Professional accreditation has been brought into question this evening after BBC Rogue Traders exposed the Governments Trustmark scheme for failing to ensure that they maintain a strict status reporting procedure via their participating companies.
In tonight's programme, BBC Rogue Traders exposed a roofing company called Munro Solutions for trying to charge for work that either didn't exist or they had grossly overpriced.
What is extremely disturbing is that the roofing association that approved Munro Solutions for accreditation to Trustmark, didn't inform Trustmark that there had been a number of complaints against the member company.
I had already expressed my concerns that Trustmark would further damage the landscaping industry - a charge that was vigorously defended by the Trustmark CEO, Roman Russocki.
Roman told me: "Complaints against TrustMark tradesmen are significantly lower than within the sector generally – proof that TrustMark is working."
Clearly, Trustmark isn't working and it is not acceptable that just one 'rogue trader' slipped through the net...afterall, there was not one, but two levels of vetting that have clearly failed - how can a consumer put their trust in Trustmark?
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