DEFRA have designated three bodies able to issue Company Certificates
Refcom, Bureau Veritas and Quidos.

It is a legal requirement for all businesses that install, maintain or service stationary refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat-pump (RAC) equipment that contains or is designed to contain "F gas" refrigerants to hold a Company Certificate issued by an appointed Company Certification Body. It is an offence to carry out these activities without a Company Certificate.

This legal requirement applies to RAC maintenance contractors and installers, including sole traders, and to RAC end users and facility managers that employ their own qualified staff to carry out the activities described above.


For an interim company certificate you need:
  • Basic information about the business.
  • Details about employed engineers - to work on equipment over 3kg charge size they must hold a valid qualification either City & Guilds 2078 or 2079 or CITB J01 or J11-14.
To apply for a Company Certificate contact one of the following:
Refcom: Website: www.refcom.org.uk telephone: 01768 860409 or email: info@refcom.org.uk
Bureau Veritas: Website: www.bureauveritas.co.uk/fgas, telephone: 0207 661 0726 email: fgas.mail@uk.bureauveritas.com
Quidos: Website: http://fgasregister.com, telephone: 01225 318400 or email fgas@quidos.co.uk

Essentially all companies and sole traders have to register and in doing so declare they employ engineers who hold the current certification.

So, if you're employed then your company holds registration and if you're a one man band you should also be registered, therefore you dont need to register with ACRIB as you'll be registered through the DEFRA appointed bodies.

Simple huh?