ISO Consultancy
Why choose ISO consultancy?
There are many reasons why you might need ISO consultancy, many businesses needed assistance with their UKAS accreditation whilst others might need support with their existing management system. Whatever support your need, our highly-experienced team of ISO consultants can help.
Our approach to ISO consultancy is no different to the one we adopt when supporting businesses with the implementation of a new management system. Ultimately, we believe in adopting a collaborative, supportive approach where our consultancy clients receive as much assistance as they require to achieve their goals. We will simplify the entire process, ensuring it remains straightforward and stress-free for you throughout.
Why might you need ISO consultancy?
You need Accredited Certification (UKAS, INAB etc).
You no longer have the skills in-house to effectively run a system.
You would like to explore the idea of Certification before committing to full Certification.
You want to improve your current systems.
You need help auditing your system.
You need to upgrade a standard to an updated version.
Our ISO expertise
Our consultant’s wealth of knowledge and expertise mean we can offer ISO consultancy for a wide range of certifications, some examples include:
- ISO 9001 Quality Management
- ISO 14001 Environmental Management
- ISO 27001 Information Security
- ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety
- ISO 17100 Translation
- ISO 22301 Business Continuity
- AS9100 Aerospace Quality Management
- BS EN 15713 Secure Destruction of Confidential Materials
- ISO 17020 Conformity Assessment
- BS 10012 Personal Information Management
- BS EN ISO 3834-1 Quality Management in the Field of Welding
These are only some examples. If you require consultancy for a Standard not listed above, please contact our team as we may still be able to support you.
How can we help you with Accredited Certification like UKAS?
Whilst we do not provide accredited certification, we can certainly support you through the process. This is one of the most common reasons a business requires ISO consultancy, as accredited certification providers are unable to offer assistance during the process. That’s why support from ISO consultants like ourselves is needed to help you achieve compliance and pass your audit the first time. We can be with you every step of the process and attend your Stage 1 and Stage 2 Assessments if needed. Once you have achieved accreditation, our support doesn’t have to end there. We can help you stay on track with regular support to ensure you continue to meet the requirements of your certification.
In most cases, non-accredited certification is enough for most businesses, and we always recommend checking whether non-accredited certification would suffice first, as accredited certification is often more expensive and takes longer to achieve. If needed, our team can help you determine whether accredited certification is required.
"NetCare is a relatively small company in the middle of the South Pacific. Our ISO 9001 & ISO 27001 Certifications had expired and lapsed by about 4 months. Though literally being halfway across the globe, the ISO QSL team, including our Auditor, were eager to help us get back on to the ISO track and provided us with all the assistance we needed at a time convenient for us to meet."
Ivan Whippy, Tech Support at NetCare Limited
What is the process?
To begin with, our consultant will visit you to conduct a non-committal GAP analysis. This helps us to identify where your business is now, what needs to be completed to reach your intended goal and how many days consultancy would be required. Whilst this is not a formal consultancy day, you will benefit from the advice and support of our consultant, which will also be sent to you in a formal report. Should you wish to proceed, we will provide additional consultancy to help you implement our findings.
Step 1
Contact us
Speak to our ISO experts to get your bespoke quote.
Step 2
Kick off meeting
Meet with your new account manager and get an overview of the next steps and support provided.
Step 3
GAP analysis
First meeting with your auditor who will identify works to be completed. The number of required consultancy days will also be agreed.
Step 4
Consultancy days booked
You’ll work on recommendations in between and during your consultancy days.
Step 5
Compliance achieved
We’ll let you know when you’re compliant and ready for your Stage 1 UKAS audit.
Step 6
Maintaining compliance
We can provide ongoing support for your UKAS certification, ensuring you’re always compliant.
FAQs
Certification providers are unable to offer both non-accredited and accredited certification. We've actively chosen to provide non-accredited certification because we are passionate about the support we can provide our clients and we really enjoy building relationships with them.
It's important to understand that both routes will provide you with the same management system, it's just who certificates you and how that is different:
- Accredited certification providers are assessed by national accredited bodies such as UKAS and INAB. They are unable to offer you any support during the implementation or ongoing management of your management system.
- Non-accredited providers like ours are not assessed or accredited by any national accreditation body. We are able to provide you with all the support you need at every step of the process. This is why our services are often required to support businesses through the accreditation process.
ISO certification shows your key stakeholders that you have a well-run business that has structure, is stable and ready for growth.
Each ISO standard has its own benefits, for example:
- ISO 9001 helps put your customers first
- ISO 27001 protects your systems, data and reputation
- ISO 14001 reduces your environmental impact
- ISO 45001 helps you protect your people
- ISO 22301 protects your business from disruption
Common benefits across all ISO standards include:
- Increased efficiency
- Reduced costs
- Improved customer satisfaction
- More engaged employees
- Reduced risks
- Reduced insurance premiums
- Helps with tendering
By maintaining an ISO certification you are proving your organisations commitment to achieving your objectives and increasing the credibility and customer confidence in your product or service.
The cost of our consultancy service varies depending on the size of your organisation and what support you require. Due to our proposals being bespoke, we do like to speak with our potential clients so as to get to know them a little better before providing them with costings.