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National Highways Agency Sector Schemes
The Highways Agency has developed National Highways Agency Sector Schemes (NHSS) to apply the Quality Management Standard ISO9001 to the various activities associated with the highways industry in order to:
Following instruction from a major customer, the Highways Agency, Ashworth Tree Services were obliged to implement a Quality Management System incorporating the requirements of ISO9001:2008 and National Highways Sector Scheme 18 (NHSS18) for the Environment & Landscape including Ecology.
Penarth Management and Ashworth worked together to build and implement the system which was successfully assessed to both Standards by SGS in July 2009.
"Implementing a Quality Management System to ISO9001& NHSS18 was crucial to continued growth and success" Rob Ashworth, Managing Director, Ashworth Tree Services, Derby.
Provide an industry benchmark
Ensure that all processes are planned
Provide a basis for continuous improvement
Focus on quality as an objective
Reduce overall costs for the client and supplier
Provide and maintain a properly trained and competent workforce
Involve all sides of the industry in scheme ownership within a partnership framework
Ensure that Certification Bodies use auditors with technical knowledge and experience of the sector concerned
Promote confidence in quality management systems by provision of a robust, transparent system
In essence, the Sector Schemes recognise that working alongside the highways can be a hazardous working environment for people employed within this sector and therefore requires that companies have stringent controls in place to ensure that the work is carried out safely and in accordance with client requirements.
Penarth Management has assisted companies to implement Quality Management Systems that meet the requirements of the following sector schemes:
For the Environment and Landscape including Ecology
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