Clearview National July 2015 - Issue 164 | Page 13

INDUSTRYNEWS

PAY AS YOU GO FOR TRADESMEN
»»FENSA Pay As You Go is the new
surveillance process that enables companies to
demonstrate Building Regulations compliance
without individual operatives having to hold
an MTC, (Minimum Technical Competency)
Card. It is designed for companies that
infrequently install replacement windows and
doors in domestic properties.
Instead of the original FENSA route to
compliance through random inspections,
FENSA Pay As You Go companies will have all
jobs inspected (similar to going through Local
Authority Building Control) and will have
no need to hold an MTC Card, or provide
mandatory Insurance Backed Guarantees
(IBGs).
FENSA Pay As You Go companies will
still need to be ‘Certified’ to demonstrate
competence and undertake a document and
procedures audit at an onsite Certification
inspection. The Certification inspection will be
repeated every three years.
“The introduction of requirements for
individuals to hold an MTC card to prove

their competence to MTCs and provide IBGs
for self-certifying companies on the original
FENSA scheme has introduced an extra level
of administration that many companies who
infrequently install are finding difficult to deal
with,” explained FENSA managing director
Chris Mayne.

‘open to any installation
company’
“There seemed a need for a route to
compliance which still came under the FENSA
name, but omitted the need for operatives to
hold MTC Cards or companies to provide
IBGs. FENSA Pay As You Go is a direct
alternative to the Local Authority Building
Control compliance route and has been priced
keenly to reflect this.”
Under FENSA Pay As You Go all
installations receive an inspection visit at a cost
of £125 each (excluding VAT) that includes the
notification fee. FENSA will be discounting

this charge to £100 for a limited period to
encourage as much sign up as possible and
minimise potential black market activity.
Appropriate homeowner financial protection
against Building Regulations non-compliance
will be provided by FENSA through an
independently managed fund, to which a
contribution is made within the Pay As Yo