A Squeaky Clean Image COP26 may be over, but the race to fix years of damage is most certainly not. For almost three decades, the UN has been bringing together almost every country for global climate summits (COPs). During that time, climate change has gone from being a fringe issue to a global priority. As […]

Quality Matters Quality – it’s extremely important for any business that they are providing quality products or services, and in the construction industry that is no exception. With poor quality costing the industry more than the combined profits of all companies within it, firms know all too well the importance of ensuring projects are completed

A Competitive Advantage The technology sector is undisputedly booming. Growing at 2.5 times the rate of other industries, technology plays a huge part in our day-to-day lives, both in our personal lives and the workplace. In fact, for some organisations, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated internal digitalisation by 3-4 years. But, how can ISO 9001 change

Shining Light on Environmental Impacts The lighting industry impacts the environment through energy usage, materials used to produce products, and artificial lighting shining into the sky causing light pollution. However, ISO 14001 can help improve environmental performance. So, how can your lighting company reduce its energy use, toxic materials, and light pollution? In this blog,

Some Food for Thought – ISO in Healthcare A recent report in England has highlighted that many patients are being prescribed unnecessary and even harmful treatments. In addition, one-tenth of items dispensed by primary care are inappropriate or could be changed. So, how can a quality service be ensured in a sector where it arguably

A Burst Pipe from a Customer’s Perspective What is one thing worse than finding out you have a burst pipe? Finding the right company to fix it! With so many companies out there claiming to be ‘the best’, a common challenge many customers face is selecting the right plumbing company for the job. ISO 9001

Are You Looking After Your Workers? How can you increase productivity in construction? It is no secret that a happy workforce is a more productive workforce. A construction project is nothing without its workers, so satisfied employees are crucial for getting a project completed on time. There are plenty of ways to boost productivity, from

Did you know it will cost the UK up to £651 billion to achieve its target of cutting carbon emissions by 78% by 2035? However, if we achieve this we could see an economic boost of roughly £918 billion? That’s a £267 billion profit and our damage to the environment drastically reduced. If you’re wondering how

In our last blog post, we talked about implementing quality control in construction projects with ISO 9001 so now, let’s talk about the most important considerations – Health and Safety policies in construction. Health and safety policies in construction, where do you start? If you tender for work you’ll know that you are asked to provide