You have 2 things regarding grading. The individual components and the system as a whole. An approved installer certificates the system as a whole is installed to the required grade and complies with the regulations. The manufacturer certificates that the component complies to the relevant grade and which part of the suite of bs en 50131 it is tested to.

will he be able to get it for free if i refer him to a company that is certified?

Try alarmscot, I'm sure his company will do it for a fiver.

If he is lucky he will get a nice buch of flowers as well.

lol

whos alarmscott?

Edited December 5, 201411 yr by matt5595

so basically I need to get my nsi certification in order to provide a full grade 2 system!,  I have already been working inline with the BS7671 in terms of cable routing and containment of cabling, and also in line with EN50131 in terms of the alarm designs, and equipment used!.  Not only this I keep my own specifications, commissioning records etc and have a full jobs list and document control system in place!, how long would I need to do this over in order to become certified?

I also fill out all the required standard sheets as to NSI, and produce my own cable schedules, and in some cases even do my own detailed wiring diagrams 

I also think a quick layout drawing indicating the placement of detectors, control panel, & external sounder is good in order to back up your risk assesment in terms of weak points within the premises and how good the coverage of the system is!

This information alongside the general overall risk to the premises in terms of usage and area also backs up the grade of installation & equipment needed 

in my eyes I think the honeywell galaxy 2 is a superb system because I believe that wired & wireless systems both have there own unique benefits, and with a galaxy 2 you have the ability to get the best out of both wireless and wired together!

Edited December 5, 201411 yr by matt5595

how long would I need to do this over in order to become certified?

 

 

It's not as simple as "becoming certified".

 

http://www.nsi.org.uk/our-services/our-schemes/electronic-security/

Lol, I think the big lad has returned to the forum with this "wind-up" thread

I know sixwheeledbeast Im just looking for advise on how the process works what I need to do to get that ball rolling, I guess it'll probably take a few years of ongoing assesments of work, and doing CPD's and attending courses even maybe?

I know sixwheeledbeast Im just looking for advise on how the process works what I need to do to get that ball rolling,

 

Sorry but that wasn't exactly clear.

The original question was which G2 system, the thread has now turned into how to become an approved company?

Did I miss something?

 

Best to contact NSI or SSAIB and continue from there, I believe there will be a period of assessments, yes.

Great sorry if I confused you but I understand now that it maybe the best way to go if I start to work towards that!