WIRS Consultants

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The Water Industry Registration Scheme is for contractors who provide new connections to the existing water supply or sewerage system. These are referred to as "self-lay" organisations or SLOs.

In order to be WIRS accredited, the companies undergo technical assessments from Lloyd's Register. 

The assessment body (Lloyd Register) assess several areas, including design, construction, connections, commissioning and project management.  By becoming WIRS accredited, you don't need to be approved by 22 separate water companies. Our WIRS Consultants will assist you in getting your management systems compliant with WIRS requirements, guide and support you through the accreditation audits to obtain WIRS accreditation. 

WIRS scopes of registration:

• Design
• Project management
• Construction of Mains and/or Services
• Construction of Routine Mains Connections (Please note for this scope construction of Mains and Services must be held)
• Service Connections only
• Construction of Routine or Non-Routine Mains Connections (only applies in Scotland as stand-alone where construction accreditation is not separately)
• Meter Assets Maintenance (only applies to Scotland)
• New Scope launched June 2013* Permanent Disconnections Non-Household (only applies to Scotland)

About WIRSAE

The Water Industry Registration Scheme - Accredited Entity has been developed to allow contractors, who fulfil the scheme requirements, to become registered as accredited WIRSAE Providers. WIRSAE Providers are referred to as Accredited Entities in the Wholesale Retail Code. 

WIRSAE accreditation (and subsequent registration), allows WIRSAE Providers to tender for and to carry out for Retailers' water supply disconnections and meter installation/replacement works, relevant to their level of accreditation, as an alternative to the Wholesaler, known as the adopting utility, in whose area the work is being done. 

WIRS scopes of registration:

Temporary disconnections/reconnections

• Temporary disconnections (up to 40mm supply)
• Temporary disconnections (over 40mm supply)

Meter installation

• Meter installation (up to 40mm)
• Meter installation (over 40mm)
• Meter Installation / replacement (all sizes inc. pipework configuration / chamber construction)

Permanent disconnections

• Permanent disconnections (up to 40mm supply)
• Permanent disconnections (over 40mm supply)

Service

• Develop / update your current management system to ensure full compliance with WIRS requirements
• Undertake a gap analysis audit against WIRS accreditation/requirements and provide you a report identifying where your current management system is compliant and where improvements need to be made.
• Attend the third-party audit supporting you through the process.
• Act as your competent health and safety and WIRS consultant/advisor.
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For more information on our WIRS Consultants services,  please contact a member of our team by calling  01352716857 or email enquiries@sqrgroup.co.uk