Are you "Fit to supply" 2012 Olympic Games?

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Olympics

Business Link, the support and networking agency funded primarily by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), is working with BSI to help companies in their goal to win contracts for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Fast glass: Kitemark® for Norvik

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Kitemark®

Barnsley based Norvik PVCu Window Systems Ltd has achieved Kitemark certification to BS EN 1279 for its new range of double-glazed sealed units in record time, following assessment from BSI Product Services.

Award winner for BSI

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999

In May 2008, BSI British Standards was presented with the Continuity Insurance & Risk (CIR) Award for Industry Advancement for its work in developing BS 25999, in recognition of the outstanding contribution made by BSI to the world of Business Continuity Management. CIR is the UK's leading bi-monthly risk management and insurance journal. This ceremony marked the tenth anniversary of the awards, which recognize excellence in business continuity and operational risk management.

Global BCM accreditation for BSI

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999

BSI Management Systems has become one of the first organizations to be independently accredited to deliver global certification against BS 25999, the business continuity management standard.

Change comes to China

25 Jul 2008
Topics: China

BSI British Standards has launched a new online standards portal, which will provide Chinese industry stakeholders and policy officials with access to international standards information and technical regulations. With this launch, British Standards continues to make inroads into the world's second largest economy.

Kitemark® for furniture removers

25 Jul 2008
Topics: PAS 126, Kitemark®

Ever had to move office? Ever struggled with your moving company and wished there was a better way to find a reliable supplier? There is an answer: BSI Product Services, working with the British Association of Removers (BAR), has published PAS 126:2008, covering commercial furniture removal activities.

The road less travelled

25 Jul 2008
Topics: PAS 500

The London European Partnership for Transport (LEPT) has engaged BSI British Standards to develop a new Publicly Available Specification - PAS 500 - for travel plans, designed to encourage more environmentally friendly transport.

Audatex: two for one

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999, Information security, ISO/IEC 27001

Audatex UK, a leading provider of insurance claims management solutions, has become the first company in the world to simultaneously attain certification to ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management and BS 25999 Business Continuity Management from BSI Management Systems.

Still on the right track

25 Jul 2008
Topics: IRIS

More than 100 years after BSI was founded - based in part on its work on the standardization of tramway rails - the Group continues to work with the railway industry to maintain and improve its services and equipment. BSI does so by providing assessment and certification services against IRIS (International Railway Industry Standard), the quality standard for the railway industry.

Blowing the whistle

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Whistleblowing, PAS 1998

BSI British Standards and the independent authority Public Concern at Work have launched PAS 1998:2008, new guidance for organizations on whistleblowing arrangements. The launch marked the tenth anniversary of the Public Interest Disclosure Act (2 July 2008), itself recognized as an international benchmark on the subject.

Driving change in the bodyshop industry

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Automotive, PAS 125, Kitemark®, Thatcham

High Wycombe-based Motofix has become the 100th bodyshop to earn certification to the Thatcham BSI Kitemark, having demonstrated that it conforms to Kitemark standards. These include skills, repair methods, equipment and materials. The bodyshop was assessed by BSI inspectors and met stringent benchmarks in order to achieve Kitemark status.

Calling for higher standards

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Customer service, CCA

The Newport call centre for the Yellow Pages 118 24 7 directory enquiries service from international directories business Yell, has achieved certification to the CCA Global Standard.

Sustainable events standard takes off

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Sustainability, BS 8901

Manchester-based Out There Events is among the first companies to participate in a pilot programme, launched by BSI Management Systems in April, to assess the opportunities for creating official certification for BS 8901, the sustainable event management standard.

New web standards: first in class

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Brands, PAS 124

In a world first, BSI British Standards and UK web compliance expert Magus have launched PAS 124 Defining, implementing and managing website standards, a Publicly Available Specification that aims to improve the effectiveness of corporate websites through a new best practice approach to the application and management of website standards.

A glass act

25 Jul 2008
Topics: Kitemark®

Elaine Westwood, founder and CEO of The Glassworks - one of the largest glass processors in the Midlands area - was named The Midlands Business person of The Year' 2008 at the inaugural Midlands Business Awards.

ISO 14001 Award: the shortlist

29 May 2008
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001

Environmental performance is proving to be as important for a company's record and reputation as the bottom line. The BSI British Standards ISO 14001 Awards 2008, supported by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA), will celebrate the achievements of organizations following their implementation of ISO 14001

After Aftermarket

29 May 2008
Topics: Automotive, PAS 80, Kitemark

According to a survey by BSI Product Services carried out at the recent Aftermarket Show, 71 per cent of visitors think that all garages should have a Kitemark® , while over half said they would definitely take their car to a Kitemark® garage, given a choice.

Reducing risk to the environment

29 May 2008
Topics: Environment, ISO 14001, Health & safety, OHSAS 18001, Quality management, ISO 9001, Entropy Software

Norfolk Environmental Waste Services (NEWS), a waste management company in East Anglia, has achieved certification to ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001.

A quietly cultured revolution

29 May 2008
Topics: Cultural collections

Collections Trust (formerly MDA) is working with BSI British Standards to create a new Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for the management of cultural collections.

Trial and fewer errors

29 May 2008
Topics: Business continuity, BS 25999

TDG, one of Europe's leading supply chain management companies, became the first logistics company in the world to achieve certification to BS 25999 Business Continuity Management (BCM) in November 2007, following a review of its BCM approach during the first quarter of 2007.