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Registration is available to professional, competent and compliant fitted interiors installers.

Partnership is available to specialist independent, local, regional and national fitted interiors retailers who commit to working with BIFIS Registered installers.

Join a powerful and influential community.

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An Installer
A retailer

Installers

For professional installation businesses and tradespeople.

Who can register?

Registration is available to specialist fitted interiors installers, to include kitchen, bedroom, bathroom and flooring installers working in the domestic and contract market.

From sole traders operating independently, to limited businesses working locally, regionally or nationally, whether you work alone, or part of a larger workforce.

Registration types

Independent Registration is for installation business or installers wishing to join the register directly. Independently registered businesses receive unlimited access to benefits, and their contact information can be visible on the public register if they choose to. 

Sponsored Registration is managed by a retailer or main contractor, whereby the registration fee is paid for on the installer’s behalf. Sponsored installers contact information is not displayed on the public register. Those installers who have sponsored registration can apply for Independent Registration.

Why register?

Being part of the UK’s only register for professional fitted interiors specialists is a powerful tool for installers and installation businesses with many benefits including:

Professional recognition
Business support and guidance
Deals and discounts on everything from tools to materials

> Download BIFIS Benefits Factsheet

Registration criteria

Registration is available to businesses and installers that meet current legislative requirement, hold appropriate insurance, agree to a stringent code of conduct and our terms and conditions of registration.

> Download Full Criteria
> Downloads Code of Conduct
> View Terms & Conditions of Registration

Registration fee

Registered businesses pay a low-cost monthly fee of £20+VAT, per month for businesses registration, including one named installer. Each installer thereafter pays just £10+VAT, per month.

Whilst subscription fees are paid monthly (to help spread the cost), BIFIS registration is an annual commitment.

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Retailers

For specialist retailers of fitted interiors products.

Who can partner?

BIFIS Partnership is available to retailers of fitted interiors product, from local independent specialists to national brands, franchisers and franchisees, merchants and online marketplaces – regardless of whether the retailer employs, sub-contracts, recommends / signposts or even if it does not currently have an installation solution.

Ways to partner

Retailers that currently offer/transact an installation service:
Fully supported by BIFIS, current installers will become BIFIS registered.

Retailers that signpost or recommend installers:
Fully supported by BIFIS, those installers on your approved list will become BIFIS registered.

Retailers that do neither:
Customers are pointed to the BIFIS Register.

Why partner?

Accreditation is becoming an important factor for those choosing an installation service. It’s often a critical component of the decision-making process for both consumers and house builders. There are so many reasons why your business should become a BIFIS Partner:

- Access to the UK’s largest register of independent specialist fitters
- Be a part of a powerful community with access to networking events and roadshows
- BIFIS Partner status is a unique selling point, setting your business apart from the competition

Download the BIFIS Partner Factsheet

Partnership criteria

At the heart of BIFIS Partnership is the requirement that any installer used, recommends or signposts to is BIFIS Registered. Our partnership team will help onboard your existing installers, as well as support you to connect with new if needed. Additionally, criteria includes:

- A formal partnership agreement
- Adherence to a professional code of conduct

Partnership fee

After an initial turnover tiered vetting fee, partners will decide how installer registration is funded:

Self-funded registration:
Partners direct their installers to become independently registered themselves. Installers pay the monthly registration subscription fees, which start from as little as £20+VAT per month. In this instance, there is no further costs to the retailer for partnership.

Sponsored registration:
Partners pay for installer registration - £20+VAT per installer, per month. Sponsored BIFIS Registered Installers contact details are not listed on the register, meaning that installers information is not available publicly.

Hybrid registration:
Partners may choose a combination of both self-funded and sponsored registration for their installers.