Inforcomm an accredited BEE Verification Agency announced the launch of a new tool to validate BEE certificates issued by Inforcomm to protect the integrity of BEE certificates and the investments made by companies who genuinely implement BEE, and the unauthorised issue of BEE certificates by entities that are not accredited.

BEE-rating certificates can only be issued by verification agencies that are accredited by SANAS or IRBA. Inforcomm is accredited by SANASBVA 034 and licensed to issue BEE-rating certificates.

Since the 7th of December 2011 when it became law that entities trading with government must present valid BEE certificates or face disqualification from the tender process, Inforcomm has seen an increase in the number of fraudulent BEE certificates in the market.

“We are launching this initiative after falling victim to this crime when we discovered five certificates issued under our company name, yet were not issued by us. A case of fraud has since been opened with the SAPS,” said Andile Tlhoaele of Inforcomm.

Now you can validate Inforcomm BEE-rating certificates online 24hrs a day throughout the year by simply logging into BEE and Your Business, register your details and enter the Inforcomm BEE-rating certificate number after which you will immediately receive a copy of the original certificate through e-mail.

Inforcomm recently launched the first 24hr service to apply for BEE-rating certificates online – shortening the verification process by 60% and accessible 24 hours a day throughout the year.

“The online validation tool will complement well with the recently launched service to apply for BEE certificates online 24hrs a day throughout the year as both services are accessible 24 hrs.Our aim is to make it easier for business to implement BEE which will improve the ease of doing business in South Africa.” said Tlhoaele.