Features
From exclusive tours inside top organisations, to interviews with industry experts and opinion pieces written by quality innovators, read the latest features to improve your knowledge and understanding.
Maintaining PPE quality when lead times are slashed
Ben Fear, CEO of a medical devices supplier, reflects on the life-and-death challenge of keeping standards high during the past two challenging years.
Digging deep towards integration: Wessex Archaeology
An archaeological services company has encouraged employees to volunteer as auditors as part of the journey to implement ISO 45001 and integrate it with an existing quality management system. We spoke to Wessex Archaeology’s Quality Director, Linda Coleman PCQI, and some of her colleagues, to find out more.
How the International Water Association aims to keep the taps running
Water companies need to take a balanced approach to managing long-term urban infrastructure in a sustainable way, says the International Water Association’s Rita Brito.
How quality can improve supply chain business performance
The global supply crisis means many organisations need to focus on building better partnerships with high-quality suppliers, says Bob Hughes CQP FCQI .
Raising and auditing ESG standards – from Lima to London
Find out how applying internationally recognised standards, such as B Corp, is supporting the development of a South American health food business.
Quality in a fourth industrial revolution world
Accredited conformity assessment is an effective way to maintain standards among the emerging technologies that make up the so-called fourth industrial revolution, argues Jeff Ruddle, Strategic Director at UKAS.
The vital role of UKAS accreditation in Covid-19 testing
UK Covid-19 testing laboratories should all be accredited, whether in the public or private sector, to maintain standards and create consumer confidence. However, some private laboratories are slipping through the net.
Keeping quality at the heart of care and support services
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK, Ability Housing Association had to work out how to keep its residents safe – and make them feel safe, as CEO Jeff Skipp explains.
Why military veterans make good auditors
Mark Walsh CQP MCQI, Technical Director at Q-SYS Solutions, argues that a military background can be an asset for auditing.
The continuing relevance of ISO 9004
ISO 9004 should be seen as more than pure guidance if it is to help ensure standards for today’s organisations, says Richard Green, Senior Consultant at Kingsford Consultancy Services.
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