ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management for your Organisation
Fircks offers training and consultancy for companies wishing to gain the coveted ISO9001 kite mark. We offer one off training courses (such as internal auditing) and full consultancy to gain your organisation ISO 9001 certification.
Companies with ISO 9001 are a cut above the competition. They can demonstrate that they run their business efficiently and meet all the criteria to guarantee customer satisfaction. This is important to prospective customers and is often essential when tendering for new contracts.
- Improve business resilience and continuity
- Encourage efficiency and reduces errors and waste
- Improve your success in tendering for contracts
We can help you on your journey to gaining this valuable quality mark. The project will be straightforward, clearly signposted from the start and all involved will find the project rewarding and enjoyable. We will give you everything you need to be assured of success.
At the end you will receive UKAS-accredited certification to ISO 9001:2015 and your business will be running smoother and have made efficiency gains along the way.
- Our USPs
- Our Strategy
STEP
01
The first contact
Understanding your requirements
We take a look at where your business wants to be compared to where it is today. This gap analysis identifies the tasks that need to be completing order for you to reach your goal.
STEP
02
The Consultation
We train you to standard
Tackling the tasks created by the gap analysis typically means modifying your existing ways of working and training staff in the new techniques. Targets are set and programmes put in place to achieve them.
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03
Final Checks
We ensure you're ready
Once your new way of working is established, we carry out an internal audit to check progress and identify any opportunities for improvement and make sure you are in shape for certification
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04
Apply for Standard
Become ISO Certified
You will be visited by a UKAS-accredited certification body to verify that your management system meets ISO standards. It is then time to publicise your success so clients and prospects know of your achievement
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the benefit of certification?
Better management of your business risks and opportunities leading to a stronger company. ISO 9001 is a prestigious award and gives potential clients the reassurance that they are dealing with a quality organisation. It will lead to more business enquiries and will help you meet tender criteria. Your staff will also benefit from the gains and become more motivated.
Do you offer any other quality certifications?
Yes we also manage MCS and FSC for our clients. See below for information about the Microgeneration Certification Scheme.
Is it difficult and time-consuming?
The project will be structured in logical progressive steps to fit around your work patterns. None of it is complex and by the end of it your organisation will be in a fitter state and more prepared for the risks and opportunities which face it.
It will take between 3 and 9 months depending on the size of your business.
Is it costly to implement?
No, in fact it will often reveal savings to be made in your processes. It will also improve your standing with prospects and customers leading to new business- by dealing with us directly you avoid costly middle-men. Also we do not charge VAT, this will save you even more if you are not VAT registered.
Is it suitable for small/micro businesses?
Yes! It can be applied to any organisation of any size. The simplicity or complexity of the management system will be proportional to that of the organisation it supports.
- The Microgeneration Certification Scheme
Fircks is now handling consultancy in the south west for heating and energy installers who are registered with the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) and/or The Green Deal. Since the recent retirement of Peter Coombe, many clients of PGC Systems Ltd have switched to Fircks and are pleased that this new service is as friendly, helpful and approachable as that which they previously enjoyed from Peter.
