United Kingdom

ASACERT operates as an independent Inspection and Certification Body according to the internationally

recognized standards ISO / IEC 17020 and ISO / IEC 17021. Companies of ASACERT GROUP are accredited

by UKAS (UK Accreditation Service) for 9001, 14001 and 18001 certification, by ACCREDIA in Italy for 9001

certification and by DAC Dubai Accreditation Department (under Dubai Municipality) for 9001, 14001 and 18001

certification in several EA sectors and are notified to the European Community as Inspection and Certification Body

with EC number 2021.

ASACERT staff have specific industry expertise. Perpetual training and active participation in courses, seminars

and initiatives ensure constant professional development – ASACERT proudly continues to invest to increase and

improve quality, competence and professionalism of the offered services.

Years of experience in specific areas of the industry allow ASACERT to offer prompt and customized solutions

that meet stakeholders’ expectations. In order to meet such expectations ASACERT provides also articulated and

complex services, forming appropriately sized and structured working groups that embed the needed professional

skills and workforce.

about us

ASACERT UK provides assessment and certification services in a wide variety of professional sectors - with

expertise in civil, hydrology, aviation, power telecoms and oil and gas industries, in particular.

Our mission at ASACERT UK is to create the benefit of ‘added value’ for any of our clients.

ASACERT UK provides high quality services with a professional and reliable approach built upon our vast experience

to cater to the specific needs of our clients.

Our methods are field-tested and exceptionally reliable allowing us to provide solutions tailored to the wide range

of our clients’ needs and to the specific area of activity.

Our assessment and certification processes are shaped by constant research activities and significant investments

in technology and human resources ensuring competitive first-class services.

Such features make ASACERT GROUP stand out in the market.

mission

Projects and Design AssessmentDesign effectiveness has a huge impact on addressing costs in construction work. Recent statistics point out that:• 30% of construction work is repeated;• 40% of projects are late or over budget;• mistakes in planning lead to repetitive work processes accounting for 15% of total project cost; • 40% of the manpower used on construction sites can be wasted.Best international practices to prevent these problems are based on a simple principle: ‘separate the design phase from the construction phase and introduce the design assessment between them two’. Many European countries introduced ‘by law’ the design assessment in infrastructure projects as a pre-requisite to construction. According to ASACERT’s experience in Europe, design assessment may result in relevant cost saving and reduced delay.

Service descriptionASACERT provides design verification and assessment in each stage of the design process • Preliminary design;• Final draft design; • Executive design.

These services can be provided in an effective way through explicit control plans. Such control plans depend on the type of project, work-items and services. It is important to stress that any Control Plan is subject to the approval of the Client from the onset. This has been ASACERT persistent principle. Based on control plans, ASACERT performs design verification and assessment services focused on the following issues:• design process assessment;• design compliance with the customer’s requirements;• design compliance with applicable codes and standards; • design and drawing completion;• structural calculations’ verification;• electrical equipment completion; • construction quality plan assessment; • safety and environmental plan assessment.

ASACERT provides customers with:a) systematic reporting throughout the design process; b) inspection certificate attesting the results of the assessment.

ASACERT’s design verification and assessment service, allows customers to:• reduce overall construction time and costs;• increase the integrity of project feasibility reports;• minimise risks related to compliance with codes, standards and contractual requirements;• reduce design modifications (and related additional costs and delays) during the construction phase;• reduce the risk of delays in the construction phase due to incomplete or incorrect plans;• prevent unexpected costs during the construction phase;• improve the effectiveness of quality, safety and environmental plans; • reduce litigation and claims with contractors;• improve the reliability of the time schedule.

