The SpeCC Certification Scheme for Specialist Concrete Contractors is administered and managed by QSRMC Ltd, which is a non-profit making body controlled by a Governing Board whose membership represents a broad range of Specifiers, Contractors, Clients, Concrete Producers and Building Owners.
The Regulations are approved by the QSRMC Governing Board which represents Stakeholders who have an interest in the certification scheme.
SpeCC is an operating division of The Quality Scheme for Ready Mixed Concrete (QSRMC), which is a UKAS accredited certification body.
QSRMC is governed by an independent board on which experts representing organisations with a significant interest in its certification services are represented.
Organisations represented on the QSRMC Board:
- Institution of Structural Engineers
- Civil Engineering Contractors
- Highways England
- Construction Materials Producers
The organisation structure of QSRMC has an advisory board for the SpeCC certification Scheme on which concrete frame contractors and a range of customer interests are represented.
Organisations represented on the SpeCC Advisory Board:
- Concrete Contrators
- Certification Experts
- Consulting Engineers
- Highways England
- Principal Contrators
- Institute of Concrete Technology
The SpeCC Certification Scheme has the following objectives:
- To provide confidence in the ability of certified companies to meet current quality, health & safety and environmental standards
- To confirm the competence of Companies to meet client specifications and expectations through assessment of systems and construction standards.
These objectives are achieved by the use of experienced and qualified engineers to carry out annual assessments of Companies to confirm compliance with the SpeCC Regulations, which incorporate the requirements of ISO 9001, the National Structural Concrete Specification for Building Construction, which incorporates the requirements of BS EN 13670 and, where applicable, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
These Regulations make reference to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and incorporate their requirements as applied to construction projects. Certification for the production of precast elements, in accordance with the relevant individual standards and EN 13369 common rules can also be offered for UKCA/UKNI marking of the product, in accordance with the Construction Products Regulations (CPR).