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PRO INSTALLER NOVEMBER 2015
PRO NEWS
@proinstaller1
STAMPING
OUT LOGO
MISUSE
FENSA is strengthening its processes and
committing more resources to identifying misuse
of the FENSA name and logo and the resultant
misleading of homeowners. This will lead to more
naming and shaming of offenders and the eventual
involvement of Trading Standards to which offending
installers will be referred for prosecution.
A recent successful
prosecution by Trading Standards, with
FENSA’s assistance, in
north London for FENSA
logo misuse resulted in
a total cost to the directors of over £7,000
in fines and costs.
It is illegal for window and
door installers to claim they
are FENSA certified when
they are not. Displaying the
FENSA logo and using the
FENSA name in this way
misleads homeowners.
Where FENSA is made
aware of such misuse it
will act. It will also refer
the matter to local Trading
Standards, which has the
power to prosecute.
FENSA will be undertaking its own searches to
identify misuse – but would
also appreciate the help of
‘There are too many unscrupulous
operators out there demeaning
the FENSA name’
the industry and consumers. FENSA can be notified
directly of logo and name
misuse ([email protected].
uk or tel: 020 7645 3700)
or indirectly through www.
cowboystoppers.co.uk - a
website set up by FENSA
exactly for this purpose.
“It is important for both
our certified installers that
play by the rules and the
consumer that when a
company states that it is
with FENSA this is true,”
commented FENSA managing director Chris Mayne.
“There are too many
unscrupulous operators
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out there demeaning the
FENSA name, undercutting
bone fide FENSA installers
and misleading homeowners. We all have to work
together to stamp out these
practices.
“An offence under the
Regulations can attract a
£5,000 fine if heard in magistrates’ court, or an unlimited fine and/or two years’
imprisonment if heard at
crown court. Enforcement
is by local authority trading
standards officers.”
For further information
visit www.fensa.co.uk
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