what we doInspection Division

Inspection during construction processBuilding Technical Control aims at providing an on-going monitoring system on site during the construction process in order to reduce risks related to compliance, rework and litigation. Based on inputs provided by customers (Quality plan, customer requirements, project description, designs and drawings, etc.), ASACERT prepares a fully tailored Control Plan for a specific project outlining type, amount and frequency of controls. Such controls are carried out from the launch of the project to its completion according to the work program.ASACERT controls normally include: • a site preparation audit;• control of work in each construction phase (from start to the end of works)• design and contractual requirements’ compliance verification;• codes and standards’ compliance verification;• materials suppliers’ certification and monitoring; • quality control of incoming materials;• testing of building materials; • non-destructive tests;• inspection of structures and super- structures;• inspection and testing of electrical and utility system; • verification of functioning of technological installations.Specific tests can be conducted in qualified testing laboratories to check the strength, durability and suitability of construction materials (aggregates, rocks, concrete, bricks, mortar, plaster, steel and polymers).

Customers receive systematic reports as listed below:

• Site Inspection Reports (SIR) issued at the end of each Inspection Audit and addressed to Site Engineers;• Intermediate Inspection Report (IIR) issued after three to four days and providing evidence (pictures, test reports, etc.);• Monthly Report (MR) issued at the end of each month and delivered to the Engineer or other designated officers,

summarising non-conformities raised in the previous month (resolved, pending, etc.)• Management Information System (MIS) delivered along with the monthly report and addressed to the top management.

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At the end of the project, ASACERT provides customers with:• Final Inspection Report based on the auditing activities duly carried out;• Inspection Certificate (if the inspection’s results are positive)

BenefitsASACERT’s technical control on-site allows customers to: • increase reliability and improve their brand image from stakeholders’ perspective;• reduce the risk of repetition of work through prompt identification of non-conformities and careful follow-up activities

to ensure their resolution;• reduce the risk of delays and guarantee on-time project completion;• prevent litigation costs due to claims and complaints by other parties (contractors, designers, etc.); • Improving quality assurance.

List of specific audits during the construction processSafety auditASACERT can provide specific inspections in order to reduce workers’ health and safety risks that could result in unexpected costs. Safety Audits are based on OHSAS 18001 requirements and may include verification and control focused on:• safety risk analysis;• safety plans and procedures;• compliance with applicable rules; • internal licenses;• scaffolding;• site-machinery (cranes, mobile elevating work platforms, etc.) certificates;• control of individual protection devices (helmets, gloves, shoes etc.); • control of collective protection devices• safety and signalling devices;• corrective/preventive actions; • training for personnel on-site.

ASACERT provides customers with a ‘Safety Inspection Report’ reporting evidence collected on the construction site.

BenefitsASACERT safety inspection on the construction site allows customers to: • mitigate the safety risks present in the construction

site area;• reduce insurance costs.

Environmental auditASACERT provides customers with inspections aiming at reducing environmental risks that could result in unexpected costs during or after completion of construction work.Environmental Audits are based on ISO 14001 requirements and all applicable Laws, and may include verification and control focused on:• environmental risk analysis; • environmental procedures;• compliance with applicable rules; • internal licenses;• environmental protection;• environmental Impact Analysis.ASACERT delivers an ‘Environment Inspection Report’ of non-conformities and other evidence recorded on the construction site.

BenefitsASACERT’s environmental audit allows customers to: • mitigate environmental risks;• improve environmental management systems; • reduce insurance costs for environmental risks.

Energy auditASACERT provides customers with specific inspections aiming at verifying the energy efficiency of a building, calculating the Energy Performance Index (EPI) and identifying possible improvement area for energy efficiency in buildings like hotels, hospitals, shopping malls and offices.The Energy Audit is carried out, in accordance with the ‘Energy Conservation Building Code’ to assure minimum requirements of a building for an energy efficient design and construction. This service can be provided in various buildings (new and existing) and it consists in verifying the following features:• climatic zone;• position and orientation of a building; • building external surface and fenestration; • HVAC systems;• hot water and pumping; • lighting.

ASACERT may also provide:• a water consumption audit; • comfort audits;• fire resistance.

ASACERT delivers to its customers: • Energy Performance Index;• Technical Report specifying possible areas of improvement where energy efficiency can be increased.

