Announcing SER's Certification Workshop programme for 2023!
13 January 2023
Sign up for one of ourworkshops to find out more about SER certification!
SER certificate fee increase from 2023
02 December 2022
The SER Board of Directors has taken the decision to increase certificate fees from 2023.
SER certificate signing update
08 November 2021
Introduction of electronic certificate signing and submission of unsigned certificates with confirmatory signature forms
Application fee changes
17 June 2021
Fees for applications to join the SER scheme are changing from 1 July 2021.
CROSS - Collaborative Reporting for Safer Structures
31 March 2021
CROSS has expanded its remit to include reporting on fire and structural safety from 31/03/2021.
Certification Performance Criteria B8.1 and B8.2
29 January 2021
Information regarding the withdrawal of Certification Performance Criteria B8.1 and B8.2.
Monitoring of Certification
14 December 2020
Following recent discussions with the Scottish Government's Building Standards Division, and given the on-going pandemic, it has been agreed that we will continue with the current programme of remote monitoring which replaces our usual face-to-face audits into at least early 2021.
Re-appointment as a Scheme Provider
14 December 2020
We are very pleased to tell you that SER was recently granted Ministerial approval by the Scottish Government to continue in its role as the Scheme Provider for the Certification of Design (Building Structures) scheme for a further six years.
Certification of the design of Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement Systems
14 December 2020
SER is aware of the increased use of Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement Systems as an alternative to conventional piling methods. As it is acceptable in most situations for piling and other ground improvement techniques to be included on Schedule 1, it is considered appropriate that it should be acceptable to also include Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement Systems under the Schedule 1 piling category.