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Managing supply chains post Brexit
Malcolm Harrison, Group CEO of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS), talks to Daniel Moore about how Brexit will impact supply chains and logistics in 2021.
Can your tendering process build potential failure into your project?
Dave Sheedy, CQP MCQI, Quality Assurance Manager at ArcelorMittal Kent Wire Ltd, UK, explains the life-saving importance of suppliers producing the correct accreditation for the latest construction quality standards.
The impact of Covid-19 on careers in quality
Jessica Plested leads the quality recruitment team at Shirley Parsons and has been working throughout the pandemic alongside her colleagues Ethan Baddeley and Emily Swindlehurst who both specialise in quality recruitment across all sectors. We asked Jessica to let us know how the jobs market has been affected by Covid-19.
What makes our team a winner?
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
Enhancing construction through digital technology
Ian Mills and Mike Buss speak to Alicia Dimas about how new technologies are changing the construction industry and helping quality managers to better perform their jobs.
A client-centric quality culture
Arlene Ollano-Aguilar, BSc Eng, Six Sigma, IRCA-certified QMS Lead Auditor and Quality Manager for Faithful+Gould, member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, talks about how a quality approach can help a company improve its operations and adapt to clients’ demands.
Ensuring quality for the Thames Tideway Tunnel
In this sponsored feature, Karen Young, head of quality at Tideway, explains how the whole organisation, from managers to clients, is committed to quality and how this affects their most recent project.
Whole process improvement in construction projects
Helen Soulou, CQP FCQI, quality manager at Heathrow Airport, explains how the quality toolbox can transform a culture of snag lists and rework.
How I’m engaging 1,000 employees in ISO 9001:2015
Kelsey Hopkinson, group environmental compliance manager at Places for People, explains how her organisation is transitioning to the revised standard for quality management systems.
The cost of rework: Finding the key to improving productivity in construction
Seán Connolly, the quality leader at Expanded, a Laing O'Rourke company, asks whether reducing rework is the key to improving productivity in construction.