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Πώς επαληθεύουμε κάθε εταιρεία στο PVFirms.

Το PVFirms είναι συντακτικό, όχι επί πληρωμή για κατάταξη. Κάθε καταχώριση — Καταχωρισμένη, Επαληθευμένη ή Συνεργάτης Premium — περνά τους ίδιους δημόσια τεκμηριωμένους ελέγχους. Καμία εταιρεία δεν μπορεί να αγοράσει υψηλότερο επίπεδο. Αυτή η σελίδα είναι το εγχειρίδιο.

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Εμπιστοσύνη, κερδισμένη σταδιακά

Κάθε εταιρεία ξεκινά από την Καταχωρισμένη. Τα επίπεδα συσσωρεύονται — η Επαληθευμένη κληρονομεί όλους τους ελέγχους της Καταχωρισμένης, ο Συνεργάτης Premium κληρονομεί εκείνους της Επαληθευμένης. Οι εταιρείες ανεβαίνουν μόνο όταν πληρούν το επόμενο σύνολο δημόσιων κριτηρίων.

Listed

Basic discovery profile, created from public data or claimed by the company. No editorial endorsement.

  • Company exists in a public registry
  • Active website with SSL certificate
  • Category & country tagged
  • VAT not yet verified
  • Insurance not on file
  • No editorial review
Κόστος · ΧρονοδιάγραμμαFree · auto-approved within 24h
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Verified

Editorial team has confirmed identity, registration and at least one live customer. Document-backed.

  • Everything in Listed, plus:
  • VAT cross-checked via VIES (EU)
  • Commercial register filing reviewed
  • Director / officer identity confirmed
  • 1+ verifiable customer reference
  • Editorial review & copy edit
Κόστος · ΧρονοδιάγραμμαFree · 5–10 business days from submission

Premium Partner

Highest credibility tier. Independently checked insurance, references and certifications. Earned, never sold.

  • Everything in Verified, plus:
  • Liability insurance on file
  • 3+ independent client references
  • ISO 9001 or equivalent quality cert
  • Editorial inspection
  • Re-checked every 12 months
Κόστος · ΧρονοδιάγραμμαFree · capped at the top of each category
Η ροή επαλήθευσης

Από την υποβολή στο σήμα

Βήμα 01

Submission & intake

Company submits via the Add Your Company form, or claims an auto-generated profile. We log company name, registered address and self-declared category.

Βήμα 02

Public registry sweep

Cross-check across VIES (EU VAT), national commercial registers (Handelsregister, KvK, Mercantile Register, etc.) and OpenCorporates. Rejected if registration is dissolved or inactive.

Βήμα 03

Document & identity review

We request certificate of incorporation, current insurance certificate, officer ID and recent invoices to confirm trading activity. Documents are stored encrypted, never published.

Βήμα 04

Reference & review check

Declared customers are contacted. Independent search for negative press, regulatory actions and review patterns. Notes are attached to the company file.

Βήμα 05

Inspection (Premium)

For the Premium Partner tier: a closer editorial inspection of the company's operations, certifications and staff.

Βήμα 06

Tier assignment & publication

The verification outcome is published on the company profile with the badge. Companies can appeal a tier decision; appeals are reviewed independently.

Η πλήρης λίστα ελέγχου

Τι εξετάζουμε στην πραγματικότητα

Χωρίς μαύρο κουτί. Κάθε έλεγχος, πηγή και κριτήριο απόρριψης — καταγεγραμμένα.

01 Identity & registration

  • Legal name matches commercial register
  • Registered address is a real street address
  • Company incorporated for ≥ 12 months
  • At least one director identifiable
  • Status: Active (not dissolved or struck off)
Πηγές: VIES · Handelsregister · KvK · OpenCorporates · LinkedIn

02 Trading activity

  • Active website with SSL, recently updated
  • Verifiable past projects
  • Recent invoice or contract sample
  • VAT returns filed (Premium)
  • Headcount corroborated by LinkedIn
Πηγές: company website · invoice samples · LinkedIn · VAT returns

