The Phase 2 Report of the public inquiry into the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people, was published earlier last month and is expected to have a significant impact on the construction industry.   The report concluded that the fire resulted from decades of failures by central government and other bodies in positions of responsibility in the construction industry to thoroughly assess the risks of using combustible materials in the external walls of high-rise resi

ISO Systems UK are a registered provider for NBSL’s North East Business Support Fund helping businesses to improve their competitiveness. Find out more at https://nbsl.org.uk/nebsf   Process Summary  -  The below image provides an overview of the Client Journey and highlights what NBSL need from you as the providers of the services. This can also be downloaded here: download here If you would like to speak with us prior to applying for funding, you can contact us via our dedi

ISO management standards are a series of internationally recognised frameworks that can assist you to manage your business processes more effectively. Independent third-party certification to ISO Standards is evidence that you conform to the ISO management standard(s) that you wish to adopt. ISO certification can give your organisation local, regional, national & international credibility. Is ISO certification right for you? - This is quite a simple Process...    If you answe

We spend a lot of time researching and listening to our clients and so called 'experts' in the field of ISO Standards and thought, well hoped that we could clarify a few things and help dispel many common miss-conceptions associated with the perception of auditing management systems. Myth 1; "The auditor is only interested in our procedures." Buster 1; A good auditor will be more interested in the process behind the procedures, how effective these are and how they have been

I spend a lot of time researching and listening to clients and so-called 'experts' in the field of ISO Standards and thought, well hoped that I could clarify a few things and help dispel many common miss-conceptions associated with the ISO Standards. Here a few of my favourite picks: Myth 1; "We need to write procedures for everything that we do for ISO 9001" Buster 1; No, the ISO 9001:2015 standard no longer requires any documented procedures. Where a procedure may benefit,