BenefitsASACERT energy audits allow customers to:• attract more customers to the building;• identify areas of construction improvement already in the design phase; • identify non-conformities in the construction phase.

Inspections in existing buildings - Building comfort inspectionBuilding comfort inspection beyond energy efficiency, comfort is important for many types of buildings (hotels, hospitals, residential buildings, office buildings, etc.). Any time ASACERT can inspect relevant features of existing buildings (or during construction) which have a direct impact on the building users’ satisfaction.

ASACERT comfort inspections may include: • Thermal comfort inspection;• Acoustic comfort inspection; • Lighting comfort inspection; • Structural integrity.ASACERT identifies visible and hidden features that can be improved in the above areas.

ASACERT helps customers to establish an appropriate comfort improvement programme and may provide independent expert opinions and recommendations to ensure comfort in various building spaces. ASACERT architects and engineers have expertise, experience and equipment to carry out effective comfort measurements.

BenefitsASACERT comfort audits allow customers to:• measure the buildings’ comfort levels;• ensure the users’ wellness in the building spaces; • identify areas of improvement.

Technical Due Diligence

This service aims at verifying the state of the projects and programmes through a documented and physical analysis in order to evaluate the overall current conformity status.ASACERT provides customers with documents describing the project’s conformity with applicable and laws, based on the documental, technical and functional evidence of compliance compared to the actual status of the project or programme. Such service may be useful for property transactions.

Technical due diligence includes:• Document Inspection: verification of all documents provided by the client to verify compliance with current

legislation and identify eventual documental gaps such as lack of construction permits, of cadastral practices and other technical documents required by law;

• On-site Inspection: verification of the building status, of maintenance level and compliance. The aim is to identify possible criticalities and non- conformities based upon:

- Technical documents; - Building types and structural conditions; - Mechanical, electrical and special systems; - Fire and safety prevention systems; - Environmental conditions.

Quality Management Systems [ISO 9001]ASACERT is an Accredited Certification Body for Quality Management Systems. Companies of ASACERT GROUP have been accredited by the Italian accreditation body ACCREDIA, by the UK Accreditation Service UKAS and the Dubai Accreditation Department DAC. ASACERT Group currently has about 1000 customers ranging across sectors.Our customers can choose between services provided under accreditation or not-accredited once.

Environmental Management Systems [ISO 14001]Companies of ASACERT Group certify ISO 14001 Environmental Systems, under DAC (Dubai Accreditation Department) or UKAS (UK Accreditation Service). The aim of such certification is to drive businesses towards a process of continuous improvement in terms of environmental performance.

Occupation Health and Safety Management Systems [OHSAS 18001]ASACERT certifies companies, with a management system fully compatible with ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, providing them with objectives and policies in the area of Workers’ Health and Safety. The issuing process of such Certification is carried out in accordance with current legislation and taking into account potential hazards and risks present in the workplace.

Information Security Systems [ISO/IEC 27001]ASACERT certifies Information Security Management Systems for the purpose of providing confidentiality, integrity and availability for all information circulating and present in the company. ASACERT certifies Information Security Systems according to the standard ISO / IEC 27001 and consistently with the standards for quality management systems, environment and safety at work.

Business Continuity Management Systems [ISO 22301]ASACERT certifies companies’ continuity management systems, designed to ensure business continuity even in troubles and unforeseen circumstances, safeguarding staff and stakeholders. Attention is paid in particular to the organizations operating in high risk environments such as finance, telecommunications, transport and public administration, where the ability to ensure the continuity of operations is critical to the organization, its customers and concerned parties.

