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Hi,I don’t know how many members here are part of the SafeContractor scheme, but we are, principally as a result of it bring mandatory to continue working with a couple of our clients. Over the years the basic cost has gone up by about 100%. This year they have added PQQ, and on querying this on our invoice and telling Alcumus that we didn’t want it, they have told us it is compulsory! It adds a further £162.00 to our current £682.80. Alcumus witter on about all the other benefits they offer us, but frankly, we don’t use any of them. While the the bill of £844.80 can be looked at as protecting our business with our clients, it also comes straight off our bottom line.We would be fascinated to know if other members experiencing this, and what if anything have you decided to do about it.Regards to all,Richard

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  • Share your thoughts completely, fees sky rocket each year, like you we were forced into it to being accredited to keep an existing maintenance contract we had. I'm seriously considering whether to continue with the contract next year if SC prices are set to rise at current rates. We've won no more business through being SC accredited, I did start to look into being CHAS accredited instead which was cheaper. When I told SC this they waived the PQQ charge from our invoice.

  • you have to look at the proffit from these jobs then take the 850 off that to see if its worth keeping them on it might be worth talking to your clients about it to see if they still insist on it if they do you could tell them the price will have to go up to reflect the cost of the scheme  

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