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The benefits of achieving certification for GDPR compliance

Published: 3 Sep 2019

Ray Woodford, UK product manager at SGS, explains what happened at the company's recent event at King’s College, London, on the importance of ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management and BS 10012 Personal Information Management in relation to GDPR compliance.

Meet the new Fellows

Published: 7 Aug 2019

Three of the CQI’s latest members to regrade as Fellows talk to Alicia Dimas about the reasons behind their applications, the process and what advice they would like to give to future applicants

BaxterStorey: Our sustainability journey

Published: 2 Aug 2019

Henry Cawson, Sustainability Manager at hospitality provider Baxterstorey, reveals how the company is improving its sustainability practices by transitioning to ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management Certification‎.

David Hutchins celebrates gold anniversary as CQI member

Published: 31 Jul 2019

David Hutchins, CQP FCQI, Chairman and Principal at David Hutchins International, is marking 50 years as a member of the CQI, the same year the Institute celebrates its centenary. Alicia Dimas, from the CQI, talks to him about being involved with the organisation and how he discovered the benefits of the Japanese approach to quality early in his career

Let’s get Brazil talking about quality!

Published: 22 Jul 2019

The quality profession wants to be heard in Brazil. That is why the Brazilian Academy for Quality is working to make senior managers understand how important quality management is for their businesses’ success. Basilio Dagnino, CQP FCQI, former President of the Brazilian Academy for Quality, talks to Alicia Dimas about how the Academy is promoting quality management and what challenges quality professionals face in the country

Meet the fellow: Ian Dalling

Published: 12 Jul 2019

Ian Dalling, CQP FCQI, Chair of the CQI’s Integrated Management special interest group, and Managing Director at Unified Management, speaks to Dina Patel about his experiences in the profession.

What makes our team a winner?

Published: 8 Jul 2019

After being awarded Quality Team of the year in the International Quality Awards 2018, David Sanders, Business Improvement Manager at Costain, shares what he believes makes his team exemplary in its field. He outlines eight key elements for the success of Costain’s Business Improvement Team which could be applied to any quality team

An everyday quality assurance service

Published: 5 Jul 2019

Ernesto Quider, CQP FCQI, Health Group Quality Systems Manager/Pathology Quality Manager at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, winners of the Quality Team of the Year Award at the 2018 International Quality Awards, talks to Alicia Dimas, from the CQI, about the team’s achievements and challenges

Accreditation 4.0: Adapting to a new revolution

Published: 26 Jun 2019

Mark Bohun, Commercial Director at UKAS, explains how technology and consumer behaviour are influencing the way we perceive risk and assess the safety of a product or service.

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