Certification Division

Energy Management Systems [ISO 50001:2011]ISO 50001:2011 ‘Energy Management Systems - Requirements and guidelines for use’ defines the requirements to create, start, maintain and improve an energy management system. Such system enables the business to have a systematic approach to constantly improve its energy performance in terms of a more efficient and sustainable use of energy, regardless of its form.ISO 50001 is applicable to all factors determining energy performance and that can be controlled and influenced by the company. The structure of the standard is aligned with that of other system standards such as ISO 9001 (quality management systems) and ISO 14001 (Environmental Management Systems), therefore it can either be used independently or it can be integrated with other systems.The standard is applicable to chemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, engineering, metallurgical, textile, paper, food, business services, ESCO (Energy Service Company), Public Administrations, mass retailers, trade associations and, generally speaking, to any business that wants to prove their compliance with energy policies through self-evaluation and self-declaration of conformity or through third party certification of their energy management system. The certification of an Energy Management System allows you to get several benefits, including: • implementation of processes necessary to analyse the energy consumption;• activation of contingency plans;• definition of objectives and performance indicators to reduce energy consumption;• identification of opportunities to improve energy efficiency;• improvement of reputation and image of the brand;• Show shareholders, customers and employees, an evidence of company’s commitment to reduce energy consumption and emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG).The achievement of ISO 50001 certification proves business attention for environmental impact and represents a significant advantage over other competitors. Such certification creates also new business opportunities and helps the company better serve the needs of current customers and suppliers.

CE Marking of Construction Products and Ready Mix Concrete Factory ProductionOne Company of ASACERT Group, as part of the Construction Products Regulation (EU) no. 305/2011 (CPR), operates as a Notified Body to the European Community (no. 2021), authorized by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. Under this regulation ASACERT can assess the compliance of aggregates, of precast concrete products and of road materials with harmonized standards of Factory Production Control, according to the attestation system 2 +. The activities involved in the certification process for Factory Production Control are carried out by our inspectors in accordance with procedures defined by competent ministries and harmonized standards of product.

The ‘Ready Mix Concrete Factory Production Control’ Certification, issued by an independent third party Certification body, is recognized all over the world as a guarantee for buildings quality construction. One Company of ASACERT Group has the authorization of Italian Authorities to issue the FPC Certification of Ready Mix Concrete plants. The ‘Ready Mix Concrete Factory Production Control’ Certification procedure is carried out by ASACERT inspectors in accordance with international regulations and specific procedures in harmony with the international Ready Mix Concrete guides.

ASACERT has technical staff specialized in Engineering for Insurance purposes. They are professionals with specific sectorial knowledge and culture sector able to assist and support companies in insurance evaluation activities.ASACERT, in particular provides:

Evaluation and estimates for insurance purposes.An estimation, updated at end of each year, brings many benefits to the client. It allows the insertion of a clause in the policy of Special Convention. Such a clause called ‘insurance with a declaration of value’ is advantageous since it allows the repeal of the Proportional Rule, it reduces the time of winding damage, allows an additional margin of coverage and makes available of a list of goods updated annually.

Assessment and estimates of assets.The determination of the economic value of a company (or its individual businesses), considered as a coordinated and active set of material goods and intangible assets with an earning capacity, is usually based on past performance and expected future performance in the medium term in company’s reference market. Estimation of economic value (also used in order to monitor the changes over time) represents a technical tool aimed at verifying the achievement of business’ objectives. It is useful to improve the management of real risks and to assess the management of ordinary and extraordinary administration procedures. The estimate of the economic value of companies’ assets sometimes implies the need to define the so-called ‘current values of use’ and ‘current market values’.

Assessment and estimates of works of art.Art works do not have just an aesthetic and historical value but they have an economic value, which, if properly assessed, represents a significant source of income. The estimate of the works of art is an essential step to take before making decision regarding divisions, insurance contracts, purchases and sales.

Assessments of industrial systems.The evaluations of plant and machinery and, more generally, of technical assets are carried out in numerous circumstances. Sometimes such evaluations are requested because of extraordinary transactions: transfer of ownership to another person, check of the balance sheet, comparison of different fiscal policies, evaluation of companies or its branches, reconstruction or breakdown of historical costs related to special tax classifications.

Risk Assessment.ASACERT applies a structured methodology for risk assessment that allows to: - identify t risks that limit or prevent the achievement of the corporate objectives;- determine the relative level of risk;- develop control strategies that can ensure greater coverage of areas where there are significant risks;- define the reference business model terms of primary and secondary processes;- analyse the business processes and identify the most sensitive once- identify and assess, for each process, the related risks and control processes; - develop and maintain an innovative approach to corporate risk management.

