Capita Takes Over for Corgi
United Kingdom homeowners have understood the Corgi certificate to be a stamp of approval for gas plumbers and now that approval is going to be given by a company called Capita. In three months’ time, the certification for gas plumbers will be issued by a company named Capita. The same company will monitor those certifications. Corgi will cease its involvement in the process.
For almost twenty years, Corgi has been in charge of making sure that homes meet gas safety standards. In April of 2009, the Capita Company will take over for the Corgi Company as the official gas safety protocol company for the Health and Safety Executive office.
For the most part, the day to day operations of the gas plumbing industry will remain much as they were before the switch in regimes. Both companies stress that operations for Corgi employees will continue to operate on a “business as usual” basis until the end of business on March 31st. As of April 1, 2009, Capita will be in charge. As of yet there is no word as to how the transition will take place or what the affects will be for natural gas consumers. Both companies are working very hard to ensure that there are no major hiccups in operations.
If you have natural gas, you do not have to worry about whether or not you will be protected once Corgi officially steps down and Capita steps up. It has been made apparent by the Health and Safety Executive office that Capita’s takeover is largely because the company proved that it was more than ready to ensure that consumers of natural gas would be well educated about the concerns involved with their consumption of natural gas.
The contract came up for bid in 2006 after a survey of United Kingdom homeowners uncovered the fact that more than half of the homes worked on by Corgi employees had not been taught about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning! Consumers will benefit greatly from a new company coming in and making sure that everyone is educated in all areas of natural gas consumption.
Gas regulations and plumber registrations will continue as usual, with Corgi in charge of operations until March 31st 2009. The natural gas plumbers and inspectors in the United Kingdom will start reporting to Capita on April 1st 2009.
Capita will probably directly hire 250 Corgi employees to make sure that the transition goes smoothly. Both companies decided that a definite start and end date would be more beneficial than a confusing transition. Consumers can expect their changes to be few and far between.
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