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The National Security Inspectorate is the leading approvals and certification body that inspects companies providing home security, business security and fire safety services.

Choosing an NSI approved company ensures that the contractor you select works to the highest recognised industry standards as demanded by the Police, Fire & Rescue Services and the insurance industry.

NSI is a Security Industry Authority (SIA) Assessing Body for the Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS).

All NSI Gold approved companies:

• meet the highest business performance standards
• meet all relevant British and European Standards for technical performance
• security screen all relevant staff (security companies)
• provide a high level of staff training and supervision to industry best practice standards
• are comprehensively insured to protect customers and staff
• are inspected every six months by professional auditors including random site visits
• meet the industry specific ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System Standard
• demonstrate a long term track record of performance and evidence of reliability and stability

Altius work with clients to provide leading edge technology and processes that help to improve supply chains, reduce uncertainty, limit risk and lessen liability.

Altius do this by assessing contractors and suppliers in as efficient and cost effective manner as possible. Successful ‘Assured Vendors’ are then able to demonstrate to their clients that they have the capabilities and credentials to deliver.

SAFEcontractor is an accreditation scheme that assesses the health & safety competency of contractors and service providers.

Clients have a legal obligation to ensure that external contractors and service providers working on their premises operate in a safe way.

There is therefore a need to assess contractors health & safety arrangements and increasingly this is being carried out through SAFEcontractor.