Bye bye Corgi, Hello Gas Safe!!!

[Rich]

As i'm in the trade i'd thought I would post here to let you guys know that as from the 1st of April 2009 Corgi will no longer be a requirement to work on Gas. Gas Safe will be taking it's place and it will be concentrating on promoting safe gas installers and the correct gas installers.

This web site explains it all https://www.gassaferegister.co.uk/Default.aspx

So if your getting any work done in the near future make sure they're GAS SAFE and that they are quailfied to work on the particular gas installation your wanting installed/worked on.

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[Razor]

RIP Corgi...

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[the_lone_wolf]

Gas....?


Safe....?




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[Drew Carey]

Hehe, Gassafe.....aka Capita.

[Razor]

The same people who run the CRB and TV licenses methinks.

[Drew Carey]

Yup, I work for their private life and pensions division. I will be making no more comments!!! :-)

[nakedblue650]

In that case Drew you know that Capitas legals will be pouring through the agreement looking for ways to shaft the HSE into paying for 'extras' in about 18 months time!

Oh! And good work Capita for your high profile media rebranding throughout March (their words not mine!).

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[Drew Carey]

Hehe..... No comment!!! LOL ;-)

[nakedblue650]

Drew - you knows it!!!!!!!!!!!

Ironically we aren't allowed to use the yellow triangle we are supposed to use it within the black square under branding guidelines.

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[Drew Carey]

Will send you a PM

[Rich]

I dunno was trying to promote awareness, but it seems a few of you have plenty to say about it already so carry on!!! :rolleyes:

[nakedblue650]

Rich no worries - the irony was that they are pushing the basic yellow triangle on everything but their brand guidelines tells us to use a different one!
On the upside the logos are now owned by the HSE so if it ever changes again the scheme and its name will remain. CORGI owned their own logos and sold it to CORGI Direct ( commercial division, profit making etc ) for £350k +.

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[svdemon]

I hear Corgi are keeping a register of engineers so that you will still be able to pgone corgi and they will put you in touch with a Gas Safe engineer!!! That'll help with the confusion no end!!

[Rich]

Rich no worries - the irony was that they are pushing the basic yellow triangle on everything but their brand guidelines tells us to use a different one!
On the upside the logos are now owned by the HSE so if it ever changes again the scheme and its name will remain. CORGI owned their own logos and sold it to CORGI Direct ( commercial division, profit making etc ) for £350k +.

nb650

The sign writers are doing alright out of it, i had my van done today. Looks carp compared to corgi, but hey ho what can we do. As you say i don't think theres been enough media coverage on the change over, only the other day i was asked for my corgi card. "I don't have one" "But i do have this card that looks like i printed it last night on my computer that says i'm GAS SAFE!!!!

[nakedblue650]

I hear Corgi are keeping a register of engineers so that you will still be able to pgone corgi and they will put you in touch with a Gas Safe engineer!!! That'll help with the confusion no end!!

True! Hence pay the £95 to be on it! Could be a tidy income stream.

The sign writers are doing alright out of it

Yep! But YOU had to pay for it! Add in business stationery (letterhead, cards etc.) and you can see how it mounts as a cost to us.

only the other day i was asked for my corgi card.

Oi! Stille valid until 31-03!

Keep it wet!

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[Viney]

There was a thing on the One show last night about this. I just see it as yet another thing for the plumber to shell out thier hard earned(yeah right!!) on :lol:

[Swin]

rip corgi...

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lmao!