03 Insurance & financial

  • Public liability insurance on file
  • Insurance certificate dated within 12 months
  • No insolvency proceedings on record
  • Filed accounts available (Premium)
  • Basic financial sanity check (Premium)
Πηγές: insurance certificate · Bundesanzeiger · Companies House

04 Quality & certifications

  • Country-specific compliance (VDE 4105, MCS, etc.)
  • ISO 9001 or sector QMS (Premium)
  • Manufacturer certifications match issuer records
  • Trade body membership where applicable
  • Health & safety certification
Πηγές: TÜV · DNV · MCS · BSW · Holland Solar · UNEF

05 Customer evidence

  • Named customer references
  • References reached directly
  • No pattern of fake reviews
  • Reasonable response rate to quote requests
  • No unresolved regulator complaints
Πηγές: phone interviews · Trustpilot · Google reviews · regulators

06 Editorial & ongoing

  • Editorial review of all profile copy
  • Photography reflects actual work
  • Re-check every 12 months
  • Companies notified before any downgrade
  • Public revision log on every profile
Πηγές: PVFirms editorial team
Γιατί αυτό είναι ανεξάρτητο

Καμία εταιρεία δεν μπορεί να αγοράσει υψηλότερο επίπεδο

Listings & verification are free
Listed, Verified and Premium Partner badges have €0 cost. Companies cannot pay to be added, upgraded or kept active.
Order is by merit, not payment
Companies in search results are ordered by tier and rating — never by payment. There are no paid placements.
Independent review
Verification decisions are made by the editorial team, independently of any commercial relationship with the company.
Public revision log
Changes to a company's tier or profile are logged with date and reason, and visible on the public profile.
No pay-to-play advertising
We do not sell sponsored placements within the directory or verification badges of any kind.

Από τη συντακτική ομάδα

«Αν αφήσουμε μια εταιρεία να εξαγοράσει την είσοδό της, το σήμα δεν σημαίνει τίποτα για κάθε άλλη εταιρεία. Κρατάμε τη γραμμή γιατί η γραμμή είναι ολόκληρο το προϊόν.»

Συντακτική ομάδα PVFirms
Από πού προέρχονται τα δεδομένα μας

Διασταυρωμένα, ποτέ επινοημένα

VIES
VAT Information Exchange System

The EU Commission's database for cross-border VAT validation across member states.

EU BR
EU Business Registers

Federated access to national commercial registers — Handelsregister (DE), KvK (NL), Mercantile Register (ES), etc.

OC
OpenCorporates

A large open database of company information, used for cross-jurisdiction checks and historical filings.

TÜV
TÜV SÜD & TÜV Rheinland

Independent certification bodies — we confirm ISO and type-approval certificates against issuer records.

DNV
DNV

Independent assurance for utility-scale and industrial projects, used to validate EPC capability claims.

LI
LinkedIn

Headcount and director identity — self-declared employee counts are compared against tracked counts.

MCS
Microgeneration Certification Scheme

UK-specific installer accreditation, expected for UK Verified or Premium installer listings.

BSW
Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft

German solar industry association — membership cross-checked for German installers and EPCs.

UNEF
Unión Española Fotovoltaica

Spain's national PV association — used as a credential signal for Spanish companies.

Συχνές ερωτήσεις

Συνήθεις ερωτήσεις

Can a company pay to become a Premium Partner?expand_more
No. The Premium Partner badge cannot be purchased at any price. It is earned via the verification process described above.
How often are Premium Partners re-checked?expand_more
Every 12 months. If a Premium Partner does not respond to a re-check request, the badge is downgraded pending review, and the change is visible on the public profile.
What happens if a verified company breaches standards?expand_more
The editorial team investigates credible complaints. Possible outcomes range from a public note on the profile to a tier downgrade or full delisting — with the reasoning logged.
Why are some companies listed without being claimed?expand_more
For market completeness, we auto-create Listed-tier profiles from public registry data. The company can claim and upgrade for free at any time.
Can buyers report inaccuracies?expand_more
Yes. Every profile has a "flag this listing" option. Substantive flags trigger a re-check.
Where can I read the full editorial policy?expand_more
This page is the public summary. For more detail, contact editorial@pvfirms.com.

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