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The importance of standards and their growing adoption from service providers and manufacturers around the globe generate a formidable amount of information and news worthy articles. We are keen to observe relevant infomation pertinent to developments and problems faced at both the granular and national level. In part our blogs are tailored to provide a contemporary insight on how government policies affect industry and services alike.
Jan
06
2024
ISO 9001
Increase your sales with ISO 9001
There’s no doubt about the competitive nature of business, marketing and advertising bombard us constantly, but increasing sales isn’t just about...
Dec
20
2023
Carbon Reduction Plans, ISO 14001, ISO 14001 :2015, ISO Consulting
Carbon Reduction Plans and “Residual Emissions”
The UK Government has begun asking UK companies to provide Carbon Reduction Plans with new tenders over a certain value. They’ve also provided a...
Dec
04
2023
General, ISO 14001
Earth’s Destruction, One Device at a Time
I bought an iPad for my wife. At the time, you couldn’t play Candy-Crush on an Apple device, so it lay in our bedroom untouched for months....
Nov
20
2023
Environmental Management Systems, General, ISO 14001
Carbon Neutrality – does anybody really know what they are producing?
In November 2021 Boris Johnson made much publicity by hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26). The incompetence of governments and...
Nov
11
2023
Carbon Reduction Plans, Environmental Management Systems, ISO 14001, ISO 14001 :2015
Do you need a carbon reduction plan?
In July 2023 a tender issued by the NHS was due for response. Within that tender was a request to supply a Carbon Reduction Plan. This is now a UK...
Nov
04
2023
Information Security System, ISO 27001, ISO Consulting
ISO 27001 2022 – The best way to get the change done
Early in 2024, now only a few months away, you won’t be able to have your information security system certified to ISO 27001, 2013. Early in 2025,...
Sep
01
2022
ISO 14001, ISO 27001, ISO 9001
Guarding your business: keep your company legal, compliant and growing
Many governments have announced their intention to reduce “red tape” and bureaucracy, yet the growth in rules and regulations that an SME has to...
Jul
01
2022
ISO 14001
SME’s : Can you afford to ignore environmental concerns? How ISO 14001 can reduce the pain!
Surely there is no one left today who denies that environmental change is a real and growing challenge affecting survival on this planet? Government...
Jun
01
2022
ISO 27001
Information Security: Probable changes needed to your ISO 27001 system?
ISO 27001 is a management system information security standard, last updated in 2013. To those of you who, like me are getting on in years, this...
Feb
05
2021
ISO 27001 Audit
Data Security and the role of ISO 27001 certification
Data Security? But we’ve got passwords and virus checking???? 2020 has been a difficult year in many ways, but some businesses seem to take a longer...
Jun
24
2020
ISO 9001, ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management System, Uncategorised
What is A Quality Management System?
ISO management system standards have been impacting on the UK business community for over 25 years. However, there remains an air of mystery around...
May
12
2020
Archived, ISO13485, Uncategorised
Covid 19, PPE and ISO 13485
We’ve been working with companies in the medical device market for over ten years. Gaining approval to ISO 13485, (the quality system standard...
Apr
29
2020
General, Uncategorised
What Does It Mean To Be ISO Certified? Five Things to Consider
What does it mean to be ISO certified? Quite simply, an approved independent body has audited your quality/safety/environment/other management...
Apr
01
2020
ISO 27001, Uncategorised
ISO 27001 Implementation – Ten Useful Steps
Many organisations see ISO 27001 implementation as probably difficult, slow and expensive. Sadly, some ISO Consultants are quite happy for this...
Mar
18
2020
Archived, ISO 27001, ISO PDF Free Download, Uncategorised
Certification and The ISO Template PDF Download. A Valid Approach?
Google tells us that many organisations search for an ISO Template PDF Download. However, some “ISO Free PDF Downloads” are frequently incomplete...
Mar
04
2020
ISO Consulting, Uncategorised
ISO Certification as a Sales Tool. Really?
The Cult of "Sales Judo" There Is A Better Way This writer was in corporate sales for many years, and has suffered many hours of “death by...
Feb
19
2020
ISO 27001, ISO Consulting
How Much Does ISO 27001 Certification Cost?
"How Much Does ISO 27001 Certification Cost?" I'm asked this frequently. Here, I won't give you precise figures, but some important pointers as to...
Jul
10
2018
ISO 45001, ISO Consulting, OHSAS 18001
ISO Certification Costs – Some Good News
We're often asked about ISO Certification Costs. Wisdom has taught us to answer “that depends” until we find out more about corporate situation,...
Jan
04
2018
Archived, ISO 9001, ISO Audit Preparation
CE Marking. ISO 9001 Certification. A Lesson
CE Marking – Does it apply to your product, or not? Even after a quarter of a century in the quality and standards business, I occasionally get...
Jan
04
2018
Archived, GDPR, ISO 27001
GDPR Compliance, ISO 27001, and Some FAQ.
Some GDPR ISO 27001 FAQ GDPR ISO 27001 FAQ. Our existing ISO 27001 customers are busy asking us about it. However,there is a forest of information...
Sep
25
2017
ISO 27001, ISO PDF Free Download
The Search for The ISO 27001 PDF Free Download. Some News.
Google tells us that the search term ISO 27001 PDF Free Download remains very popular indeed. Folks are clearly looking for “short-cuts”... Some...
Oct
07
2016
ISO 27001
ISO 27001 Certification Cost. Hopefully Less Than £400,000…
I'm told that ISO 27001 Certification Cost is one of the most searched terms relating to ISO 27001 on the internet. How much does certification...
