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Management

ISO video shows how standards play a vital role in everyday lives

7th Jan 2011

This great video from ISO shows you how the variety of global standards contribute to the smooth running of our daily lives as people, businesses and governments.

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LRQA ensures ownership of ‘Business Assurance’ in new-look brand campaign

11th Nov 2010 by Sarah Whitworth

LRQA has renewed its commitment to ‘Business Assurance’ as the foundation of its brand, a move management believes better illustrates the wider benefits that their global service portfolio brings to the market.

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Webinar: FSSC 22000: the supply chain solution for food safety management

26th Oct 2010

Cor Groenveld hosted yet another successful LRQA food webinar, covering FSSC 22000. Available for viewing and downloading now!

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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.

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Webinar: FSSC 22000: the supply chain solution for food safety management and certification

Event: 21st Oct 2010 by Sarah Whitworth

This online webinar, taking place on the 21st October, features one of the world’s leading food safety experts, Cor Groenveld, talking about the global food standard FSSC 22000. REGISTER today!.

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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’.

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Good quality improves business performance; bad quality damages it

26th Jun 2010

Here is another great article, business and product quality consultant Tom Gaskell, looks at how good quality improves business performance and bad quality damages it and is costly in so many ways. The article looks at how you can audit yourself and continuously improve the way your business runs…

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Continuous Improvement – Plan, Do, Check, Act

25th Jun 2010

A great blog from Tom Gaskell looks at the fundamental principle at the heart of many quality management systems, “Plan – Do – Check – Act”, first championed by Deming in the 1950’s.

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Quality Beyond Compliance

Event: 2nd Nov 2010 – 5th Nov 2010

The title of the BARQA 2010 Annual Conference is ‘Quality Beyond Compliance’. The full conference programme will include plenary and parallel sessions, together with workshops and networking opportunities.

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PDS achieve ISO 9001 and EN 1433:2002 – Case Study

30th Apr 2010

Case study from LRQA and PDS on PDS’s achievement of ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Standard (Sept 2008) and 89/106/EEC Construction Products Directive to EN 1433:2002.

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