The Information Technology industry is fairly unregulated, especially for installation services, be it for Fibre Optics or Data cabling.
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At ONA we are continually amazed about installation process and
procedures that others adopt, as often we have had to pick up the pieces of
‘BAD’ installations (Example shown). In truth an 'End User' may not know that they are 'on the end' of a BAD installation until they start to experience 'system' problems.
So we relish the opportunity to be part of a series of
recognised standards within this generally unregulated industry. But we do recognise that for some of our more
professional competitors, like ourselves, the approach of best practice, is providing
best practice!
For ONA, like others, working within a very competitive commercial marketplace, and for many 'End Users', pricing can still be a keen consideration in selecting what is believed to be the RIGHT installer. But the opportunity of an accredited installer adds another dimension to the selection process.
That said, industry specific training and accreditation need to work to
support those that are the ‘End User’, ensuring that accepted installation
processes, materials and service are adhered to. Providing reassurance that
what you are buying into with an accredited supplier, is that they are working
to an industry specific standard. For the 'End User', there is of course a potential
fiscal premium to pay for those recognised as supplying this, but
this is weighed against the ‘reassurance factor'.
For each type of accreditation, there will be specific working criteria/
controls that suppliers will work to/ within. In the case of the FIA,
installers are assessed against these criteria/ controls and must also commit to a code
of conduct, have appropriate commercial insurance, and the appropriate health
& safety policies in place. For installers, it creates a recognised
framework/ code of practice, which ensures a 'best practice premium service', and
creates a benchmark for the required service levels to ensure that the whole
industry can work with professionalism.
At ONA we are supporters of the process. We believe in ensuring that we
can be the best at what we do through development. What we do want to see
though is accreditations that provide the benefits for all concerned. We know to give credence to industry accreditations it takes for all to ‘buy into it’ and we know this is not a quick and easy process. The industry needs to provide support to ensure that this is developed, and it will need more organisations like Siemon to create the right
environment.
As adopters of training and accreditation, ONA are part of various accredited
schemes with certain ‘premium manufacturer' installation codes of practice;
Nexans, Molex and Brand-Rex for example and the Safe Contractor Registration.
So for ONA we approve of accreditations.
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