Tag: Continual Improvement

Mark 1 Business Systems – November Update

Welcome to our November update, another really busy one in the lead up to Christmas! With just a few weeks until many take some time off to enjoy the festive season, here’s what we have been up to. Quality Week was in November and a great opportunity for us to celebrate the very thing we…

World Quality Week – ISO 9001

It’s World Quality Week, and to celebrate, we are taking a closer look at ISO 9001 – the most widely-recognised quality management standard across the globe. Being certified to this standard shows an organisation’s commitment to providing a product or service that consistently meets its customers’ requirements. So what is ISO 9001? ISO 9001 is…

ISO Systems and the Auditing Process

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) accreditation is a clear statement that your organisation runs to an internationally recognised, consistent and competitive standard, and the process of gaining this can range from four months plus depending upon the current level of your business. In order to gain, and then maintain, your own certification, your organisation must…

ISO systems – the benefits

Using an ISO system (derived from the Greek word “isos”, meaning equal) can significantly reduce your organisation’s wastage of both time and money, creating clear structures against which you can check your quality management and support your submission of tenders At Mark 1, we’ve developed our tried and tested Titan System, providing a platform which…

Mark 1 Business Systems – May update

Welcome to our May update. We enjoyed a great end to the month of May with some fantastic weather over the bank holiday weekend after what had been an extremely wet few weeks! Restrictions were eased on 17th May meaning that indoor hospitality and entertainment were able to re-open which, considering the amount of rain…

Mark 1 Business Systems – April update

Welcome to our Monthly update… April has been an exciting month for the team at Mark 1, as this month marks the start of our gradual return to on-site Consultancy. Not only that, but we have also been very happy to welcome three new customers this month! Moving Forwards… We are continuing to do a…

Mark 1 Business Systems – January 2021

Welcome to our monthly update… The beginning of February marks an end to the first month of lockdown in 2021 and it is safe to say we have kicked off this year ‘full steam ahead’ having already completed 12 days of remote assistance during ISO assessment in January alone. Looking back to 2020, we clocked…

Mark1 Business Systems – November Update

Welcome to our monthly update… With the majority of November spent in lockdown it has felt like rather a long month for many. There has, however, been some very positive news this month in terms of the development of high efficacy Covid19 vaccines, including one developed in the UK by Oxford University in collaboration with…

Maintaining a Culture of Continual Improvement: Your Role as a Leader

Continual improvement is a requirement for many of the key ISO Management System standards and any company either aiming to achieve certification or who are looking to effectively maintain their existing systems, should look at this as a priority. Continual Improvement is an area that encompasses multiple aspects of your processes and procedures and should…