About Us
Who we are?
INITA is a professional trade association representing Independent Engineering Inspection businesses.
Our members range from micro-entities through to large national businesses.
Our members complete a wide range of statutory and non-statutory engineering inspections to the highest of standards.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly approachable organisation while promoting professionalism within the sector.
What we provide?
We provide a reliable list of businesses that have been suitably vetted, this includes the relevant insurances and qualifications.
We provide a technical forum that discusses common issues relating to engineering and matters regarding health and safety.
We provide CPD for our members through holding three meetings annually with speakers from within the engineering and health and safety sectors.
We provide 24/7 access to technical documentation through our members portal, helping our members always remain up to date.
Our history
In 1997, two newly established independent engineering inspection business in the process of developing their own statutory plant inspection portfolios, met to discuss a range of technical and resourcing issues surrounding statutory compliance, thorough examinations & testing of engineering plant and equipment.
A series of informal meetings were held, and offered invitations nationally, to anyone operating independently, providing the same, or equivalent professional engineering inspection services in their market. Hoping to generate some interest in expanding the group.
Very quickly they realized the huge benefits of sharing technical information and inspection resources with other independent engineering inspection businesses.
Within a year of their first meeting, a group of six independent inspection businesses formally established INITA (Independent National Inspection & Testing Association) in 1998, and invited carefully selected other professionally qualified and properly insured independent engineering inspection businesses operating in the same market to join.