Accreditation

Joining our network of installers is not just about meeting the requirements but also demonstrating a commitment to compliance and industry best practice. At DGCOS, we carefully assess every applicant to ensure they meet our eligibility criteria before being accepted.

Our vetting process helps to protect consumers and maintain industry integrity, ensuring that accredited businesses operate within the required standards.

How Does the Accreditation Process Work?

Our multi-step accreditation ensures that only businesses meeting our standards are accredited. The following is an overview of our process:

• Application review: We assess an application by conducting initial credit and background checks. This includes the applicant’s credit rating, payment history analysis, any outstanding county court judgements and the history of the directors/proprietors.
• Documentation check: Applicants must also provide documentation related to their business. This includes financials, customer facing documents, business processes and insurance.
• Reputational analysis: We go beyond paperwork by looking into the online reputation of the business. This includes evaluating online customer ratings (Trustpilot, Google), negative reports with regards to the business phone number, any negative history with Advertising Standards Authority and reviewing their website.
• Additional requests and management review: We may, on occasion, following the above investigation request further information or conduct deeper investigations.
• Final decision: Based on our findings, businesses are either approved for membership or rejected in accreditation.

Please note: the accreditation process is subject to updates and can change from what is outlined on this page.