Alastair Inskip on
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
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Alastair Inskip on
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
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Alastair Inskip on
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
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Alastair Inskip on
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
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Richard Garwell on
Introduction An impressive and well-run turnkey business, specialising in the plastic injection industry and based in Buntingford, needed support with transitioning to ISO9001:2015. The project would be a challenge for both client and consultant, with the client undergoing significant Infrastructure changes in order to double the size of their facilities. What We Did Provided an
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Steve Palmer on
Introduction: A company specialising in the manufacture and installation of noise control systems across the world, recognised a need to improve manufacturing productivity and become more agile in its ability to meet changing market requirements. What We Did: worked with the client to establish and implement a manufacturing improvement plan covering 3 factory units introduced new
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Wilson Lee on
The clients, who are energy brokers, approached us. They were a newly established company but with established contacts in the industry. They had been trying to put their systems together to provide a good score on Achilles. They had 3 weeks left before an assessment of their system to the Achilles and had made vey
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Norman Wilson on
Over a period of a few years we helped a business grow more profitable and eventually to be sold to the satisfaction of the owners. A self adhesive label printer had produced a variety of similar labels on a number of different machines and stocks inconsistently. Time did not permit comparisons. A large number of
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Alastair Inskip on
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
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Wilson Lee on
A small company providing a service to the major domestic construction market in the South East, needed to gain stronger project financial control after extending its business substantially in recent years. Our involvement was to process map all stages of projects and develop a PC based system. By working with members of the Senior Management
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