Are you accredited?
Quick answer: Yes -- we are an accredited applicator for Matrix, Fireball, SiRamik and Cartec professional ceramic coatings, and we follow each manufacturer's approved process.
We were one of the first UK detailers to gain accreditation from Autosmart for the Matrix range (see our Matrix Black glossary entry). We run our own in-house training, but we also send technicians on the manufacturers' courses -- partly because it's useful to get out of the workshop, meet other installers and compare notes. Each of our staff is individually accredited by Autosmart.
As a company we are also accredited by SiRamik for their graphene coating, and approved to apply Fireball products and Cartec Ceramic Guard SiCarbon+.
Over 20 years we have been accredited by several other manufacturers too -- we were early adopters of ceramic coatings and still work closely with a handful of brands to test and help develop new products.
What accreditation means in practice
Accreditation is the manufacturer's way of ensuring their products are applied correctly and their warranty claims are backed by genuine quality control. To become accredited, a workshop sends its technicians on the manufacturer's training programme, demonstrates correct preparation and application under assessed conditions, and agrees to follow the approved process for every job. The manufacturer then lists accredited installers so customers can verify they are dealing with a trained workshop rather than someone who ordered a bottle online.
For us, accreditation with four separate manufacturers means each system we offer has been assessed by the people who designed it. When a coating goes on a car here, the manufacturer's warranty covers it -- not because we claimed it, but because we earned it.