22 Jul, 2014
RP Translate Limited are based In Bristol and began in 1993 and matured into a limited company in 1997.
They have recently achieved their ISO 27001:2013 Information Security management standard.
RP Translate specialises in global translation solutions for the Market Research Industry.
Their aim, quite simply, is to be the world’s premier language service provider for the Market Research sector. Their relationship with you, their clients, is what will get them there.
For more information on help they can help your business, contact the team on 0117 379 0400, email or visit their website
“Ruth Partington, Director (far left), Keah Murphy, Management Representative (middle), John Temple, Director (right) of RP Translate Limited being presented with their ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System Certificate.
Planit Products Limited Trading As Toastabags are based in Malvern, Worcestershire and were founded in 2006.
They have recently achieved their ISO 9001:2008 Quality management system.
They are a manufacturer of innovative cookware and house ware products. They are the home of the original Toastabags.
Planit Products ever evolving and growing portfolio of products means that they always have something new and exciting to offer; with many of them patented and trademarked the range of items are truly individually innovative.
For more information on the company, or to purchase any of their products for the workplace, kitchen, home and garden – contact 01684 574797, email or visit their website
Lindens confidential are based in Luton were founded in 2014.
They have achieved their ISO 9001:2008 Quality management standard.
Lindens Confidential is a company offering a premium destruction service for all confidential or sensitive documents and goods, covering Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire and North London. Lindens Confidential offer a professional and reliable confidential waste destruction service to give you peace of mind that your business or organisation is complying with the key principles of the Data Protection Act.
The services they provide include:
For more information on how Lindens Confidential can help your business, contact Andrew on 0800 999 4887, email or visit their website.
Pictured from left to right, Rick Allard, Senior Assessor, ISO Quality Services Limited and Andrew Pegg, Owner, Lindens Technical and Environmental Limited T/A Lindens Confidential
As many as 10,000 NHS patients may have been affected by a series of data protection breaches by a private firm.
A leaked report from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) revealed patient data was stored unencrypted by Birmingham company Diagnostic Health.
The company, which carries out ultrasound scans for the NHS, said it had voluntarily suspended services.
Diagnostic Health added it had now completed an action plan that had been agreed with the ICO.
The data protection breaches date back to June 2013.
The Care Quality Commission watchdog was alerted to the breaches last year by a whistle-blower and passed them on to the Stafford and Surrounds CCG, which commissioned services from the firm.
The CCG’s Chief Executive said: “We conducted our own investigation. There were concerns of a serious nature so we informed the information commissioner.”
Diagnostic Health first won a contract from the now defunct South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust.
It was soon providing scans from GP surgeries to clients in Staffordshire, The Wirral, Kent and Medway, Berkshire and West Yorkshire. In March 2014 it was approved to supply services to Wandsworth.
Stolen computer
While the ICO refused to show the BBC its report, a leaked copy showed Diagnostic Health was aware it was breaching data protection guidelines by 26 June 2013, but continued adding to the database until 22 July.
The ICO audit, prepared in the summer, revealed a company laptop stolen from a member of staff’s home had not been originally reported to the information commissioner.
It also showed staff at the company shared the same password to access files on a web-based storage account.
GP referrals, meanwhile, were being emailed directly to staff inboxes, while there was no audit trail of who accessed the system and when.
At the time of the ICO report, Diagnostic Health was also unable to delete personal data from an ex consultant’s laptop and had no control as to how it was being used.
The data controller at University Hospital Birmingham, said that that they were shocked by the findings and that there was a secure electronic system, called N3, that should be used to send all patient data.
“I think that it is extremely sad and I would be shocked that patient records were on the Google drive. That is not how NHS patient records should be handled.”
As recently as December, the CQC reported that Diagnostic Health’s record systems were still not compliant.
Two out of 10 staff records did not contain a CRB check. There was also no record of some staff being registered with their professional body.
Action plan
The BBC made its first request to see the Information Commissioner’s report into Diagnostic Health using the Freedom of Information Act in November.
The Information Commissioner refused to provide it on the basis that there was an on-going investigation and that it would prejudice its “regulatory functions”.
In March, it refused again, saying its investigation had been completed and there was to be no further action.
While NHS organisations have to allow an investigation, the ICO said audits of private firms were on a “consensual” basis and the publication of any report or summary required the firm’s consent.
Stafford and Surrounds CCG confirmed that it believed Diagnostic Health was now compliant, but the company had not yet begun providing scans in Staffordshire.
Hydromx® is a new Energy Saving Solution for use in Heating and/or Cooling systems to make them more efficient. Hydromx uses Nano Thermo Technology to transfer heat 37% better than water! Implementation is achieved simply by replacing the water in the heating or cooling system, for example in your radiators. It is that easy and that quick. The system immediately becomes more efficient reducing carbon emissions, cutting gas consumption and slashing costs.
For anyone looking to meet the continuous improvement challenge of the ISO14001 Environmental Management, or in fact any business looking to save money and help towards combating climate change, Hydromx is a quick win. There are no infrastructure changes, minimal/no disruption to your business and immediate results. Hydromx is the ONLY heat transfer fluid with a return on investment, not just a cost.
A Gloucestershire company has already benefited from using Hydromx.
