WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF CERTIFICATION?
The most obvious benefit of certified compliance is that end users, suppliers and purchasers can have confidence in the service or product provided because that service or product’s claim has been verified by an independent body.
The benefits to clients are:
- a consistent approach to contractor, consultant and supplier vetting;
- objective, time aligned certification of suppliers;
- the provision of validated data, which helps satisfy their due diligence responsibilities;
- a benchmarking mechanism that fosters continuous improvement in the achievement of pre-ordained criteria; and
- procurement efficiency savings.
The benefits to prime contractors are:
- clarity in the standards required by clients;
- unity in the core standards required by different clients;
- independent verification of the quality of downstream supply chain members by proof of attainment;
- focus to the training programmes, at all levels, to assist in the achievement of the required standard;
- a significant reduction in compliance costs, and
- marketing gains in bidding for contracts
The benefits to SMEs and sub-contracting companies are:
- clarity in the standards required by prime contrators;
- unity in the core standards required by different prime contractors;
- independent verification of their capability and competence by proof of attainment;
- a significant reduction in compliance costs; and
- a marketing tool with ability to differentiate themselves from competitors.
And the benefits for the construction industry as a whole are:
- the maintenance of best practice as each annual inspection addresses any changes since the previous inspection; and
- analytical reports (derived from non-conformance figures) to measure overall industry performance..