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Meet the Lead Auditor: Brenda Clurr
Brenda Clurr is a South African Lead Auditor and a management systems consultant. Here, she reveals her top tips for winning new jobs.
Who is making the transition?
Our global survey shows that auditors are taking IRCA Certified Transition Training to improve their employability and stay on the register.
The dangers of cowboy certification
In an extract from Quality World magazine (June 2017), Rob Fenn, CQP FCQI, chief executive of the British Assessment Bureau, reveals how cowboy certification is threatening the reputation of ISO 9001:2015 and the industry. He speaks to UKAS about the value of accreditation and the pitfalls for organisations tempted to cut corners.
Fish Fraud: How the Marine Stewardship Council tackles unregulated fishing
In the early 1990s the impact of overfishing on the marine environment and on seafood supplies was reaching a critical point. This year the Marine Stewardship Council is celebrating its 20th anniversary and the picture is looking far healthier. In an extract from June's Quality World magazine, Dina Patel speaks to supply chain standards director Michael Platt and manager Jaco Barendse to discover how they are leading the sustainable seafood movement.
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.
Meet the Fellow: Steven Moir on his ISO 9001 transition journey
Steven Moir, CQP FCQI, is the quality and compliance manager, and part of the extended leadership team within DigiPlex. Here, he explains why transition to ISO 9001:2015 is important.
Getting value from your supply chain
Bob Hughes, CQP FCQI, explains why an organisation’s products and services are only as good as its supply chain.
Best of the CQI eLibrary: environmental management
Read five of the latest journal articles on environmental management for quality professionals
IT project communication as a quality risk
George Roussos, senior project engineer at NG Bailey, says good communication could improve quality and reduce defects costs for the construction industry
Behind the scenes: revising ISO 9004
Mark Braham, FCQI CQP, reports from Rotterdam where he was the CQI category A liaison for ISO/TC 176, the committee revising the quality management standard.