ISO 9001 Consultants – Economical ISO 9001 Consultancy, Consulting Services, Certification & Accreditation

RKMS will save you time and provide you with an economical, accredited and certified quality system that will enable you to grow your business, reach more service users, an ISO 9001 consultant to improve profits and ROI – AS QUICKLY & COST EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE. | View Supported ISO Standards

Step 1 – Preparing For ISO 9001

a) Please send us an enquiry and a consultant will get in touch within 24 hours to assess your requirements.

b) The variables explored will include the:

– standard you wish to obtain certification for
– timescales required for certification
– nature of your organisation
– markets you serve and / or your key stakeholders
– size of your organisation eg number of facilities, locations and employees

Systems & Working Practices Assessment

1. If fortunate to receive your instruction, a consultant will contact you to arrange an initial exploratory assessment visit
2. We will meet with your organisation’s team to understand your business
3. Organisational processes will be Identified & documented
4. A variance analysis will be conducted to identify where you comply or do not comply with ISO 9001
5. Guidance will be given on how best to integrate ISO 9001 within your current systems & working practices
6. If required, working with your team we will evolve processes suited to your organisation and make “benchmarking” recommendations
7. We will then begin working on your Quality Management System to bring it in line with the requirements.

Creating Your Quality Management System

1. Designated members of your team will be receive training on the use of the IssoSmart Cloud QMS Management system from an an ISO expert consultant which will provide all the documentation needed to comply with the ISO standard or standards being targeted
2. IssoSmart includes a manual, user guide, procedures, forms & registers
3. Our consultants will providing coaching on its practical use to enable your organisation to build its own system or let RKMS do all the work for you
4. When RKMS receive instructions to create the entire QMS, we work closely with your team, then plan, timeline & organise all ISO 9001 QMS project implementation actions
5. We encourage meaningful input from your implementation team that is so important in gaining “buy in” for the new system to ensure a smooth assimilation into your organisation
6. All requisite ISO 9001 documentation is then developed to create the quality management system (QMS)

1. 4 months after the new QMS became operational in your organisation, an a consultant will visit once more to carry out thorough internal audits on your processes and procedures to ascertain if the system / staff are working effectively in accordance with ISO 9001
2. We will then hold a review with senior management to consider the findings from the audits which identify deviations from the ISO 9001 standard which need to be rectified
3. After the new system is deemed in compliance, we arrange for an external assessment of your QMS to be carried out by an assessment organisation certified by UKAS
4. Once the assessment body are satisfied that your QMS complies with ISO 9001, an official certificate of registration will be awarded which can be used to inform existing clients, identified in tenders and promoted to prospective customers
5. Key members of your team will also receive Lead Auditor training which confers a the regulated Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance Level 3 Award in Effective Auditing and Inspection (RQF)

The purpose of the ISO is to provide meaningful benefits from its practical standards which cover nearly all sectors of activity including quality management systems, manufacturing, transport, distribution, construction, the environment, mechanical engineering, energy, agriculture, services, information and communication technologies, medical devices and conformity assessment. As for the 9001 quality standard itself, it is globally recognised with more that 1 million companies that are certified to it. And in 2012, the standard reached its 25 anniversary of operation.

The 9001 standard for quality management systems defines the requirements for creating, maintaining and managing a quality system in order to manage and control processes to achieve the end goal of better customer service for instance by underpinning the requirements of EN 1090 1. A professional consultant satisfies more customers by complying their requirements more effectively:

Improving the manner in which an organisation conducts business

– Enables organisations to compete across global markets
– Enhance access to new service users and customers
– Increase the confidence customers have in your organisation
– Reduce rework cost, scrap & waste to minimal levels
– Improve the “bottom line” profitability of the organisation

1. Benefits For Users & Customers

Users and customers benefit by obtaining services and products which:

– Meet or exceed the requirements for their needs
– Are cost effective
– Are readily available as and when they need them
– Are reliable and dependable
– Are straightforward to maintain

2. Benefits For Employees

People in organisation can benefit because:

– There is better flow and control of operational processes
– Enhanced health and safety
– Improved “working conditions”
– Enhanced morale
– Better job satisfaction

3. Benefits For Society

Our society realises the following benefits:

– Greater utility from the products & services it buys
– Compliance with beneficial legal requirements and regulations
– Enhanced health and safety
– Lower environmental impacts
– Improved levels of security

4. Benefits For Investors & Business Owners

Investors and business owners benefit by getting a greater return on their investment resulting from:

– Obligatory internal reviews and audits
– Improved operational performance
– Greater market share
– Enhanced profit levels
– Improved return on investment