Keep up to date with all the latest news from Spedan, and benefit from some general insights to each of the ISO management standards we support.
Our clients benefit from access to an enhanced range of information, free ISO templates and training courses designed to help them maintain and manage world class ISO management systems.
ISO 27001 Information Security
What are the changes in the new ISO 27002 and how do they affect me?
Legal Update
This free ISO Legislation update gives you the information for your updates in June 2021 to your ISO Compliance Register
Legal Update
This free ISO Legislation update for May 2021 gives you information to keep your ISO Compliance Register up to date
Legal Update
This free ISO Legislation update for May 2021 gives you the information to keep your ISO Compliance Register up to date
Legal Update
This free ISO Legislation update gives you the information to keep your ISO Compliance Register up to date
Legal Update
This free ISO Legislation update gives you the information to keep your ISO Compliance Register up to date
Legal Update
This free ISO Legislation update gives you the information to keep your ISO Compliance Register up to date
Legal Update
This Policy & Guidance update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Legal Update
This Brexit update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation now that the UK has left the EU.
Legal Update
This iSHEQ Legal update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Legal Update
This Transition update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation from January 1st 2021.
Legal Update
This Transition update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation from January 1st 2021.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Hotspots and Legislation
A brief summary of mental health guidance for employers and managers during lockdown. This post contains 5 key points managers can work on with employees.
ISO 9001 Quality
Setting relevant ISO 9001 Quality Objectives is a critical task for any Quality Manager. This article helps Quality Managers decide on the best objectives for their system
Hotspots and Legislation
A brief overview of employer and employee responsibilities while a home working system is incorporated.
Hotspots and Legislation
A brief overview of the advantages and disadvantages of working from home and how this impacts a Compliance Manager or SHEQ manager
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month
ISO 27001 Information Security
The Data Protection Act 2018 enacts the EU GDPR regulations in the UK. ISO 27001 managers should understand these 10 points.
ISO 9001 Quality
A brief overview of helpful organisations and initiatives your business should know to ensure compliance with Conflict Minerals regulations.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month
ISO 27001 Information Security
A brief overview of how businesses can implement personally identifiable data controls within their business using standards set out under ISO 27001.
ISO 27001 Information Security
A brief overview of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and how your business can ensure data protection and privacy
ISO 9001 Quality
Changes in the US Dodd-Frank Act and a new EU conflict minerals regulation may shape your ISO 9001 legal compliance
ISO 9001 Quality
Could your business be negatively affected by bribery and corruption? How can your business protect itself from such things? What is the US Sarbanes-Oxley Act 2002 and why is it important legislation for UK businesses?
ISO 9001 Quality
Could you be dealing in conflict minerals? SHEQ managers should understand the context of conflict minerals for business and impact on ISO 9001 quality management systems and ISO legislation
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month
ISO 9001 Quality
Could you be exporting to an embargoed country Understand sanctions for business and impact on ISO 9001 quality management systems, know the legislation for ISO, the importance of rules and regulations
ISO 9001 Quality
Conflicting US-EU sanctions and legislation affect export processes in an ISO 9001 system. If exports are relevant to the context of the organisation, be aware of regulation ce 2271/1996
ISO 9001 Quality
This free ISO 9001 2015 training course is provided in a single 30 minute video and gives you an introduction to the quality management standard.
Success Stories
Lincolnshire based Centanex Ltd gain certification to the environmental management system ISO 14001
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month
Hotspots and Legislation
Plastic products are a key environmental aspect to manage in ISO 14001
What is new for Spedan
SHEQ managers benefit from the wealth of resource in iSHEQ, including free ISO template downloads and legal updates
ISO 22301 Business Continuity
An effective business continuity plan will support a Business Continuity Management System and make an organisation more resilient over time
ISO 22301 Business Continuity
In our review of the ASDA communications in this time of business continuity and crises. ASDA has implemented its business continuity plan.
ISO 22301 Business Continuity
Case study of business continuity management system to explore the minimum business continuity objective, recovery point objective, recovery time objective
Hotspots and Legislation
This video shares our experience of remote audits and remote auditing in the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are publishing this to give some useful insights to organisations for planning a remote audit
ISO 22301 Business Continuity
When setting up a Business Continuity Management system, it's imperative to define the Recovery Time Objective
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Hotspots and Legislation
The challenge of Climate change is driving organisations to review their activities and set targets for net zero carbon emissions.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Hotspots and Legislation
Conflict minerals originate from war zones with no respect for human rights. You must source materials responsibly to help break the link between conflict and the illegal exploitation of minerals and local communities.
Success Stories
Hydac Technology Limited on successfully passing their ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System certification audit
ISO 9001 Quality
The plan do check act in ISO management standards is a key factor in setting quality objectives and achieving success with ISO 9001
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Success Stories
Drone training company Eagle Eye gain 9001:2015 at their quality management system audit
Hotspots and Legislation
ISO 9001 and ISO 45001 systems have to consider the working environment. Forced Labour may be a issue in the organisation or its supply chain.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ ISO Legal update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ ISO Legal update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Legal Update
The iSHEQ update provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
Hotspots and Legislation
Organisations with ISO systems have to consider needs of workers and the Living Wage will be critical
Legal Update
EU Chemicals legislation has been updated to RoHS 3, and REACH, the controls on registration of chemicals comes into force. Restrictions on chemicals to <1000 ppm are defined.
Legal Update
Our ISO Legal update services provides a snapshot view of the issues that could affect your organisation this month.
