The Inclusive Service Kitemark has been launched by BSI to assist vulnerable consumers. We speak to Natasha Bambridge, Global Consumer Promise Practice Director at BSI, about how the Kitemark will help protect and support consumers.  

From keen gardeners to large-scale farmers, compost is a vital component in maintaining soil health and promoting growth.

Jeff Ruddle, Strategic Development Director at UKAS, outlines the organisation’s recently-launched UKAS CertCheck, a database of more than 300,000 management systems certifications issued worldwide by UKAS-accredited certification bodies.

Emma Winsor CQP MCQI, Audit Manager for the international aerospace, defence and security company Babcock International Group at the Devonport Royal Dockyard Ltd in Plymouth, UK, outlines the changes to auditing in the nuclear sector as a result of the pandemic.   

Dave Ramsay, Continuous Improvement Manager for wilko hardware stores, has been on a quality apprenticeship journey, achieving his Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

Three ISO standards have recently been introduced to give guidance around our ageing society. We speak to Kim Chaplain, Associate Director for Work at the Centre for Ageing Better, about how one standard in particular, ISO 25550, can help employers retain and recruit older workers.

Chris Hosking, Head of Safety, Quality and Environment, Marshall Aerospace, discusses the mission-critical role of quality in the aerospace sector. 

The Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced the central role played by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).

The use of online healthcare accelerated drastically during the pandemic and ISO 13131 was updated last year to regulate standards. We speak to John Sweeney, CEO of Health Care Informed, about the need for the updated standard.  

Gary Hibberd, fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, examines the changes to ISO/IEC 27002:2022 and the impact of the ‘upgrade’ for quality professionals working with ISO/IEC 27001:2013.