Evaluation Division

Some of our clientsALCANTARA S.P.A

F.LLI BRANCA DISTILLERIE S.R.L.

TECHINT S.P.A.

HUMANITAS HOSPITAL GROUP

DE ANGELI PRODOTTI S.P.A.

ZAINI S.P.A.

VALSIR S.P.A

OLIVER S.R.L.

ALFREDO GRASSI S.P.A.

POTOCCO S.P.A.

GALLO S.P.A.

ILTE S.P.A.

LAVORAZIONE CARTE SPECIALI S.P.A.

SINTESI S.P.A.

DEMAG CRANES & COMPONENTS S.P.A.

SWAROVSKI INTERNAZIONALE D’ITALIA S.P.A.

RADICI GROUP

DAL MASO GROUP

CONTEMPO GROUP

ACERBIS GROUP

INTIMFASHION GROUP

VISENTIN GROUP

PLASTICK GROUP

LEMINFLEX GROUP

MAC PLAST GROUP

PERSICO GROUP

GORISPAC

RAFFMETAL GROUP

FONDITAL GROUP

VALSIR GROUP

CONTEGO PACKAGING UK

MIRATO GROUP

DURRANI INTERNATIONAL

ADCO INSTRUMENTS

DUEFIL

CRYLON

NYLON

SPANDEX

RALUX

CRILUX

VALDADIGE S.P.A.

SERENISSIMA SGR

CONSTA S.P.A.

Accreditations

ACCREDIACertification Body SGQ N° 088ABody for the Inspection of Type A N° 041E: Inspection on the construction process (“Technical control services for new constructions”) Inspection on design of buildings

Accredited office ASACERT S.r.l. - Cormano (Milan, Italy)

UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service)Accreditation Certificate N° 8185(Series ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001)

Accredited office ASACERT UK Ltd: Manchester (England)

DAC (Dubai Accreditation Body) Accreditation Certificate N° CB-014-MS(Series ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001)

Accredited office ASACERT MIDDLE EAST FZE - Ajman (UAE)

Ordinary partner Leed Certification G.B.C. Italia

ASACERT S.r.l. - Cormano (Milan, Italy)

Ordinary partner SACERT

ASACERT S.r.l. - Cormano (Milan, Italy)

Ordinary partner CONFORMA

ASACERT S.r.l. - Cormano (Milan, Italy)

CE MARKINGNOTIFIED BODY N° 2021 - Construction Products Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011 (CPR)Certification of Factory Production Control, according to the Attestation System 2+ for: Aggregates Precast concrete products Bituminous mixtureswith qualification by the Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport and of the Interior.

Notified Body: ASACERT S.r.l. - Cormano (Milan, Italy)

Authorization to perform test on grounding and lightning protection equipment.Authorized Body - ASACERT S.r.l. : Cormano (Milan, Italy).

SGQ N° 0088 AISP N° 0041 ESignatory of EA, IAF and ILAC Mutual Recognition Agreements

CB-014-MS

8185

ManchesterPraga

Bratislava

Bari

Abuja

Teheran

DubaiAbu Dhabi

Doha SialkotNuova Delhi

Shanghai

Jakarta

Beirut

Riyad

San Paolo

ClevelandRoma

Milano

Asacert Group

ASACERT promotes LEED certification (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), a voluntary system of evaluation and certification of eco-sustainability and safety of buildings developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and applied in more than 100 Countries in the world.

ASACERT promotes the diffusion of sustainability certification in construction and aims to be a point of reference for developers, companies, designers in building certification according to the scheme LEED, referring to experts and LEED AP (Accredited Professional) with proven experience. The title “LEED Accredited Professional”, which may bear the professionals recognized for their knowledge of the LEED rating system, indicates the successful completion of qualifying examination granted from the “Green Building Certification Institute”.

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