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PRO INSTALLER FEBRUARY 2016
PRO BUSINESS
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USING ACCESS TO
DRIVER DATA (ADD)
Employers/businesses needing to check driver records want this information instantly. So, earlier
this year the Access to Driver Data (ADD) service went live and was offered to organisations.
Users of the Electronic Driver Entitlement
Checking Service
(EDECS) asked for data
in real time so this was
provided. ADD also
offers:
Supporting and maintaining this new service is
significantly cheaper than
running EDECS - so, from
April 1 2016 the cost charged
will be reduced, per enquiry,
by 40%. The charges for this
service will be reviewed
again next year. The service
costs approximately £20,000
and covers all deployment
and installation costs. There
is also an annual line rental
cost of approximately £6,000
per annum – the initial cost
(approximately £20,000)
includes the first year’s line
rental.
This supports goals to increase efficiency and cut fees
whenever possible and, to be
simpler, better, and safer.
ADD replaces the EDECS
service in March 2016.
EDECS users who still want
Real time driving licence
data 24 hours a day, seven
days a week; responses
to single requests giving
accurate driver data immediately (with EDECS it can
sometimes take up to 12
hours); more driver records
available to view; simplified
responses – if no driver
information is available a
message will be sent to say
the driver licence number
has not been found or that
the enquiry is not available; all the driving licence
details - just as they are in
EDECS.
Clutch of awards
follows investment
Wellingborough based
trade fabricator Emplas
continues celebrations
after picking up a flurry
of key awards. So it was
only fitting that Wolfgang
Gorner from the company’s
primary supplier Profile 22
should drop in with a bottle
of cheer.
Emplas won the much coveted
Fabricator of the Year trophy
at the G15 Awards, and was
also listed as one of the UK’s
top manufacturing leaders by a
specialist magazine in the same
month. Emplas MD Ryan Johnson said: “We wanted the G15
trophy badly and were delighted
to win it. We have made many
advances within the business
and this was the perfect way
to celebrate the hard work and
commitment that these have
involved for a great team of
people.
“The Manufacturer Top 100
Listing is meaningful for the
recognition of our business as
a leading manufacturer per se
and says a great deal of how the
window, door and conservatory
industry is being taken seriously
these days.”
The G15 award follows the
launch of the Emplas Installer Partnership last year, with
growth and investment in its
Northamptonshire manufacturing
facility.
Wolfgang Gorner said: “We have
worked closely with Emplas over
many years through a great partnership and so we are delighted
that Emplas was recognised with
these important awards.”
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