Less than four months after the official launch of its quality scheme, the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has named Transsol Ltd as the first member business to receive IS09001:2000 certification under the scheme. The PCG Quality Systems scheme has been developed and delivered in partnership with BVQi, the independent certification body of Bureau Veritas, and Qualsys.
The company, which specialises in engineering, safety and risk management in the railway environment, passed its external ISO9001 audit at the end of February. Accepting the certificate from BVQi a few days later, managing director Stuart Mealing said, “I am delighted and believe that this will mark a major change to Transsol’s fortunes; it will now be indistinguishable from the larger consultancies, with whom it competes, in the eyes of end clients. The scheme costs significantly less than others I had investigated, but is far more comprehensive and includes consultancy support, a full quality manual and set of procedures, as well as a bespoke web-based Electronic Quality Management System (EQMS).”
It is delivered under UKAS accreditation and costs a fraction of any credible alternative.
Richard Robson - PCG
PCG director Richard Robson, said, “PCG Quality Systems (QS) is an ISO9001 certification scheme created specifically to meet the needs and working practices of the independent contracting sector. It is delivered under UKAS accreditation, and costs a fraction of any credible alternative.”
PCG chairman Dr Simon Juden said, “Here is a freelance business now able to bid for work it was previously unable to bid for, thanks to PCG (QS). More and more public and private sector organisations domestically and in Europe are insisting that their suppliers have UKAS-accredited ISO9001 certification. Our groundbreaking scheme ensures that these markets are open to our members, allowing freelancers to compete for business they would otherwise get nowhere near, as well as enabling them to demonstrate credibility and quality to all markets. In times when offshoring is rightly perceived as a threat to those competing on price, PCG (QS) enables freelancers to compete on value, and enhance their value add to end clients and to UK Plc.
”Transsol’s achievement represents a very exciting milestone for PCG’s initiative,” Simon continued. “Our heartfelt congratulations go to Stuart, and we hope that his will be the first of many, many freelance businesses to benefit from certification.”
Presenting Stuart Mealing with his certificate, Vic Bowen of BVQi said, “BVQi has always been in the forefront of developing new management system standards for the benefit of business and people and our commitment to adapt to the growing diversity of the UK business landscape is perfectly demonstrated by our involvement in this new PCG (QS) standard.
This new system of certification is perfect for the freelance sector.
Vic Bowen - BVQi
“This new system of certification is perfect for the freelance sector. It establishes an even playing field in terms of quality business processes and will open up a wide range of new business opportunities for freelancers that previously would have been unattainable.”
To date, 129 member businesses from across a broad range of sectors have signed up for the PCG (QS) scheme.