Intercede achieves top industry standard
23rd Sep 2011
Intercede Limited has been approved by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) to ISO 9001 with TickIT Guide Issue 5 management system standards.
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LRQA Business Assurance certifies Repsol YPF to ISO 50001
16th Sep 2011
Repsol YPF has today announced in a press statement that their A Coruña Refinery is the first in the world to be awarded ISO 50001 for Energy Management.
LRQA Business Assurance Food Podcast Series, Episode 1
1st Feb 2011 by Alex Briggs
Cor Groenveld, one of the world’s leading food safety experts and LRQA’s Global Product Manager for food services, kicks off this podcast series with his thoughts on a range of food safety and food supply chain topics.
Cor talks about the two global food safety events coming up this month as well as the importance of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and finally the changes taking place in the USA regarding food safety.
Food Safety and IT Security fastest growing Management System Standards
5th Jan 2011 by Alex Briggs
According to the latest ISO survey, ISO 22000 (Food Safety Management System Standard) certification is up 70% year on year, with ISO/IEC 27001 (IT Security Management System Standard) certification being up by 40% in 2009 as compared to 2008.
To find out more about the value of independent, third-party certification, visit www.lrqa.com/businessassurance
ISO 9001 Certifications top 1 Million Globally
4th Jan 2011 by Alex Briggs
The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has announced that over one million ISO 9001 certificates have now been issued globally. The latest ISO survey (published in October 2010) includes information through the end of 2009 and shows that certificates have now been issued in 178 countries.
For more information, visit www.iso.org
Wabtec/LRQA IRIS certification case study
8th Nov 2010 by Alex Briggs
The Wabtec Corporation is a leading supplier of value-added, technology-based products and services for rail, transit and other global industries. Wabtec has about 50 manufacturing plants, service centers and sales offices in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, Asia, Australia and South America and about 5,000 employees.
In this podcast, Bruce Thomas, Wabtec’s Quality Manager, talked to us about IRIS certification, how LRQA Business Assurance helps Wabtec meet stakeholder expectations and the importance of a robust assessment process.
Green-washing builds cynicism, how can hotels convince stakeholders they are sincere?
12th Oct 2010
A recent article from The Asian Hotel & Catering Times, September 2010, looks at how green-washing builds cynicism in both staff and guests, which may damage the brand. Ruth Williams looks into how hotels can convince stakeholders they are sincere.
LRQA Business Assurance at Work -ISO 14001 delivers ‘a ten-fold payback’ for ALcontrol Laboratories
19th Jul 2010
A recent article in the ‘Environmentalist’ is by Health Safety and Environment Manager David Doherty and looks the benefits they has experienced by implementing ISO 14001 at his company. He says that the process has delivered ‘a ten-fold payback’.
CEO’s and Sustainability
14th Jul 2010 by Alex Briggs
A new study by Accenture in Sustainability Magazine shows that 93% of global corporation CEO’s believe that sustainability will be critical to their future success, 78% say that sustainability is now viewed as a source of revenue growth and 72% said that stakeholder education is critical.
Words into Actions – moving from inspections to process based Assessments
18th Feb 2010
ISO 22000, PAS 220 and FSSC 22000 are changing the world of Food Safety Management Systems (FSMS) assessments.
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