Forest Green Rovers, in Nailsworth, is the most sustainable football club in the UK having achieved the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) gold standard for environmental performance in 2013. Forest Green Rovers FC saved 30% heating their stadium last year, thanks to Hydromx. That’s a reduction of 18.3 tonnes of CO2, or as Trevor Saunders, FGR FC Operations Director puts it, “in football terms equivalent to the carbon absorbed by over 4 football pitches of trees”.
For more information on Hydromx® and the cost / environmental changes it could make to YOUR business, please contact Claire or Pete at PBA Energy Solutions via email or on 0823 543 5421.
Here at ISO Quality Services Ltd we understand the importance of training and are pleased to offer the following courses in support of your ISO Management Systems:
Quality Manager Training
Tuesday 9th September 2014 – Full Day Course
Quality Manager training will cover the following topics, as well as allowing for question & answer sessions on the day:
Per Delegate £295.00 plus VAT
Environmental Manager Training
*Date Change* – Now Wednesday 22nd October 2014 – Full Day Course
Environmental Manager training will cover the following key topics, as well as allowing for question & answer sessions on the day:
Per Delegate £295.00 plus VAT*
Health & Safety Risk Assessment Training
Thursday 26th November 2014 – 9.00 – 15.00
We are pleased to offer a training course for you and your staff on Health and Safety Risk Assessments, which will assist in dispelling myths and explain in very easy terms, how to approach them.
Our highly experienced trainer will cover the following topics:
Per Delegate £225 plus VAT*
Internal Auditor Training
Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th November 2014
Internal Auditing training is a 2 day course covering the following topics, as well as allowing for question & answer sessions on the day:
Per Delegate £395.00 plus VAT*
All prices are inclusive of course material and refreshments and we offer a multi booking discount should you wish to book more than one place on a course. Please ask for details.
Sounds interesting? Do you want to know more?
For further details of each course and others that we offer, please visit our website at www.isoqsltd.com/training
To book your place please call 01905 670303 or email our Training Co-ordinator debbie@isoqsltd.com
Social networks scored high in a new report on website privacy and security, whilst news companies scored the lowest.
Twitter has nabbed the No. 1 spot for the second year in a row as the most trustworthy consumer website (according to a new report from the Online Trust Alliance). Other companies that joined Twitter in the top ten, included Netflix, Walmart, Zulily, and Sony Electronics.
The OTA reviewed 800 retailer, banking, news, government, and social networking websites across three categories. They were domain and brand protection, privacy, and security. Of the 800 websites, only 30% made the honor roll. About half (53%) failed in at least one of the three categories, the report said.
While half of the top 50 social networking and sharing sites made OTA’s honor roll list – the highest percentage among the sectors – its number had surprisingly decreased by two percentage points each year since 2012. However, the report attributed the dips to more stringent scoring requirements.
“The Social 50 outpaced all other sectors. Their high scores are in part a reflection of system architectures that are much more homogeneous and integrated,” the report said.
Social networks and sharing sites scored higher than the other sectors in adoption of email authentication, at nearly 100%, and honoring of Do Not Track browser settings, which it led with 8% adoption. Social networks lagged in other privacy practices, however, including privacy solutions for third-party data collection (16%), and logged the highest rate for data breach and loss incidents (18%).
Other sites that made the Social Top 50 honor roll include AOL, Blogger, Dropbox, Foursquare, Instagram, MySpace, Pinterest, WordPress, Yahoo, and YouTube. Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr, and Zynga made the honor roll for their third consecutive year. To be able to qualify for the honor roll, sites must have received a composite score of 80% or more and at least 55% in each of the main categories, the report said.
The News 50 sector, which debuted on the list this year, scored poorly in most categories, the report found, and named only two sites to its honor roll: Google News and the New York Times. “Their low scores are attributed to several issues, including third-party data collection, indefinite data retention policies, and failure to encrypt their registration or login screens with SSL, leaving personal data exposed and ripe for abuse,” the report said.
Here at ISO Quality Services Limited we like to do our bit for Charity and on Monday 9th June 2014 we got out our red clothes for the British Heart Foundation.
One of our local clients Steve Johnson from Stepway Building Services Ltd is cycling from London (London Clapham Common) to Brighton (Madeira Drive). A gruelling 54 miles in aid of the Charity! We decided to support him and the charity by doing our bit to raise money.
The British Heart Foundation is the UK’s number one heart charity. Founded in 1961 the foundation has been going for over 50 years and has already done so much for heart diseases such as Coronary Heart disease which is the UK’s biggest killer. Thousands of research projects are taking place all over the UK to fight heart disease, not just for a cure but preventative action, symptoms, treatment and lifesaving skills!
Pictured: The team at ISO Quality Services Ltd after digging deep in their wardrobes!
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Greater Birmingham Business Expo
Date of Event: 15 / 08/ 2014
Cost: FREE -Members and Non-Members welcomed
Time: 12.00 – 16:30
Venue: Macdonald Burlington Hotel, 126 New Street, Birmingham, B2 4JQ
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Event Description
The largest networking event of the year with the opportunity to make new connections and catch up with existing contacts. This event provides the opportunity to raise your business profile and showcase your products and services.
Delegates attending will be from a wide range of business sectors from across the Greater Birmingham region. You will receive a delegate list at registration and will have free access to a ‘meet me board’ in order to make your networking targeted and effective.
Receive a free case of wine or a £50 Marks & Spencer’s Voucher…..the choice is yours!
(To qualify for this you must refer a successful lead).
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