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Over the past few weeks, we’ve taken the opportunity to reflect on two important milestones for our business; completing our annual carbon footprint assessment and achieving re-certification against the UK Cyber Essentials standard. Whilst consulting in quality management and cyber security, we spend much of our time helping clients strengthen their systems, manage risk and demonstrate compliance. Credibility in our

Much of our work to date has focused on supporting police forces and other public sector organisations with achieving and maintaining compliance against ISO 17025 and the Forensic Science Regulator’s Code of Practice. Whilst this continues to be at the centre of our offerings, it’s certainly not the whole picture. Compass QMS has a wide-ranging portfolio of services in both

Through our consultancy services, some advice that we regularly deliver is the need for constant review of processes to ensure that they remain effective.  The very essence of quality management strives to achieve continual improvement in all aspects of an organisation’s quality and technical operations. This principle is not just for the benefit of our clients, we believe it is

Compass QMS were recently engaged to deliver an intensive, multi-week auditing programme for a valued client. The objective? To evaluate their quality management processes for compliance with ISO 17025 and The FSR Code of Practice, the fitness for purpose of their documented procedures and to substantially contribute to completing the internal audit schedule prior to their UKAS assessment. Following thorough

We try to publish an article at least once a month but we were dismayed to discover that our last article was issued over eight weeks ago!  Where has that time gone? 2025 has started with a bang for Compass QMS and these early months have been incredibly busy but we are the first to acknowledge that we can’t use

January presents a milestone opportunity for businesses and individuals to reflect over the past 12 months’ performance whilst scanning the horizon for updated regulations, and standards, to create strategies to enhance your operations for the coming year. Utilising management review to recognise achievements and understand challenges that have occurred over the previous year is crucial for growth and development.  What

In your demanding schedule, sometimes it is good to pause, take time to reflect and give serious thought to your achievements.  Appreciate the positive impacts that your robust quality management system brings to the organisation and recognise your contribution to operational and commercial success. Successful quality management is a time-consuming and challenging occupation, often focused on the goals of continual

The initial attainment of accreditation to international standards is, quite rightly, a notable achievement and something to be very proud of.  It takes an incredible amount of focus, hard work and commitment to ‘get over the line’ and any organisation that receives their grant of accreditation has clearly demonstrated their competence and should be congratulated. What is equally important is