BSI Audit – 6 month assessment and 5 year re-certification

Matthew Ball of Ball Contractors in Ashford is pleased with the recent BSI audit which took place on Friday 27th September.

This visit was to review our entire quality management system as this is our 5 year anniversary.

We successfully passed this assessment and continue to monitor and improve our quality management system to meet the ISO standard and enhance the services we offer.

A great thanks to Mel and the team as I know this was a nervous time for them all, being our very first recertification and as Mel is still relatively new to the role of Quality Manager, she felt the pressure this time.

Ball Contractors are very proud of everyone’s input and involvement in building and maintaining our QMS, as we continue to improve our systems and company reputation as one of Ashford longest and reputable building companies.

Press Ed Davey pushes Green Deal at Lib Dem Conference

Now that Matthew Ball and Green Deal Assessments in Kent are available through our sister Company with their own Green Deal Assessors, Matthew was pleased to see the government stand by its flag ship energy saving plan 'The Green Deal', especially after all the recent negative reporting on it.

Ed Davey has used his speech at the Liberal Democrat conference to push forward with the Green Deal whilst in the background further incentives are being discussed within industry.

At the Lib Dem Conference , Mr Davey used his speech to ask critics to give the Green Deal more time to succeed. He argued that the plan is designed to deliver improvements that will last for “decades”, so it cannot be judged after just a few months.

Extract from speech;

“That’s why the Green Deal is so different. Different to anything that has gone before. First, everyone is included. Every home in your community – every house, every flat – all can benefit from the Green Deal. Indeed, every business can benefit too. Past schemes were full of red tape. If you didn’t qualify for this benefit you weren’t eligible. If you didn’t want the work done in a certain way you couldn’t have it done at all. Well, we won’t save energy and keep people warm by wrapping them up in in red tape. And the Green Deal is creating a new market – a competitive market. Open to all, not just the big energy firms. With local builders and plumbers, DIY chains, boiler firms. 60,000 jobs. The energy of liberal free enterprise unleashed to save the energy leaking from our homes.”

Latest DECC figures, which came out in August, showed that 133 households had signed up by the end of July and that 266 more were poised to embark on a Green Deal Plan after getting a quote. Some 58,124 Green Deal Assessments were undertaken by the end of July.

The UK Green Building Council, has called on ministers to provide further incentives, such as tying energy efficiency improvement to cuts in stamp duty when properties are sold or to council tax breaks.

Mark Bayley, chief executive of the Green Deal Finance Company, said: “We have a great opportunity to help people protect themselves against rising energy bills in the years ahead with our £244m funding package. Many people will be surprised by how much energy they could save in their home, and it makes sense for people to take a second look at Green Deal payment plans.”

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Napit MCS Accreditation – Solar Panel Yearly Practical & Administration Assessment 2013

We at Ball Contractors of Ashford who can install solar in Kent had our 12 month audit  Today 10th September.

We successfully passed our assessment and the Napit assessor commented saying ‘you are still doing great’!

Matthew Ball Managing Director would like to say a great big thank you to James Chapman  Electrical Qualified Supervisor and Charlie Revell our Quality Systems Administrator and their team for another successful assessment in the Electrical Department.

Matthew said 'Here's to another year of installing solar in Kent'

NICEIC Annual Audit – Practical & Administration assessment

Matthew Ball Managing Director of B Ball Contractors Ltd is pleased to announce that we had our 12 month audit  yesterday and successfully passed our assessment for an ninth consecutive year running, we also managed to get full points again.

A great big thank you to James Chapman BBCL’s Electrical Qualified Supervisor and his team for another great years work in the Electrical Department.