F-Gas Certification Scheme
EC Regulation 842/2006 on certain fluorinated greenhouse gases requires that all systems containing F-Gases must be installed and maintained by competent individuals.
Legislation requires anyone who services F-Gas systems to demonstrate their competence with an independently awarded competence certificate. The FIA is the approved certification and training body for fire systems in the UK, as given in the Fluorinated Greenhouses Gases Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/261).
If your fire protection business installs or maintains systems that contain over 3kg of F-Gas your business must have an F-Gas company certificate. If you are not certificated you will be commiting an offence under The Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009 and liable to prosecution.
Applying for Certification
To apply for your F-Gas company certificate fill in the Application Form and send it to the FIA . You can also download it as a 
F-Gas Certification Form Word.
Cost and Payment
The costs for certification are:
- Application Fee (non-refundable and payable with all applications for certification and re-certification) £30
- Certification Fee £318 = total charge £348
- Re-certification* Fee £138 = total charge £168
* Re-certification only applies where a full certificate has expired and needs to be renewed or where a previous full certificate had been withdrawn
NB - All fees are in Pounds Sterling including VAT @ 20%. If the application is unsuccessful the certification or re-certification fee will be refunded
There are three easy ways to pay:
- By cheque - send a cheque by post with your application
- Electronically via our eShop
- By invoice against a purchase order - this option is only available to FIA members
All the payment details are included in the application form.
Specialist Training Courses
In addition the FIA organises training courses to ensure that your technicians are provided with a comprehensive understanding in the use and safe handling of F-Gases. For further details on our training courses please see the relevant training pages.
We have also provided answers to some of your questions in our FAQ pages and to see these, please click here.
Further details on the F-Gas Regulations please visit DEFRA ’s F-Gas website or click on one of the documents below:
