Obtain Your ISO9001/AS9100/IATF16949 Certification with DBR Quality Engineering Consultants

At DBRQEC, we offer professional certification consulting services for UK businesses.

Certification Specialists

We are specialists in  certification, providing companies across the UK with expert assistance in achieving ISO 9001:2015, AS9100 Rev D and IATF16949:2016.

We help mature businesses develop effective, sustainable compliance systems and solutions. When you work with us, we will help improve your business performance and save you money, by:

• Integrating all your standards (where possible) to create seamless systems for success;
• Minimising change by customising your business’ solution to your unique needs and culture;
• Creating user-friendly tools that are easy to maintain and change, as your needs do;
• Saving time and resources by limiting duplication of documentation.

A team of experienced consultants, we offer comprehensive guidance that will assist your business in achieving and maintaining compliance with the relevant standard. No matter where you are in the United Kingdom, our committed experts can help your business become certified.

Should Your Business Consider Certification?

Tenders or contracts will often ask if you have a Quality Management System or Quality Plan in place, and it is very important to know the difference.

Quality Management Systems provide organisations with a formal framework that guides them in making long-term performance improvements, while also reducing costs. ISO/AS/IATF certification are internationally recognised Quality Management Systems. They are in use across all industry types and have proven reputations for helping organisations achieve consistency in business processes, reduce waste and increase customer confidence.

A Quality Plan (or Quality Assurance Plan), on the other hand, has a distinct focus on the product/service delivery provision of a particular contract or project. Councils and Government departments often request that sole contractors have a Quality Plan in place for their business if a complete  quality management system would not be feasible or useful, although increasingly full systems are becoming a requirement. 

The Benefits Of Certification

When aiming to achieve certification and develop a well-designed quality management system, many companies seek professional guidance from our  consultants. This is often because they have experienced Quality Management Systems that, due to poor design or the use of cheap templates, have become a compliance burden. Because of this, they are determined not to make the same mistake again.

A poorly designed compliance-based Quality Management System can be worse than no systems at all: expensive, time-consuming and frustrating. DBRQEC, on the other hand, are designed with business growth in mind. They are document-light and built around what is already working well for you, to minimise change.

With this sort of intelligent design, clients can reliably expect the following benefits:

• Improves business performance and manages business risks: A quality management system has been shown to improve business outcomes and assist organisations in managing risk.
• Attracts investment, enhances brand reputation and removes barriers to trade: Certification can provide you with a competitive edge in the marketplace and raise the profile of your organisations’ brand. Because of this, many businesses consider compliance to be a useful promotional tool. It can also enable access to new markets and customers, as consumer and international trade requirements are satisfied.
• Increased customer satisfaction and retention: Certification sends a clear message to all interested parties that your company is committed to high standards, continual improvement and customer satisfaction. A Quality Management System ensures that customer needs are considered and met.
• Reduced costs, reduced waste and increased efficiency: Companies that invest in a Quality Management System improve the efficiency of their operations and, as a result of this, often benefit from higher sales and greater long-term profitability. In addition to this, by implementing sustainable processes your business can dramatically reduce waste.

Our Consulting Services

If you are a small business that doesn’t employ anyone trained in internal auditing, monitoring your Quality Management System can be a burden. In such instances, a specialist external quality consultant can complete internal audits, risk assessments, site inspections and the like. Many find that there is great benefit in getting a “helicopter view” of their business.

DBR Quality Engineering Consultants can help you through this process regardless of whether you need a little or a lot of assistance. From conducting 1-2 audits per year to acting as an interim Quality Manager and taking care of the majority of the work, we have an option to suit your needs.

Our team of dedicated quality assurance consultants can also complete a comprehensive gap analysis of your business’ current processes. By doing this, we are able to provide clear guidance that will help you meet the distinct requirements of specific accreditation.

Our certification, audit, gap analysis and consulting services ensure that your business complies with regulations and industry standards when an external audit is eventually required.

Contact us for More Information

At DBR Quality Engineering Consultants we’ve been providing  organisations with efficient, cost-effective certification solutions since 2018. For more information on becoming  accredited, visit the 'contact us' page and and initiate contact with an experienced consultant today.