About Charter4 – Our Portfolio
The Charter 4 portfolio shows we have worked with a broad range of Companies and Industries. In the table below we have set out examples of our work with some of these companies. The data includes the business and industry position that each organisation occupied. Details of the benefits each company gained from thier ISO project is also included.
BUSINESS portfolio |
Project |
Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Services Company
(Oil & Gas) |
Main Customer wanted ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 & API Q2 | All certified. Created new corporate standards for Company that had grown employee number by 15 times in 4 years. Added ISO 29993 |
| Software
(media) |
Make relevant Company’s overcomplicated ISO 27001 & 9001 system | Cleared Major Non-Conformance. Revised to make a workable system with staff buy-in |
| Orthotics & Prosthetics
(Medical devices) |
Required ISO 13485 for regulatory compliance | Certified, greater staff involvement & 30% refitting reduction & better Patient experience |
| Sheet metal fabricator to Aerospace Industry | Main Customer wanted ISO 9001 | ISO 9001 achieved + Can delegate + “Knows where everything is now” |
| Aerospace parts Stockist & distribution | Required AS 9120 to supply major Airlines | Achieved AS 9120; Improved traceability whilst reducing filing requirements |
| Research & Development Company | ISO 9001 for MOD contract | ISO 9001 & MOD contract secured within 8 weeks |
| Consumable Manufacturer | ISO 9001 required new product selling to MOD | ISO 9001 & breakthrough MOD supply contract secured |
| Ground Support Equipment – Refurbish + Resale | Improved Systems | Simplified processes; Improve Client response and profitability; + ISO 9001 achieved |
| Vehicle modifications for Car Manufacturers | Differentiate Company from competitors | Reduced costs + Improved cash-flow + Better handling of Returns + ISO 9001 achieved. Company then sponsored by major Customer to achieve ISO 14001 |
| After-Sales Supplier (Auto industry) | ISO 9001 & 14001 – 2 separate systems | Integrated the systems; Commended by audit team from a major Car Manufacturer |
| Air-Conditioning Systems Design & install | Access to larger Tenders | ISO 9001 achieved. Increased sales |
| Construction Company | To get on Local Authority tender list | Enabled the illness of the Operations Director to be coped with + on Local Authority tender lists + ISO 9001 achieved |
| Crash Barrier Fixing Manufacturer | Home Office tenders | Successful tenders + Improved system + reduced cost |
| Architectural & Structural Steelwork | ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 then EN 1090 | Accreditation within 7 month for all 3 Standards. Reduced External audits. Increased sale. Shorten deliveries. Improved efficiencies & investment |
| Website Designer
(software) |
ISO 9001 | ISO 9001 & increased credibility with major Corporate Clients; Improved systems significantly reduced bugs |
| Service Organisation
(IT industry) |
ISO 9001 to increase number of major Customers from one | ISO 9001 achieved; Major contacts achieved; System now operating on a single system which integrates Mission, Initiatives Business systems, Processes & tracking of performance indicators |
| Snack Food Stockist & Distributor
(Stockist) |
ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 22000 | Achieved but also increased sales by 8 times in 5 years |
| Medical Consumables for Operating Theatres (Medical) | ISO 13485 next step in improving the Company | “Can go on holiday now” + ISO 13485 achieved |
| 2 separate Private Hospitals / hospital groups (Medical) | ISO 27001 Information Security for NHS contracts | ISO 27001 achieved; Identified & reduced risks; Enabled logging onto nhs.net system: Increased business & profits |
| Industrial Mixer manufacturer | Pressure Equipment Directive + ISO 9001 – Previously failed twice. Critical for survival | Passed first time + increased sales, faster production + increased profits |
| Patented Oil Equipment (Oil) | ISO 9001 & 14001 | Achieved but also breakthrough to new markets & sale to Major Corporation |
| Production Valve Manufacturer | API Q1 & Monogram & ISO 29001 | API Monogram etc. achieved. At the same time as factory move to double the Company |
| Forklift – Sales + Service | Make the Company work more effectively | First Company to achieve sales of 1000 trucks in a year in their region |
| Plant Hire (service industry) | Construction Companies tender List | Improved profit + reduced credit notes. ISO 9001, ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 achieved + now on tender lists |
| Gold Assessors | Differentiate from Competitors | Improved Customer service + smoother operation + fewer queries + ISO 9001 achieved + Increased sales by 20% with same staff |
| Hydraulics Stockist | ISO 9001 to increase credibility | Certified, reduced Returns & helped Owners maximise sale price |
Portfolio of additional work types… |
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| Green Technology design & install | MCS (Micro-generation Certification Scheme) essential | MCS achieved first time for PV Solar panels, Solar Thermal panels & Heat Pumps |
| Industry Award for Technology (service) | Industry Award for Technology | Finalist at the Insurance Award, Royal Albert Hall |
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