04 March 2021
Dame Judith Hackett, of the Grenfell enquiry, has released a statement about the new Building Safety Regulator, which looks like the good news that certified fabricators of structural metalw...
20 April 2020
Introduction to ISO 3834 ISO 3834 is an international standard that ensures that quality is built-in to welding processes, so that manufacturers of metalwork don’t have to rely on inspe...
22 February 2017
What is ISO 45001? ISO 45001 is the international standard for the management of safety & occupational health at work that takes a process approach to the management of safety risks. Th...
22 January 2016
Frequently asked questions about ISO management systemsWhat are the benefits of a certified ISO management system?It is widely recognised that companies with fully (UKAS) accredited systems ...
18 December 2015
What is a Declaration of Performance? A clue to the purpose of a Declaration of Performance is its title. When a construction product falls within the scope of the Construction Products Re...
27 October 2015
Scope of the changes involved in ISO 9001:2015 ISO 9001:2015 was released for use in September this year and has been written around a standard format that makes it easier to integrate wit...
10 October 2014
EN 1090-1, UKCA, UKNI & CE marking of structural metalwork EU & UK Law on approved marking of construction products The Construction Products Regulation (CPR) was placed on the sta...
24 September 2014
Why businesses should seriously consider their approach to ISO 14001 If I had a pound for every time a business leader said to me "We want you to help us get certification to ISO 14001 so t...
05 September 2014
DEFRA's Flexible Framework & how it connects with BS 8903 One of the legacies of the 2012 London Olympics is a drive by Government to more achieve a more sustainable construction supply...