Which of our subcontractors did the work on this project, and can you show they were certified?
Pearstop answers it from the invoices and purchase data the company already has.
Sound familiar?
The audit
The migration
The large order
Why it's hard today
The answer sits at invoice line level, and subcontractors appear under many spellings, so the list of who worked on a project is never complete. The certificate sits in a register that is not linked to the spend. The invoice shows what was bought. It says nothing about whether the supplier is certified or large enough for the order.
What changes with Pearstop
- See the complete list of who worked for the company, with every supplier spelling matched to one supplier.
- See certification status next to the spend, checked against the official register for each country.
- Compare order size with supplier size before awarding, so concentration risk is visible.
The registers we check
Pearstop checks every subcontractor against the official register for their country.
| Country | Registers Pearstop checks against | What it confirms |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | VCA register (SSVV) | Contractor safety, health and environment certification (VCA*, VCA**, VCA-Petrochemie) |
| Belgium | VCA register (BeSaCC-VCA) | Contractor safety certification, mutually recognised with NL VCA |
| United Kingdom | SSIP portal and member schemes (CHAS, Constructionline, SafeContractor, SMAS) | Health and safety pre-qualification against the SSIP core criteria |
| Ireland | CIRI (Construction Industry Register Ireland) | Statutory register of competent builders and contractors |
| United States | ISNetworld, Avetta | Contractor safety pre-qualification and insurance verification |
| Canada | COR (Certificate of Recognition), ISNetworld, ComplyWorks | Health and safety management system certification and pre-qualification |
| South Africa | CIDB Register of Contractors | Contractor registration and grading (grades 1 to 9) |
| France | MASE, Qualibat | Subcontractor safety certification (MASE) and building trade qualification (Qualibat) |
| Germany | SCC, PQ-VOB (Präqualifikationsverzeichnis) | Contractor safety certification (SCC) and pre-qualification for construction work (PQ-VOB) |
What this looks like in client data
Clients get a dashboard that shows when a certificate needs attention. Procurement acts before it becomes a problem.
Read the SPIE caseFrequently asked questions
How do you check whether subcontractors are safety certified?
Match each subcontractor to the official register for their country, such as the VCA register in the Netherlands or the SSIP schemes in the UK. Pearstop does this for every subcontractor in the spend and shows the status next to the money.
How do you prepare procurement data for an audit?
Start with a complete supplier list, because an audit begins with who worked on the project. Pearstop matches every supplier spelling to one supplier, then adds certification status and the spend behind it.
How do you find suppliers that lack certification?
Check the full supplier list against the registers and sort by spend. Pearstop runs the check for every supplier and lists those without valid certification, largest spend first.
How much work can you give one subcontractor?
Compare the size of the order with the size of the supplier and with what the company already places with it. Pearstop puts order size next to supplier size before the award, so concentration risk is visible.
Send us a sample of your subcontractor spend
A sample is enough. We send back one supplier list, with certification status next to the spend.
