If your organisation is certified to an ISO Standard, or you are thinking about achieving ISO Certification, then the threat of ‘nonconformities’ is probably playing on your mind. Nonconformities can represent weaknesses or deficiencies within your management system, so it’s…
Venga Global provides language and translation services for more than 100 different languages and has team members all around the globe. Assent faced a unique challenge in helping such a global company align their current QMS with the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Venga Global needed…
Since the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic many organisations are relying on remote working using conferencing facilities like Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meets. There are many business activities which can be completed remotely allowing people to work from home and reduce…
Assent are pleased to confirm our membership of the newly revised BSI Associate Consultant Programme (ACP). We have been a member of BSI’s ACP since 2013 and achieved Platinum status under membership number 146 until it was disbanded in 2020.…
Many people will have been asked to work from home if their job allows because of the recent government measures to slow the spread of the COVID-19 Virus. It’s a great opportunity to find out how this arrangement works for…
In these uncertain and unsettling times, there are many elements of your organisation that will change and adapt to make sure you keep running. If you have an ISO Certification, one of those elements is your external audit arrangements. So…
We Love What We Do As a team we are very proud of what we do at Assent – we continue to work with our PRIDE values – to be Progressive, Responsible, Independent, Dedicated and Expert, at the centre of our work.…
In our blog “How Much does ISO Certification Cost?” we discussed some of the factors that influence the cost of achieving ISO Certification, but with the very specific requirements of the standard for Environmental Management, how much does ISO 14001…
Updates: Returning to Work? Check the Government Guidance [13th May 2020] Managing Coronavirus Risks at Work [13th May 2020] Emerging Business Risks from the Coronavirus Lockdown. [20th April 2020] Introduction This blog was posted 4th March 2020, see above for…
