Ringing in the changes: Re-defining our focus The Oxford Quality Centre has decided to change its trading name to “Qualitation” (as in QUALITy certificATION) to emphasise a few changes in our focus henceforth. No, we are not changing our people, our approach or our high level of operation. In our over 17 years of…
Celebrating World Standards Day A world without standards is a not a world we would want to live in. Communication between people and machines, collaboration between parts and products would not exist. Standards are not about cross-checking the length and curvature of your bananas, they are about securing a common language in technology and business.…
How to choose a quality standards certifier The subject of how to choose a quality standards certifier should be straight forward. As with choosing anything you need high performance and high standards from, look for the mark of accreditation. Official, accredited quality standards certifiers in the UK always display the UKAS mark of accreditation. Under…
Five reasons to get an ISO One of the key basis for acquiring an ISO standard should be to get a better set of procedures and working practices for ongoing improvement of the business. This being the main aim of the company, here are five alternative reasons to consider an ISO. 1: ISO to be…
Update to ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems – Getting Closer ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems, the world’s first management system to be focussed on the environment is currently being revised. As climate change and the impact of business on the environment is one of today’s major challenges to tackle, this revision will ensure relevance in…
How standards create value for your company – The success stories Following on from the previous blog where we demonstrated the framework that can bring economic benefits to your business by adopting Quality Standards, this blog will highlight those benefits with specific case studies. If you have a success story, following the implementation of Quality…
How can standards create value for your company? Of the companies that use Quality Standards and actively participate in the development of those Qualities, most see them as linked to their core business strategy and realise that standards bring benefits to their organisation. However, some are not as aware of the benefits and some perceive…
How Quality Management Certification helps when bidding for NHS contracts Having recently achieved success for the Northern Integrated Health Practice (NIHP), we noted that more and more private sector companies that wish to tender for NHS contracts are needing to demonstrate their competence with Quality Standards. ISO Founders, London 1946 Although accreditation to ISO Standards…
Testimonial from Northern Integrated Health Practice (NIHP) “As a company this felt like a journey that would be almost impossible to take. A huge investment of finance and time to commit to some of the highest quality standards set. Your Consultant carefully and with essential humility guided us through the process and allowed us all to learn what…