Corgi

[ebee]

They lost it.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/gas/domestic/bidder.htm

 

[Softus]

That's the best thing I've heard in many months.

 

[Bahco]

I don't understand this as most people know that Corgi registered means a bone fide installer and now they will be confused with the name change.

Very silly to change this, they should have kept the Corgi name and changed the regime!

 

[corgiman]

Blimey Charlie lads keep up

this is old news now

Also Soft I think Crapita will bring a whole heap of new money making schemes that will make every RGI hanker for the good ol CORGI days

I think its a bad day for RGI's AND Gas safety

 

[Softus]

I don't understand this as most people know that Corgi registered means a bone fide installer and now they will be confused with the name change.

Hi Bahco,

To be somewhat blunt, it's never been sensible to refer to an RGI (which is the correct, and brandless term) as being "CORGI registered", for that very reason.

Very silly to change this, they should have kept the Corgi name and changed the regime!

One of the goals is a perception change, which keeping the name would not achieve. And you can't make an omelette...
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Hi corgiman,

I think Crapita will bring a whole heap of new money making schemes that will make every RGI hanker for the good ol CORGI days

No according to this:

The new scheme has a modern, sustainable structure which will enable greater competition in the future together with safeguards to prevent the provider from taking undue commercial advantage of its position. The scheme is set to deliver a suite of changes to refocus and improve consumer gas safety whilst also simplifying the regime, and securing best value for money for installers. Further detail on the new scheme.
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Performance will be publicly measured through a series of outcome based key performance indicators (KPIs) aimed at continuous improvement in services for gas consumers and gas installers together...
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Failure to deliver against the KPIs will require the provider to pay part of its profits to an improvement fund, which will be used to compensate installers for poor service that they have received from the provider, improve the scheme, or for consumer gas safety.
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The scheme will be ring-fenced from other commercial activities and there is a whole range of measures in the contract to prevent the new provider taking undue commercial advantage of its position. These include:
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. Gain sharing, which ensures that 'excess' profits are returned to installers.

 

[Bahco]

Hi Softus

One of the goals is a perception change, which keeping the name would not achieve.

Why do they need to change this?

 

[numpty1]

Hi Softus

One of the goals is a perception change, which keeping the name would not achieve.

Why do they need to change this?

because the public are fed up with so called competant gas installers
because the rgi is fed up with being shafted
because the HSE are fed up with corgi

to be honest i was not surprised that they lost the register,as far as the PREFERRED bidder goes only time will tell.

 

[Softus]

Hi Softus

One of the goals is a perception change, which keeping the name would not achieve.

Why do they need to change this?

Well we can all make up our own reasons, but the HSE's stated reasons are:

• HSE believes there is no room for complacency and during 2006 a review of the domestic gas safety regime identified a case for change.

• The former HSC took a strategic decision to stay in gas safety and aim to do it better with greater industry leadership.

• HSE felt that stakeholder criticisms of the existing gas installer registration scheme which has evolved over time and is managed by CORGI, had some foundation.

• Even though the official statistics were showing an improving picture, it was felt that more should be done to raise public awareness of gas and CO risks.

• Greater industry ownership and accountability would enable HSE to refocus its own resource more productively. The core recommendation from this review, agreed by the HSC, was to deliver added value to consumer gas safety and benefits to gas installers through a reformed gas installer registration scheme and this was endorsed by Lord McKenzie in March 2007.

• Background to the gas scheme competition.

 

[gas4you]

Capita are only interested in running the gas registrar side of things.

 

[Softus]

Is that so bad?

CORGI has been attempting to cash in on its statutory assignment by using the name for a profit-making company that sells various services. For that reason alone it should been booted off the gravy train years ago.

 

[WDIK]

Softus Im squirming while typing this.

Sir that was a particuarly errudite and deeply perceptive understanding of the event.

 

[kirkgas]

i honestly don't know how it will affect us, but i don't think it will mean wholesale change as we still need updates on training, new products etc so i think there will always be some sort of demands on us

 

[Softus]

Softus Im squirming while typing this.

No need to be embarrassed - just ask your wife not to do that while you're at the computer.

 

[Click-Sure]

Looks like gas is about to get as complicated as electrical (from a householders POV at least).

Just realised, its to do with our government, of course its a shambles!

 

[ChrisR]

Sometimes I'm asked if I'm corgie, which I daresay will continue no matter what the new mob are called.
So I'll start my own organisation, subscription loadsamunnee, with a badge thus:

Oh Yes , Luv. CORGY

Crowd Of Ripoff Gas Yobs

New Trademark:

Nobody knew what the **** it stood for anyway.