Black Spot DiseaseOn my travels, both with and without ISO14001 clients, I have noticed something in the trees and plants that I don’t remember seeing recently: black, deadly looking spots in the middle of leaves. Growing up with a green…
Winter has finally arrived in the UK and as we’ve seen it’s already been causing havoc around the globe. New York suffered a monumental snow fall (it’s estimated that up to 7 feet of snow fell in 3 days), leaving…
Unless you have been living in a cave the last few days, you’ll probably already have had enough of Black Friday; an American event that has somehow made its way into British Culture. Designed to kick start the Christmas period,…
From 1st October 2014 the UK government has required all suppliers bidding for certain sensitive and personal information handling contracts to be certified against the Cyber Essentials scheme. The Scheme provides a basic set of technical controls that organisations can…
In a few short years the tech landscape has changed dramatically, powered by the giant Silicon Valley firms and innovated by small tech start-ups from London and other scenes around the world. Storage and processing of data is moving away…
Now, let me begin by stating I’m terrified of spiders to the point of hysteria. It is a regular occurrence for me to leap out of bed in the middle of the night because the dog’s tail brushed my foot…
We are pleased to launch the Assent Journey project, with the help of some funding from the Growth Accelerator Scheme. The Assent Journey will focus on supporting our growth through further engaging with our clients and identifying improvements to our…
All large UK companies will be affected by ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme). It may sound like an opportunity you could pass on if you wanted, but is in fact legislation. At least once every four years large companies will…
We have recently updated our Risk Management website with more information on the auditing services we provide to help clients verify processes and manage risk. The new auditing pages include a focus on supply chain audits, which are becoming more prominent as more…
