech help a couple of times, very informal (Not sure if thats good or bad?) and they have been absolutaly brilliant.

Just my experience....oh and one of the ladies that answers the phone has the sexiest voice!!!!!

 

[eddielarge]

CBW thanks for reply but apart from the helpline girl having a sexy voice u have not given any reason.

the NIC blinkered people are lambeth council, and they will only accept NIC certs for the 4 month pir testing contract we are doing.

Do u do commercial work or domestic,

What are the positives to ELESCA apart from the helpline?

 

[dickie]

I have been with ELECSA now for over 4 years & find them very helpful easy to get along with ie technical help & assesments etc also better valve for money than NIC.
NIC did not seem as friendly when I contacted them
I use the ELECSA logo on all my letterheads & find now that is becoming more of a recognised name in the industry.
Well happy with them & can recomend them

 

[eddielarge]

Dickie

I agree that the nic are a bunch of stuck up ----s on the phone, So the main thing is that it is cheaper?
I want to ditch the money grabbing nic , but 30% of my customers request NIC.

And also a lot people ring asking for nic pir reports for the sale of their house.

I really want to dump the NIC because they are money grabbers but cant get enough positives about ELESCA TO JUMP.

 

[kung]

I too am NIC but from what i can gather Niceic are there for customer where as Elecsa seem to be there for contractor so might change next assessment

 

[dickie]

eddie
understand what your saying but ELECSA 's name seems to have become more recognised since there amalgamation with the ECA
NIC have been around for a long time & seem to have been the industry standard
but I feel ELECSA & now catching fast because of the more friendly & professional approach to their members & membership numbers increasing all the time.
I can only speak as I find what do other members think

 

[Phil]

a mate of mine has been with them both. he has just had his first assessment with elecsa. one of the jobs he submitted needed altering, the assessor asked him to take photographic evidence of it afterwards and email it over to him. if it had have been the it would have been a re-visit charged for. he is well impressed and they actually answer the tech phone when he needs it. its a shame when the councils think registration they only think one name, but thats good advertising for you. it maybe worth you speaking to your customers before you make the move as 30 percent is a lt of half days

 

[SirKit Breaker]

I have been with ELECSA now for over 4 years & find them very helpful easy to get along with ie technical help & assesments etc also better valve for money than NIC.
NIC did not seem as friendly when I contacted them
I use the ELECSA logo on all my letterheads & find now that is becoming more of a recognised name in the industry.
Well happy with them & can recomend them

Ditto, mate. the only difference is i didnt waste a fone call to NIC

 

[flukey]

i thought elecsa charges were exactly the same amount as nic