Tec Approach
tec use a practical approach in assisting your organisation understand and benefit from ISO 9000

Our training approach involves systems being developed based on existing practice with a focus on practices that benefit your business and assist achieve certification.

tec offer customised in-house training, delivered on a flexible basis to minimise disruption to your business operations. We deliver a customised system reflecting your existing business processes that encourages and supports good working practices to deliver real benefits to your business.

The Tec package covers;
- Review of existing systems
- Based on existing systems, development of;
- Quality Manual
- Management Procedures
- Method Statements
- Transfer of system on paper and electronically
- Auditor Training
- Preparation for external certification visit
- Follow up and free assistance after certification is achieved

ISO 9000 : 2008 - Training and Support
Tec have a range of solutions for organisations tailored to the specific needs and objectives of individual organisations. So whether your organisation is looking to achieve this standard for the first time, update systems to comply with the 2000 standard or simply improve operations based upon ISO 9000 without going for full accreditation contact us to discuss what we can do to help.

ISO 9001 : 2008 - Method
The tec approach is based on Focussing on key areas that will benefit the business;
- Improvement of supplier performance
- Gaining useful customer feedback
- Improving staff performance by monitoring training
- Reducing the number of problems and complaints
- Improving service delivery / production efficiency
- Assisting in the design / development of new products and services
- Promoting ongoing reviews and business improvement

ISO 9001 : 2008 - Services Available
Developing systems to meet the requirements of the standard. tec has a successful track record in a wide range of sectors from Engineering to Caring.
Converting existing systems to meet the requirements of the standard
Internal Audit Training - Training new Auditors in house
Ongoing support and assistance i.e. Visit preparation.
Assisting businesses wherever possible to achieve grants to assist in reducing the cost of developing or converting systems.
Advice on certification procedures and lowest cost certification options
Tec has over 10 years experience in delivering this service.

Sound Environmental Management
Tec offer a variety of environmental options to meet all industrial sectors environmental needs, ranging from full blown ISO 14001 :1996 certified programs to environmental audits focussed on reduction of costs and environmental impact.

Good environmental management can help to reduce your companies costs and demonstrates responsibility with regards the environment and use of resources.

tec solutions are practical and effective and allowing good environmental management to be merged with existing good practice.

ISO 14000 - Tec Approach


The focus of tec environmental programs is to save companies money as well as benefiting the environment.

Main Focus and approach:
- Business and Environmental benefit
- Computerised Environmental aspects and Impacts Assessment / Management
- Compilation of registers of Environmental legislation
- In-house training
- Development of systems and links with existing controls
- Ensuring forward plan is relevant to the business
- Training materials, manuals, and forms developed by Tec all issued on paper and disk

Through the use of specially designed environmental software, (windows application based) tec have taken the mystery out of ISO 14001 creating a simple to use model to assist in determining your companies Significant Environmental Aspects and Impacts.

Tec staff work with companies in an informal, unobtrusive and enabling fashion to ensure companies derive maximum benefit with a minimum of down time and time off the job.

Over the years tec have worked with many companies to help them improve their environmental performance and significantly reduce their fixed and variable overhead costs.
Tec have developed an enviable reputation in delivering successful environmental programs across a large variety of industrial sectors.

Occupational Health & Safety Management System - easy to understand approach to assist businesses meet legal requirements

Based around the BS 8800 guidelines to occupational Health & Safety management and assisting businesses to achieve OHSAS 18000

Training given to enable in-house development and management of Health & Safety. Training pack with step by step model and generic method statements included.

Main elements;

- Review existing Health & Safety documentation
- Develop a model that promotes continuous improvement covering;
- Health & Safety Policy
- Risk Assessments - developing a risk assessment format & procedures
- Method Statements - staff involvement with documentation of method statements
- Health & Safety procedures
- Responsibility Matrices
- Internal Audits / Analysis of performance - training of auditors
- Staff involvement / Suggestions schemes
- Review meetings

The training approach promotes staff involvement and ownership of the system.
Linkages with other systems can be discussed and incorporated.
An opportunity to review or develop your Health & Safety systems and be confident the new system is based around British Standard guidelines.

Integrated Management systems - creating the links between;
- Quality Issues
- Environmental issues
- Health & Safety Management

Tec has a proven track record in developing integrated systems. The main advantages of an Integrated Management System are they are easier to Manage, more focussed, allow reduced certification costs and visits, less duplication / overlaps and therefore less meetings / reviews are required.

Integrated systems are developed to meet the following standards;

- ISO 9001 / ISO 14001
- ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / BS18001

Main advantages of developing a linked system;
Reduction of overlap / duplication
More focused - promotes an environment of continuous improvement
Improvement of management efficiency
Linked certification & Internal auditing

Internal auditors will be trained to review key issues and assess how effectively the systems are operating.
Assistance is available to;
Develop a customised integrated system
Adapt and integrate existing systems
Expand current systems to include Quality, Environmental, and Health & Safety Management.