Expert Consultant ISO 9001:2015 Standards for Printing Industry

What is ISO 9001:2015? 

The Quality Management System Standard ISO 9001 has been used by the Printing Industry for many years. It is a natural fit for the industry in which quality, safety and the environment are everyday activities. The standard aligns with ISO 14001:2015, Environmental Management and ISO 45001:2018 Health and Safety Management. Achieving ISO 9001:2015 is not easy and Quest brings years of experience with the standard to enable you to achieve registration.

How can ISO 9001:2015 help your Printing Industry organization?

ISO 9001:2015 takes you into running your organization as a management system. System thinking enables you to integrate the many processes in your organization and ensure they are linked. Linkage is vital. One of the fundamental principles of system thinking is known as the ‘butterfly effect’. A small event at the front end of a system can lead to major consequences at the delivery end. If that event is an error in customer requirements, the delivery result could be disastrous. An integrated Management System significantly reduces the risk of that happening. 

How can Quest Management ISO Consulting Services Help?

Quest Management President, Peter Merrill, is an Engineer by profession. Quest Management’s experience in ISO 9001:2015, and broader abilities in standards such as ISO 14001:2015, Environmental Management and ISO 45001, Health and Safety, make us a perfect fit for working with organizations in the Printing Industry. This enables business leaders to make decisions more easily on the allocation of time, money and people. The Quest Management Leadership Workshop ensured an understanding of the Leadership role in implementing ISO 9001.

Quest Management ISO Consulting Experience for the Printing Industry

Transcontinental Printing, one of the Canadian operations of a global printing company was transitioned to the new version of ISO 9001. The common high-level structure enabled the alignment of Strategic Intent in clause 4, Leadership in clause 5 and Planning in clause 6 at the initiation of the Management System. There are many other industry critical issues they addressed in clause 8 as they progressed through the standard.

Quest Management’s other Experience

Our broader experience of standards such as ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 enables us to address the important environmental, health and safety issues of the Printing Industry. As global leaders in Innovation Management, Quest has been deeply involved in developing ISO 56002, the guidelines on Innovation Management. We bring that innovation experience to the table with all our work in the Printing Industry.