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The business case for ISO management system standards, 9001, 14001, 45001 and 27001...
If you are looking for resources to build a business case, contact us for help and advice... General ISO resources for business case...
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Jun 8, 20231 min read


ISO 14001 and 45001 - Do you need to build a legal register?
Are you being asked to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of your organisation's environmental compliance obligations? What about H&S...
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May 26, 20231 min read


Beware the threat landscape
ISO/IEC 27001 (IEC is the International Electrotechnical Commission) is the world’s best-known standard for information security...
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May 10, 20231 min read


CQI and IRCA
Congratulations to our Lead Consultant, Gary Ruffhead, for the achievement of one of his goals to be regarded by IRCA as a Principal...
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Apr 14, 20231 min read


The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has sponsored the free giveaway!
ISO 50005:2021 Energy management systems - Guidelines for a phased implementation 100,000 copies of this standard are being sponsored by...
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Dec 22, 20221 min read


Process modelling and mapping in action
It was a productive process modelling workshop at Andusia this month, working on the process design of our ISO 9001 & 14001 management...
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Nov 18, 20221 min read


See our latest testimonial
“I approached GPR PS Ltd to assist with the implementation of ISO9001 into our business; I had no prior experience with the QMS system...
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Oct 28, 20221 min read


ISO 27001 has changed
Continued harmonisation with other management systems standards e.g. clause 6.3 change introduced. The main change is with Annex A...
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Oct 26, 20221 min read


ISO Survey 2021 - Results are out...
The first thing to note is that the survey is not mandatory, however, there is consistency among those that participate. The following...
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Oct 26, 20221 min read


World Standard day 2022
Standards, certification, testing, inspection and accreditation, help businesses to reduce costs, increase productivity and access markets
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Oct 14, 20221 min read


How using ISO can improve confidence in your business and the supply chain
Hosted by Gary Ruffhead, Principal Consultant, GPR Professional Services and with a chance to hear from Steve Randall, Development...
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Sep 23, 20221 min read


ISO internal audit scope and criteria (what is the difference)
First, the audit objective should be consistent with the overall audit programme objectives e.g. to assist in achieving conformity...
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Aug 20, 20221 min read


Are you looking for a tool to help manage your business risk and exploit opportunities?
We have published some guidance on risk management, in part, this has been developed from experience when working with our clients. It is...
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Jul 1, 20221 min read


Guidance on auditing 'competence' to ISO 9001 has been updated...
QMS audit checklist, how to prepare employees for ISO audit
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Jun 13, 20221 min read


World Accreditation Day 9/6/22
For us this is about conformity assessment in the context of management systems standards, see our short video on accredited...
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Jun 9, 20221 min read


World Environment Day 2022 and ISO 14001
The benefits to business and the intended outcomes of having a certified environmental management system are well documented. Just some...
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Jun 5, 20221 min read
Testimonials
Looking back over the last couple of years, it's been a privilege to work with so many high-calibre and resilient clients over these...
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Jun 1, 20221 min read


ISO management systems and the process approach
When discussing 'process management' there is often a myriad of interchangeable references such as process map, flow chart, swim lane...
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Apr 11, 20221 min read


What's happening with one of the most popular ISO standards this year?
ISO release survey results each year on the uptake of certification; 9001, 14001, and 45001 remain high, however, the uptake of 27001...
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Jan 3, 20221 min read


Media rich information
Over the coming weeks and months, we will be publishing a series of informative videos aiming to help our existing and new clients with...
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Oct 27, 20211 min read
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