approved contractor
noun[C]
UKukusapersonorcompanyon anofficiallistofpeopleorcompaniesthat haveprovedthey can betrustedto do goodwork:
Paintmanufacturerswill have to get themselves onto alistofapprovedcontractorsbefore they canbidfororders.
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To maintain approval anapprovedcontractormust re-register every year and renew approval every three years.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.My officials have discussed the terms ofapprovedcontractorschemes with a number of professional and training bodies.
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The criticism that we are not making theapprovedcontractorscheme compulsory can be addressed by regulation if necessary.
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In addition, it will inspect companies in response to voluntary applications and issueapprovedcontractorstatus to those meeting an acceptable standard.
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Will an international company that operates in this country be able to seek approval and advertise itself as anapprovedcontractor?
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The bulk of its income will be derived from fees charged for individual licence applications and inspections under theapprovedcontractorscheme and will be used to fund these processes.
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We envisage that the local authority will have seven days in which to respond before a tenant is able to go to anapprovedcontractorand have the work done.
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This relies on the councils having 'standing lists' of approved contractors.
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