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How to set up an RSS Feed in Outlook

Wilson Lee on 2018-03-09 What is RSS? RSS stands for “really simple syndication” or “rich site summary”. Websites such as news sites and online publishers will incorporate RSS to deliver updating/changing data to those internet users who want to receive it. In simple terms, internet users can set up RSS feeds for their favourite websites, enabling them to keep Read More...

Snow and Ice Advice

Alastair Inskip on 2018-03-01 Snow Safety what to do Read More...

ISO 9001:2015 – The Clock is Ticking for September 2018

Alastair Inskip on 2018-01-18 In September 2015, a revised version of ISO 9001 was published. The deadline for upgrading to the latest version is September 2018, meaning companies who haven’t yet made the transition have less than 4 months left before their current certification becomes invalid. ISO 9001:2015 introduced new terminologies and requirements that a lot of organisations, or Read More...

ISO 9001:2015 Transition Help – Performance Evaluation

Alastair Inskip on 2018-01-15 This is the third in a series of blog posts covering ISO 9001:2015 and the three key areas to a successful transition. To recap, the three key areas with which many organisations are reportedly having considerable trouble are: Context of the organisation Planning and Risk Performance Evaluation In this post we will be addressing the Read More...

ISO 9001:2015 Transition Help – Planning and Risk

Alastair Inskip on 2018-01-11 Our previous blog post highlighted the three key areas holding businesses up in their transition to ISO 9001:2015. These three areas were: Context of the organisation Planning and Risk Performance Evaluation Having covered context of the organisation already, this week we will be looking to address Planning and Risk, what it means and why organisations Read More...

ISO 9001:2015 Transition Help – Context of the Organisation

Alastair Inskip on 2018-01-08 Transition – simple steps to success The new version of the standard, ISO 9001:2015, introduced new concepts and requirements unfamiliar to organisations and those responsible for quality management within them. Many organisations are stuck on how to deal with 3 areas in particular: Context of the organisation Planning and Risk Performance Evaluation Transitional assessments by Read More...

ISO27001:2013 – The Importance and the Benefits

Richard Garwell on 2017-09-07 This post is a follow-on from my previous post: Information Security and Measures to Achieve it. Over the last few years, there have been several high-profile businesses that have suffered data security problems. Tesco Bank, TalkTalk, eBay, and Carphone Warehouse to name a few. However, the impact on SMEs must also be considered; the average cost to Read More...

Information Security and Measures to Achieve It

Richard Garwell on 2017-04-18 Information security is defined as the state of being protected against the unauthorised use of information, especially electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this. It is a subject that is omnipresent in both our personal and professional lives. Figures indicate that the cost of cyber-crime to all UK businesses could jump by nearly Read More...

Brexit – So what about all those EC regulations now?

Wilson Lee on 2016-09-22 A few weeks before the referendum I predicted that people who were hoping we’d scrap all those European product standards and regulations would be disappointed because few if any of them would actually be changed (see this post here). So how are things looking three months after the UK opted for Brexit? The most obvious Read More...

4.1 Understanding the organization and its context (ISO 9001:2015)

Alastair Inskip on 2016-06-28 Some new terminologies and concepts have been introduced with the update to ISO 9001:2015, the world’s favourite quality management system standard. Some are new, some build upon concepts from earlier versions adding focus and clarity. UKAS recognises that there are a number of these which clients may need extra support to understand. This series of blog posts intend Read More...