Trade Registrations

The HVCA represents the interests of firms active in the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (hvacr) products and equipment.

HVCA members are subject to regular, third-party inspection and assessment to ensure their technical and commercial competence.

HVCA member companies benefit from access to a wide range of services which are carefully tailored to their needs, and which help them to build better and more profitable
businesses.

BESCA has been established by the Heating and Ventilating Contractors' Association to act as an independent assessment and certification body for the building services industry.

The company was set up in the response to the growing number of registration schemes required to satisfy government initiatives, such as TrustMark; Energy Performance of Buildings; and of course the new Building Regulations, where BESCA's appointment as a Competent Persons scheme operator was confirmed by DCLG on 16 March 2006.

BESCA is the only authorised Competent Persons Scheme to cover commercial work under Parts F - Ventilation and L - Energy Efficiency. This website will enable you to:

• register online details of completed work;
• automatically notify that work to any of the 400 or so local authority building control departments; 
• print controlled compliance certificates for customers and/or clients;
• enquire on details of past work.

It is quick, easy to use and an extremely cost-effective alternative to the existing process of local authority building control inspection.

The site is also designed to provide:

• a public enquiry service detailing registered competent companies and their scope of work;
• an expanding knowledge base on interpretation of the building regulations and their technical requirements.

Registration with the REFCOM scheme proves to owners/operators that, following independent third party inspection, refrigeration or air conditioning companies:

• Can competently install, commission or maintain a system containing refrigerant
• Are licensed waste carriers 
• Handle refrigerants safely 
• Are compliant with all current legal requirements 
• Operate auditable procedures for the proper control of refrigerants and can account for all refrigerant used and recovered. 
• Use appropriate, purpose-designed refrigerant recovery equipment 
• Perform refrigerant transactions with minimum emissions and are environmentally aware..

The Investors in People Standard is a business improvement tool designed to advance an organisation's performance through its people
Developed in 1990 by a partnership of leading businesses and national organisations, the Standard helps organisations to improve performance and realise objectives through the management and development of their people. Since it was developed, the Standard has been reviewed every three years to ensure that it remains relevant, accessible and attractive to all. The most recent review was completed in November 2004.