Airedale's boasting about its pile of accreditations, but does it actually mean better kit for the customer?
In the cut-throat world of HVAC, waving about industry standards is all the rage. Airedale's joined the party, plastering its website with badges like Avetta, CHAS, and Constructionline – all supposedly proving they're not cowboys.
They're also flexing their ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificates, for quality and environmental management respectively. Because apparently, filling in forms makes you green.
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Then there's the Refcom certification, supposedly showing they're not gassing the planet with rogue refrigerants, in compliance with F-Gas regulations. Good for them, I suppose.
Airedale also bangs on about Continuous Professional Development (CPD) with its CIBSE-approved status and hobnobbing with industry bodies like BESA, FETA, and HEVAC. Must be all those boozy conferences.
The CE mark gets a look-in, naturally, showing they haven't blown up half of Europe, and even a nod to SASO for those keen on flogging their kit to Saudi Arabia.
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They are also showing off their Waste Licence, Employers Liability Insurance, Contractors All Risks Insurance and Public/Products Liability Insurance.
Airedale's keen to show they've ticked all the boxes with Safecontractors and Reset, just in case you thought they were cutting corners.
So What?
Let’s be honest – all this accreditation guff is just window dressing. A piece of paper doesn't guarantee the bloke on the tools knows which end of a spanner to use.
