Accreditations
Third Party Approval | Partnerships | Health & Safety
Being fully accredited in all aspects of our work is critical to GBE. Whether working directly for clients, or with architects or consultants on new build and refurbishment, we need to follow the most stringent protocols to ensure the best possible quality and service.
It has always been GBE’s policy to exceed the basic requirements and we have endeavoured to meet all industry standards long before they have become a prerequisite.
Third Party Approval
NSI NACOSS Gold
NACOSS Gold is the premier scheme awarded by the National Security Inspectorate (NSI) for electronic security systems companies wishing to meet the industry's highest standards.
Companies approved to this scheme must achieve business excellence through the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System standard as well as achieving a long-term track record of performance, reliability and stability.
GBE Fire & Security were proud to have been awarded with this highest level of accreditation in February 2005.
NSI Fire Gold
Effective fire detection and alarm systems are a key component of fire risk management for any commercial, public or multi-occupancy premise.
Fire regulations require businesses to be able to provide evidence that their system is fit for purpose and is designed, installed, commissioned and maintained in accordance with the relevant British Standards by competent contractors.
Fire certificates are no longer issued by the Fire and Rescue Services. The emphasis is now placed on the responsible person designated by the owner or occupier of every relevant property, to conduct a fire risk assessment. Where a fire detection and alarm system is required, the onus is on the responsible person to be able to prove it is fit for purpose.
The most effective way of achieving this is to employ a third party certificated company accredited to NSI Gold standard.
GBE Fire & Security were proud to have been awarded with this highest level of accreditation in October 2005.
BAFE SP203
In today's environment of risk assessment, with the responsibility for safety on the occupier, it is increasingly important that the quality of fire protection ensures "fit for purpose" and is installed and maintained by a competent company. In specifying your fire protection from a BAFE Registered Firm you are assured of this.
Insisting on fire protection that conforms to the BAFE SP203 scheme provides a simple way of ensuring that your project meets recognised national standards and is independently third party certificated.
All aspects of any fire detection or fixed extinguishing system, i.e. design, installation, commissioning and maintenance must comply with the SP203 modular certification scheme and on handover a certificate confirming this must be issued.
GBE Fire & Security were proud to be amongst the first 35 companies within the UK to be registered under the BAFE SP203 modular scheme.
ISO9001:2008
ISO 9001:2008 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organisation needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, and also aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
ISO 9001:2008 supersedes ISO 9001:2000 and before that ISO 9001 and BS 5750. GBE Fire & Security have now held these quality standards for over a decade.
Partnerships
Gent by Honeywell Ltd
Gent by Honeywell is synonymous with quality and innovation in the fire detection and alarm industry, and safeguards the lives of everyone who enter some the world’s most prestigious buildings.
Gent technology meets rigorous British and European standards for all projects from small conventional systems to multi-site networks.
Gent’s philosophy is to work in close partnership with its approved network of System Integrators to support the fire system through every stage of a buildings evolution.
The Gent network of approved system integrators includes 60 specialist companies covering the length and breadth of Britain, who can all supply Gent equipment and carry out design, installation, commissioning and maintenance operations to the highest standards of workmanship.
Of these 60 specialists, there are 12 Elite System Integrators (ESI) in the Gent Network. These are companies who are consistently successful in the UK fire market working closely with Gent.
GBE Fire & Security are proud to have been an Elite System Integrator since January 2009, having worked in close partnership with Gent since 2005. Throughout our partnership we have won a number of awards including Best Sales Growth in 2006 and again in 2008.
Salto Systems Ltd
In today’s fast moving and constantly changing world nothing stays the same for long. New working practices and new employees means security too has to continually change and evolve to keep pace. As a result buildings and workspaces need to be flexible and adaptable, ready to incorporate new technologies using stand alone door units with real time on-line systems that are inspiring to use, simple to install and able to work with existing IT networks.
Recognising the need for a new access control concept, SALTO has developed a wide range of innovative products such as the SALTO Virtual Network and XS4 access control platform, while our electronic escutcheons, wall readers and on-line and off-line control units now control security access for a growing range of end users from Airports to Hospitals, Banks to Government Buildings and Universities to Hotels.
Salto Systems products have to date been specified and installed in over 4500 projects and in over 60 countries worldwide.
GBE Fire & Security are proud to be associated with this expanding company and have been an approved business partner since 2005.
Honeywell Integrated Security
Honeywell Integrated Security is the only single source manufacturer of complete analogue and digital proximity access control systems. The product lines offered include all of the necessary components for integrating everything from a simple security system to highly customised, large systems with hundreds of CCTV cameras and sophisticated alarm monitoring devices. From powerful host software to advanced controllers, readers and cards, all essential elements of Honeywell Integrated Security systems are designed, tested and built to work as synergistic components of a single system.
The products offered by Honeywell Integrated Security are also designed to permit the seamless integration of existing systems and future technologies, providing an upwardly compatible access control solution that will always fit your needs.
GBE Fire & Security have been closely associated with Honeywell Integrated Security for more than decade.
Health & Safety
Constructionline
Constructionline is the UK’s largest register of local and national construction and construction-related suppliers pre-qualified to work in the public and private sector. It is owned by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (formerly BERR) and supported by the Office of Government Commerce, and the Department of Communities and Local Government.
GBE Fire & Security have been a member of Constructionline since 2005, and are audited year on year to ensure that we comply with the health & safety, environmental and legislative standards and requirements expected by industry as a prerequisite.
ContractorPlus
ContractorPlus is an interactive database of contractors who have been vigorously vetted to ensure their health and safety systems are of the highest standard.
In an increasingly competitive workplace our clients are now more than ever aware of the importance of using contractors such as GBE who understand the need for compliance to corporate legislation.
The ContractorPlus database allows prospective clients to ensure that only reputable contractors who are fully compliant to all current health and safety legislation are selected – GBE Fire & Security are a fully approved member of the ContractorPlus scheme.
SAFEcontractor
SAFEcontractor is an accreditation scheme that assesses the health & safety competency of industry contractors and service providers. Many large organisations now use SAFEcontractor as their primary means of selecting contractors.
The major benefits of SAFEcontractor include ensuring that companies who are providing services on construction sites are taking their responsibility under health & safety seriously, and are fully insured and accredited to take on these works.
SAFEcontractor is the latest health and safety scheme that GBE Fire & Security have gained membership of – again proving our commitment to the requirements of our clients, our staff and the general public alike.
