Transportation podcast

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.

Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen COP 15

16th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs

Lloyd’s Register COP 15 blog
LRQA Copenhagen links of the day:
December 17, 2009
December 16, 2009

Copenhagen Podcast Series
Episode 10, Interview with Paul Genoa, Nuclear Energy Institute
Episode 6 Final episode with Dr Anne-Marie Warris
Episode 5, Standards and Schemes interview with Madlen King, LRQA

Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series, Episode 6

6th Dec 2009 by Alex Briggs

Episode 6 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features an interview with the Lloyd’s Register Group’s leading global climate change expert, Dr Anne-Marie Warris. Anne-Marie was also the interviewee in episode 1 and episode 2, as well as being the interviewer for episode 4. In the episode in the series, Anne-Marie takes a look at the developments that have taken place over the past weeks that will have a direct effect on the COP 15 negotiations.

Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series, Episode 5, Standards and Schemes

30th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs

Episode 5 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features an interview with the Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) Global Climate Change Manager, Madlen King. Madlen talks about the importance of the COP 15 Copenhagen discussions for the Kyoto Protocol mechanisms, including CDM, JI and the EU ETS.
She also takes a look at the recent inclusion of the Aviation sector in the EU ETS.

Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series, Episode 4, ENERGY

23rd Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs

Episode 4 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features a discussion between Dr Anne-Marie Warris, the Lloyd’s Register Group’s leading climate change expert and Sean Cuthbert, Lloyd’s Register Energy’s climate change expert. Anne-Marie and Sean take a closer look at the key issues that the different elements within the energy sector will be watching during the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations in Copenhagen, December 7-18.

Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series, Episode 3, TRANSPORTATION

10th Nov 2009 by Alex Briggs

Episode 3 of the Lloyd’s Register Copenhagen Podcast Series features an interview with Anton van Himbergen, Principal Consultant for Lloyds Register Rail in Utrecht, Holland. In this interview, Anton talks about the climate change issues that the rail and road transport industries will be watching during the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP) negotiations in Copenhagen, December 7-18.
Anton talked about both the current situation for rail and road transport, as well as the most likely issues in the future, stating, ” It is important for the rail sector to focus on long-term sustainable planning to improve the climate friendliness of the railway system.”

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