Oct
05
2016
Archived, ISO 45001, ISO PDF Download, ISO PDF Free Download
FAQ:- An ISO 45001 PDF Download. And a Consultant Advises on Migration.
Because of significant on-line interest, we've put together an ISO 45001 PDF Download (downloadable here). It address some of the questions asked...
Jul
07
2016
ISO 27001
An Insider’s View of ISO 27001 Certification
Our Lead Consultant, Colin Brown, has worked with clients seeking ISO 27001 Certification since it's infancy. He has seen a recent rise in interest...
Jul
04
2016
Archived, ISO Consulting
Brexit and ISO Standards – Common-Sense Aids to Calm Thinking
There's much fear and irrational “knee-jerking” surrounding Brexit and ISO Standards. It appears that in many areas, nobody quite knows what's going...
Apr
29
2015
ISO 27001, ISO PDF Free Download
ISO 27001 Documentation Requirements. And The “ISO 27001 PDF Download Checklist”
It seems that many people look for an ISO 27001 PDF Download Checklist on the web. We've created our own. Contact us for details. However, it shows...
Apr
13
2015
ISO PDF Free Download
Seven Tips on Tenders. And A Free ISO Certification Tenders PDF Download
We're often contacted by companies wanting to bid for a tender, but faced with the requirement for ISO Certification. To make life easier, we've put...
Nov
14
2014
ISO Audit Preparation, ISO PDF Free Download
“Free Download ISO Standards PDF”. (And Why Not..?)
Google tells us that lots of people search for “Free Download ISO Standards PDF” on the internet. Well, here’s ours, if you care to take a look....
Oct
10
2014
General, ISO 14001
Five Things to Consider Before Going for ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 Certification
https://www.iso.org/standard/62085.htmlSo, before going for ISO 14001 or ISO9001 certification, I'd recommend asking some challenging questions....
Jul
22
2014
General, Internal Audit, Internal Auditor Training
20 Common Mistakes of an Internal Audit. Plain Speaking From an ISO Consultant
In my role as an ISO Consultant, I've been delighted to observe many an ISO internal audit done very well indeed. The value added to the business,...
Jul
22
2014
Archived, General, Internal Auditor Training, ISO Consulting
Effective ISO Internal Auditor Training. Suggestions from an ISO Consultant
We recently conducted internal ISO auditor training for a major cosmetic multinational, and it caused me to reflect on what makes for good auditor...
Jul
01
2014
Archived, General, ISO Consulting, Quality Management System, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
How to Make ISO Standards Work. An ISO Consultant Shares Some Thoughts
So, as an ISO Consultant advising businesses on compliance with ISO Standards , I'm often faced with serious minded business people who've seen a...
Mar
25
2014
Archived, BS 25999, Business Continuity Management, General, ISO 22301, Quality Management System
Business Continuity Management, ISO 22301, and a Common Error
I asked an MD recently if he had a Business Continuity Plan. He said “no, but I know 999 by heart”. He added “So, Business Continuity Management,...
Sep
02
2013
A Short History of Standards - ISO9001 and How We Got Here., General, ISO 9001, Quality Management System
A Short History of Standards and ISO9001
Part Four - Thatcher, Tebbit, and Enter BS5750.. Meanwhile in the UK, way before the characters ISO9001 had ever been linked together, our own...
Sep
02
2013
A Short History of Standards - ISO9001 and How We Got Here., General, Quality Management System
Quality Management – A Short History in Four Parts (ISO 9001, and How We Got There)
Part Three - Japan, Bikes, and Quality Management ISO 9001 wasn't invented by consultants - there are specific reasons as to "how we got here",...
Sep
02
2013
A Short History of Standards - ISO9001 and How We Got Here., General, ISO 9001, Quality Management System
Wars, Shells, and The Quality Management System. The Emergence of Standards.
Part Two - Manufacturing, Management and The Military. Armed Conflict changes a lot of things, and it led to the quality management system....
Sep
02
2013
A Short History of Standards - ISO9001 and How We Got Here., General, ISO 9001
A Short History of Quality Management in Four Parts (How We Got to ISO 9001)
Part One – Artisans, Victorians and World War No, this is not a cure for insomnia. Hopefully it will help to explain how we got from Mediaeval...
Jul
02
2013
General, ISO 9001, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
An ISO Consultant Reveals Ten Myths and Legends of ISO Certification
What can you compare the job of ISO Consultant to? Occasionally, it seems a very strange job, running an ISO Consultancy. There are parallels with...
Mar
27
2013
General, ISO 9001, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
ISO 9001 – How to Make it Work
I received a call from a prospective customer. who explained that he’d bought a business which held an ISO 9001 certificate from a reputable...
Mar
12
2013
General, The Diary of an ISO Consultant
Horse Meat, Wine, and Breasts. – Why Standards Matter.
Image copyright Steve Cole. No unauthorised use. From time to time, a scandal emerges which reminds us that although we (supposedly) live in a...
Nov
26
2012
General, ISO 27001
BYOD Policy, Security Threats, and Eight Ways That ISO 27001 Security Certification Can Help
The whole Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trend seems to be “the perfect storm”, but perfectly addressable through the security issues ISO 27001...
Sep
11
2012
General, ISO 27001
Cost Effective ISO 27001 Certification and Why Most Companies Pay Too Much…
Occasionally, I'm shocked at what companies spend on ISO 27001 certification.. An MD recently told me he had been quoted £1500 a day for...