Flintloque Management Systems - International Standards

International Standards

Focussing on the quality of your products and services to your customers is becoming more and more important in sustaining long term business success and retaining market share.

Accreditation or certification of your business to an internationally-recognised standard by an independent external assessment body demonstrates your unequivocal commitment to providing your customers with first-class products and services.

We offer assistance with the following standards:

ISO 9001 – The Quality Management Systems standard, applicable to any business.

ISO 13485 - For businesses that design, develop, manufacture and supply medical devices. Aligned with ISO 9001.

ISO 14001 - Environmental Management standard for businesses that want to prove thier “green” credentials. Aligned with ISO 9001.

ISO 17025 – Covers testing and calibration services; the “gold” standard for testing facilities and laboratories.

Clinical Pathology Accreditation Ltd - Accredits Clinical Pathology Services and External Quality Assessment Schemes by use of defined standards of practice, confirmed by peer review.

Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) - Provides a framework within which laboratory studies are planned, performed, monitored, recorded, reported and archived.

Investors in People - The standard promotes the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies designed to improve the performance of the business by focussing on the developemnt of the people working within it.

Please contact us if you are interested in implementing any standard not listed here.

Benefits of International Standards

Operating to such standards will help you to:

•   improve customer satisfaction levels
•   gain access to, and maintain a presence in, your target markets
•   gain and retain a competitive edge
•   increase the rate of repeat business

If you have already implemented a management system, then we can help you to develop your processes and your people.

We offer the following:

bespoke presentations introducing management systems and International Standards to you and your team
advice on the interpretation of a Standard as it relates to your business
help creating documentation e.g., your Quality Manual. This document sits at the heart of your quality system and is the most important document within it. The Standard, to which you are seeking registration, tells you what you need to do for compliance; your Quality Manual details how you are going to go about complying.
on-site training in the implementation, maintenance and improvement of your management system. This includes Internal Auditor training. Internal Audits are your way of ensuring that everything within your organisation is functioning as expected. It is therefore vital that your internal auditors know what they are looking for and what to do with it when they find it!