Originally set up to govern the aerial and later on the satellite market. The CAI has moved with our ever changing sector, since the rebrand to become the ‘Trade Association For Content Delivery’ the CAI now also covers the AV, CCTV and Data networking sectors.

Our membership directly benefits our customers by the CAI imposing strict guidelines on our installations, which includes a code of practice right down to ensuring we only use high quality parts and components. Obviously this benefits our customers by ensuring only high quality installations, but this also supplies further peace of mind to our domestic customers by the CAI themselves backing our guarantees for a period of 12 months. Meaning if for whatever reason we are unable to fulfil our obligations regarding guarantees on installations the CAI themselves would step in to honour this. Our membership also means we are able to keep up to date and embrace with changes within the industry. Unlike other industries where membership with a trade organisation is compulsory our membership is entirely our decision to further improve our service. If for whatever reason you may be unhappy with your installation from Smart Aerials, the CAI has a complaints procedure in place where they can step in and investigate the situation and is empowered to enforce sanctions if necessary.

In order to gain our CAI Plus accreditation. We were required to pass an initial pre-application assessment by a CAI Assessor. This included a visit from the Assessor who assessed several aspects of our business. From ensuring we have suitable test equipment to monitoring the way we deal with our telephone calls. We were also required to go out and show examples on recent installations to ensure quality. The assessor himself was a well-respected expert within the industry who has notably appeared on ITV and BBC programmes such as Rogue Traders in the role of the expert. We were also required to have valid and supply Safe Working at Heights certificate, DBS Check (formerly CRB) and Public Liability Insurance Cover for minimum of £5,000,000 for any accidental damage that may occur as a result of our work.