Why appoint a CIOB Chartered company?

Whether you need a company to build your project or to support you through the construction process, you will be in safe hands with a CIOB Chartered company.

Experienced clients know it can be a challenge to find companies with the relevant experience and skills for any construction project and if you’re a first-time client, getting the right team in place from the outset will be critical to its success.

CIOB Chartered companies can offer you a wide range of services and expertise. They are professionally qualified with extensive experience in a variety of projects and sectors.

CIOB Chartered companies vary in size and capability. They choose how they describe themselves from four categories, depending on the type of services they offer and how they operate:

• Chartered Building Companies and Chartered Construction Management Companies will build your project and are likely to offer additional support and services.
• Chartered Building Consultancies and Chartered Construction Management Consultancies offer a range of services to meet your needs in planning your project and throughout all stages of the construction process and beyond.

What does it take to become a CIOB Chartered company?

CIOB Chartered companies must prove that they are run by experienced, qualified managers committed to the values of professionalism, integrity and accountability.

To qualify, they must provide comprehensive evidence of meeting CIOB’s eligibility criteria and undergo an independent assessment every five years - which means you can be assured of their ongoing professionalism, integrity and accountability:

• 50% of the Board of Directors must be Chartered members of a recognised professional institute, and at least one must be a Chartered member of CIOB (MCIOB or FCIOB)
• The company must designate a Chartered member of CIOB from their Board of Directors as Responsible Officer
• The company must have been trading for at least two years
• All staff engaged in the management of the construction process must have achieved or be working towards appropriate qualifications following national or CIOB standards
• Staff must keep up to date on current thinking and developments appropriate to their responsibilities
• Professional staff must undertake sufficient study and personal development to maintain their professional registrations
• The company must abide by the CIOB Code of Professional Conduct
• The company must ensure that the people they employ are appropriately competent
• The company must always meet the requirements of their CIOB Chartered company status

A recognised standard you can trust

CIOB Chartered companies are reassessed every five years to check that they still meet the standards for:

• Governance
• Transparency and accountability
• Equality, diversity and inclusion
• Quality management
• Health, safety and wellbeing
• Environmental sustainability
• Training and development