At Mark1, we have over 20 years of experience in helping businesses across the UK achieve ISO certifications– and with our 100% first-time certification rate, you can trust our expertise. We believe that ISO compliance can be beneficial to any business, in any...
Operations
JUST SAYING …
There’s a saying ‘practice makes perfect’. It doesn’t. Practice makes permanent, so what you practice every day across your business really matters. How you go about prospecting and selling, how you manufacture or provide service to the demands of your customers, how...
Managing Costs – 4 Factors
Managing Costs on IT products and equipment is extremely difficult for organisations. Independent survey reports, analysis of purchases and consistent client results support the fact that 81% of organisations will pay more than they should on everyday tech products....
Managing IT Inflation
Inflation is biting hard. As it is expected to hit 11%, the UK consumer price index is at its highest since records began. Expect rising capital expenditure costs as vendors feel the pinch, along with escalating contract and labour costs. The question is what can...
6 simple questions
I’m often asked, ‘how and where do we start with this continuous improvement stuff?’ People are often surprised and maybe a bit disappointed with my answer which is ‘have a think about and answer 6 simple questions’ The thing is, they might just be 6 questions, but...
ISO Standards Overview
Today, millions of organisations worldwide are accredited with standards from the International Standards Organisation, which include Quality (ISO 9001), Environment(ISO 14001), Occupational Health & Safety (ISO 45001)and Information Security (ISO 2700) management...
First, Get Happy
I see two problems with continuous improvement. First, if you’re always looking to be better there is a real risk you end up being perpetually dissatisfied or disappointed. Knowing you’ll never reach perfection means your improvement journey just goes on and on and...
Helping Food & Regulated Manufacturers Adapt – Creating Competitive Edge
UK Business Advisors has specialists that help food and regulated product manufacturers create a competitive advantage by developing and delivering solutions for complex business problems. The food and regulated product manufacturing sector is the unsung hero of the...
Error Proofing – Stop doing that!
What do all the following have in common? Dave Grohl - Foo FightersThe Edge - U2Tre Cool - Green DayBryan Adams Matthew Bellamy - Muse Well, the answer is they’ve all taken a serious tumble off the stage they were performing on. Whenever that happens, I always...