In partnership with www.qualitymatters.co.uk the next date for an ISO 9001:2008 Internal Auditor Course is the 12th & 13th May 2011 and will be held in Colchester. The course is £315 plus VAT.
For further information please contact IMS on 01376 500068 or visit our main website www.imsworld.org. Alternatively, contact Quality Matters directly on 01621 868767.
A number of changes have been made to the IMS website; additional comments from client’s have been included onto the customer satisfaction page and some of the comments have been added to a number of other pages.
A number of new documents have been added to the Documents page which include some UKAS brochures which you may wish to use for awareness training and raising the profile of using UKAS Accredited Certification/Inspection Bodies.
One of the major changes are the links at the bottom of each page, IMS now have a Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook page and you can sign up to follow us on any of these by simply clicking the buttons. You will also find the links to the right hand side of the blog page.
Social Media is a growing form of communication and allows for instant updates on the go. We will aim to bring relevant information to our clients which they may not generally have access to, some of this will include industry changes and potential business leads.
If you haven’t already got an account with either of the social media tools you can sign up for free by clicking on the links on our website or blog.
If you have any issues during the signing up process then please do not hesitate to contact us.
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) is the Sole Appointed National Accreditation Body within the United Kingdom.
On the 9th July 2008 the EU Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted the EU Regulation 765/08 on Accreditation and Market Surveillance.
With effect from the 1st January 2010, the EU Regulation established a legal framework for the provision of accreditation services across Europe. The Department for Business Innovation & Skills appointed the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) as the UK’s NAB.
UKAS are signatories to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), the European Co-operation on Accreditation (EA) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation (ILAC).
If you are responsible for ensuring your business is certified make sure the certification body you select is accredited by UKAS. UKAS Accreditation provides assurance in the market as UKAS accredited certification bodies operate to recognised standards. The accreditation process provides consumers with the confidence that the quality of the service they procure is of a consistently high standard.
Choosing a UKAS Accredited Certification and/or Inspection Body adds a number of benefits to your business which include:
IMS International LLP are accredited by UKAS (Certification Body number 078) for ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, AS9100 Rev B, AS9120 and ISO 9001:2008 TickIT.
Reliance Technical Service Ltd are accredited by UKAS (Inspection Body number 0430) for ISO 17020 inspections. Reliance are also a Notified Body (NB 2141) for the Safety of Toys for Europe.
Dongguan Testing Laboratory are accredted by CNAS (Testing Laboratory Number 3783) for the testing of toys to EN71 for the Safety of Toys.
For further information on the IMS group and the services we provide, visit our main website www.imsworld.org