History
The IQA Group was first established in August 2002 as Independent Quality Assurance Ltd. The Company at that time carried out Independent Gas Auditing and Operational Procedures for Local Authorities and Housing Associations and had six employees and a turnover of £250k until early 2005.
It was in March 2005 that the Utilities function of the business was created with David Gowans, Chris Fergus and David McKinlay bringing their extensive knowledge in the electrical field to the company. We quickly employed a number of experienced Electricians holding authorisation to work on the Scottish Power LV network who have all helped the Company to grow. Also in 2005, IQA moved into its current premises in Paisley and changed its name to IQA Utilities Ltd following the introduction of new business streams. The following year we expanded further by creating a Building Maintenance section to assist the Electrical operations. This included Home Energy and qualifications were obtained allowing IQA to undertake Energy Assessments of domestic properties. Today, the Building Maintenance section has grown to include property maintenance services including Joinery, windows and multi-trades.
2007 saw a major change in operations at IQA when a PDA system was introduced to the company. This highly effective system allowed us to control, monitor and programme all field operations with the technology itself putting IQA ahead of competitors to enhance the delivery and flexibility of our services.
Further expansion was to come in 2008 when a base was opened in Armadale, West Lothian, to target operations in the East of Scotland. This has now grown to include a team of over 20.
The Company re-structured and in June 2009, David Gowans took over the role as Managing Director having built the Electrical Business from creation in March 2005 to £4M by March 2009.
A more recent development came in late 2009 when IQA brought in personnel to help the company diversify into Electrical Contracting. This business unit has now also hired several staff and has already developed strong partnerships with local housing authorities and private customers.
In December 2009 the Company changed its name to IQA Operations Group Ltd, operating as IQA Group.
One of IQA Group's proudest moments was also to come in 2009 (September) when we were listed in Insider magazine's list of the 100 fastest growing companies in Scotland. Our managing director, David Gowans, featured on the front cover and everyone within the company has used this as inspiration to further develop and grow stronger along with our client base.
