We are pleased to confirm that we have renewed both our CHAS and PQS accreditations for another year, valid from June 2026 to June 2027. This means we have been independently assessed against the same core health and safety criteria that buyers, principal contractors and procurement teams across the UK rely on. For anyone who needs to add a pump supplier to an approved list, or who simply wants confidence that the people attending their site work safely, this renewal matters.
What CHAS and PQS actually are
SSIP stands for Safety Schemes in Procurement. It is the umbrella body, supported by the HSE, that brings together the recognised health and safety prequalification schemes used across UK construction and services procurement. CHAS and PQS are both registered member schemes under that umbrella, alongside others such as Constructionline, SafeContractor and SMAS.
The practical point is mutual recognition. Because every member scheme assesses against the same SSIP core criteria, holding CHAS and PQS means we are recognised across the wider SSIP network rather than just by one assessor. We hold both because procurement portals and approved-supplier systems do not all ask for the same scheme by name, and carrying two of them widens the door regardless of which one a buyer's process happens to specify.
Why this makes procurement simpler
If you work in construction, property, insurance or utilities, you already know the prequalification routine. Before a supplier or contractor can be engaged, their health and safety capability has to be assessed, often through a prequalification questionnaire (PQQ) or an approved-supplier review. Under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, duty holders are required to assess the organisational capability of the contractors they engage, and an SSIP-recognised assessment is one of the accepted ways of demonstrating that capability.
What that means for you is less work and less delay. Instead of running us through a full bespoke H&S review, you can rely on our existing CHAS and PQS status as evidence that the box is already ticked. We can provide current certificates and supporting documentation on request, so we slot into your supply chain without holding up a project. For organisations where compliance is not optional, that is the difference between a supplier who is easy to bring on board and one who creates friction at the worst possible moment.
Accreditation is only as good as the people behind it
A certificate on the wall means very little if it does not reflect how a business actually operates. Ours does. Across the wider FPS group we supply, install, service and attend sites.
That is why we invest in lone worker protection through Totalmobile, used across our field operations. The system gives our engineers a direct line to a 24/7 Alarm Receiving Centre, with SOS alerts, timed safe check-ins and worker-down detection, all built to the BS8484:2022 lone worker standard and backed by ISO 27001 information security. You can read more about that investment in the FPS Environmental write-up of our Totalmobile partnership.
We mention this because it is the part that the accreditations point to. CHAS and PQS assess whether a business genuinely manages health and safety. Protecting the people who carry out the work, to a recognised national standard, is how we make sure the answer is yes in reality and not just on paper.
Who this matters to most
The buyers who get the most value from our status are the ones who cannot afford a weak link in their supply chain. That includes insurance contractors restoring flooded properties, developers and main contractors procuring pumps for live sites, facilities management teams keeping plant rooms running, plant hire companies building a reliable trade relationship, and water companies and their partners who hold suppliers to a high bar. If your procurement process requires evidence of health and safety capability before you can buy, we are set up to make that straightforward.
It is also why we are confident putting ourselves forward as a first-choice water pump supplier for organisations where compliance comes first. The combination of recognised, independently assessed accreditation and real investment in safe working is what backs that up.
Ready to procure with confidence?
If you need a pump supplier who is already assessed, recognised and easy to bring into your supply chain, we are ready to help. Learn more about our accredited status on our SSIP accredited pump supplier page, or contact our team to discuss your project and your procurement requirements.