ISO 45001 Health and Safety
ISO 45001 provides a practical, risk based approach to contractor management
ISO 45001 Health and Safety
An internal health and safety internal audit programme that meets the requirements of ISO 45001 can be hugely beneficial to an organisation
ISO 50001 Energy Management
Energy planning with ISO 50001 will lead to improved energy use and ongoing energy management
ISO 50001 Energy Management
Energy management with ISO 50001 ensures improved energy performance through effective energy objectives
ISO 14001 Environment
Adding environmental requirements for ISO 14001 to an existing ISO 9001 with quality requirements, is simple where environmental aspects are known.
ISO 14001 Environment
Good environmental business will improve environmental performance. A good understanding of environmental aspects will improve your ISO 14001 systems.
ISO 22301 Business Continuity
When considering your business continuity plan, particularly when looking at certification to ISO 22301, consider these 4 questions.
ISO 22301 Business Continuity
ISO 22301 is not the only choice for a business continuity (BC) standard, as the information security standards offer equivalent methods for BC and disaster recovery.
ISO 27001 Information Security
Cyber Essentials provides a useful starting point for information security standards and can be used as a baseline for ISO 27001.
ISO 27001 Information Security
ISO 27001, the Statement of Applicability sets out 14 controls points in a clear Statement of Applicability
ISO 50001 Energy Management
Energy management in the context of ISO 5001 requires the significant energy use (SEU) to be defined. Through a good review and energy audit, meaningful objectives can be set
ISO 22301 Business Continuity
Business Continuity is discipline that helps organisations define their MTPD, RTO, MDL and MAO. Periods of disruption can lethally affect an organisation.
ISO 9001 Quality
ISO 9001 requires key steps in a Quality management system that follow the plan-do-check-act cycle. This article provides a simple to understand overview
ISO 9001 Quality
A critical process for a quality management system is when the Certification Body carried out the ISO 9001 audit process. This article explains the steps.
Success Stories
ISO Consultancy Spedan supported Peterborough based AE Rubber in their successful pursuit of the international environmental management standard ISO 14001:2015
Success Stories
ISO Consultancy Spedan Ltd supported Oxfordshire based Hydac in their successful transition to ISO 14001:2015. Hydac manufacture specialist hydraulic systems.
ISO 9001 Quality
All quality management systems work to a system of Plan Do Check Act. The ISO 9001 uses the PDCA as the basis of maturity
Success Stories
Industrial Communications Products achieved ISO 9001 certification after implementing a new quality management system
ISO 14001 Environment
ISO 14001 is the environmental management standard. The history charts a progression of environmental requirements for ISO 14001 and the need to maintain compliance to environmental legislation
ISO 9001 Quality
You can change the ISO Certification Body providing your audits. To transfer, you will need to provide current ISO Certificate and ISO Audit reports
ISO 9001 Quality
An ISO 9001 Certification Body is accredited to audit by the UK Accreditation Service, and will carry out your ISO 9001 audits and award your certificate
Success Stories
Arbor Technology UK successfully transition to ISO9001:2015 certification
ISO 9001 Quality
The history of ISO 9001 quality management systems maps a journey from simple beginnings to international recognition by the International Standards Organisation
ISO 27001 Information Security
The Hiscox cyber readiness report 2019 makes recommendations for information security. These relate directly to control points in the ISO 27001 Statement of Applicability
ISO 45001 Health and Safety
The ISO 45001 standard covers the requirements for Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHS). This covers what’s in ISO 45001
Success Stories
Derbyshire based Spectrum Safety have been achieved ISO 9001 certification following a successful ISO audit of their quality system and quality manual by BSI group
ISO 27001 Information Security
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced in 2018 and forms controls for personal data privacy
Hotspots and Legislation
ISO management systems need to be flexible and take into account the recruitment of younger people in the workplace.
Hotspots and Legislation
ISO management systems help you meet the challenges of employee development and training. This article gives you 3 reasons to invest in people.
Hotspots and Legislation
ISO management requires that competencies of workers are improved through identification of training needs and investing in training.
Success Stories
ISO Consultancy, Spedan, supported Peterborough based AE Rubber in their ISO 9001 transition. AE Rubber provide specialist mouldings to the automotive industry.
Success Stories
Buckingham based electronics manufacturer Monode have successfully transitioned their 9001 ISO Certification to the new 2015 version.
Success Stories
Hertford based Magog Industries achieved ISO 9001 with the support of ISO Consultancy Spedan Ltd. The company manufactures and refurbishes screws and barrels
Success Stories
Spedan, the Milton Keynes based ISO consultancy, has joined the BSI group Associate consultant Programme. BSI are renowned for British Standards and ISO standards
Success Stories
Aylesbury based Hi Pro Pressure Products have been ISO 9001 certified following an ISO certification quality audit by Approachable Certification
ISO 9001 Quality
An effective internal audit programme needs the management review team to engage. Take a fresh look at your ISO internal audit programme with these 6 steps
Success Stories
Spedan Ltd have joined the NQA register of ISO Consultants. Consultants on the register have successfully demonstrated competence to support organisations
Success Stories
Send and Receive Ltd succeed in transition to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification. The Milton Keynes based business worked with ISO Consultants Spedan Ltd
ISO 9001 Quality
Many organisations ask the question ‘What is ISO 9001’ and ‘What can ISO 9001 do for my company’. This article highlights the key aims of the ISO 9001 Standard
Success Stories
The Mobility Aids Centre achieved the ISO 9001:2015 quality certification with support of ISO consultants Spedan Ltd