ARCA Membership Benefits

You have joined a network that defines industry standards through unwavering commitment to quality and safety...

Start using your benefits today: four site audits (worth £1,400) and £1,300 in training credits. Maximise your membership from day one of ARCA membership..

Ongoing Support

ARCA membership is more than a certificate, providing practical support that adds real value to your business. Our in‐house teams deliver audits and training under our ISO 9001‐certified Management System. As a CITB Training Provider Network (TPN) member, ARCA gives employers easy access to trusted, quality‐assured training.

ARCA holds the Investors in People Gold accreditation, recognising our commitment to professional excellence and employee development as a cornerstone of our industry leadership.

With ARCA Membership, you can:

Achieve Continuous Improvement:

Benefit from four unannounced site audits annually with immediate constructive feedback, driving systematic performance improvements across your business.

Maintain higher standards

Use our Member Internal Site Audit App to ensure consistency across all sites and reduce non-conformances before they become issues.

Gain qualified leads

Premium visibility on arca.org.uk, where hundreds of potential clients search monthly for accredited member contractors. In 2025, over 500 leads were delivered directly to ARCA members.

Reduce compliance costs

Access discounted CHAS accreditation and complimentary HR support from Croner, included with your membership subscription.

Demonstrate duty of care

Exclusive access to Assure360's personal monitoring system for robust exposure tracking and full regulatory compliance.

Training & Qualifications

Access to an extensive range of training courses and qualifications at reduced costs. ARCA provides comprehensive and quality-assured routes to qualifications providing all the steps along the career path.

Understand Audit Excellence.

Receive monthly notes from our auditor meetings, providing transparent insight into best practices and procedural standards.

Win more tenders

Major contractors, local authorities, and facilities managers increasingly specify ARCA membership in pre-qualification requirements. Without it, you risk losing work to competitors who are members.

Training Your Team Will Value

We operate the largest network of fully equipped training centres in the sector, as well as providing remote learning and our unique eLearning products.

Each year, we incorporate findings from approximately 800 unannounced site audits into our industry-wide training programme development.

We train over 4,500 professionals annually. 96% rate their training experience 8 or higher out of 10, with overall satisfaction at 9.41. Participants consistently value ARCA training because it is engaging, practically focused, and addresses the operational challenges they encounter regularly.
Over 4,500 professionals annually. 96% rate their training experience 8 or higher out of 10, with overall satisfaction at 9.41. Participants consistently value ARCA training because it is engaging, practically focused, and addresses the operational challenges they encounter regularly.

ARCA qualifications are accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), an Ofqual-registered awarding body, giving you recognised, nationally respected credentials

Regular Association Meetings

We deliver three rounds of meetings annually across Great Britain. Each round comprises six in-person events plus one online session, providing 21 opportunities annually to network with industry leaders, receive updates directly from the HSE, Asbestos Network and CITB, and access exclusive information about ARCA’s latest developments. Attendance is completely free for all personnel from member companies.

The Rules of Membership of the Association are available to view here.

Take the first step towards joining ARCA … see How to Apply or call us today on 01283 505776