ISO consultant in Sittingbourne
ISO that fits your Sittingbourne business
Local, proportionate and discerning ISO consultants, on site from Eurolink to Kent Science Park.
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ISO that fits your Sittingbourne business
Local, proportionate and discerning ISO consultants, on site from Eurolink to Kent Science Park.
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ISO certification in Sittingbourne, sized for small businesses
From Eurolink to Kent Science Park, more Sittingbourne manufacturers, contractors, landscapers, security firms and facilities managers are being asked for ISO before they can quote. Some quote anyway, and hope nobody checks.
As local ISO consultants, we build a proportionate system that fits a business your size, and use a discerning eye to make sure every part of it earns its place.
Local, proportionate and discerning ISO for Sittingbourne businesses
On site in Sittingbourne when you need us.
We are based in Aylesford and work at your premises, with the same people at every visit.
Audits happen on your shop floor or out on site, where the work really happens.
Your system is the right size for your business.
Only the documents, effort and cost your business needs, matched to your size and your risks.
A 15-person electrical contractor on Eurolink needs a much lighter system than a 200-person manufacturer, and we build it that way.
Knowing what matters, and what does not.
A lead auditor's judgement about what your certification body will really look for, and whether your system works in practice.
We check your system on the shop floor as well as on paper, so you go into audit day knowing where you stand.
Where you will already find us in and around Sittingbourne
Eurolink Industrial Estate
Several of the manufacturers and trade businesses we support are based on Eurolink, including the client in our case study below. We work on site there for internal audits, management reviews and audit day support.
Kent Science Park
We work with landscaping and manufacturing businesses at Kent Science Park, keeping their ISO systems in step with the customers and contractors they supply.
Our base in Aylesford is close enough to be on site when you need us. We also work with businesses across Kent and the South East, including Maidstone.
Your ISO system is certified. But who is looking after it?
For many small businesses, ISO slips down the list once the certificate is on the wall. Documents go out of date, internal audits get pushed back, and the weeks before a surveillance visit turn into a scramble.
You would not send a child out on a bike without a helmet. ISO is that helmet for your business, but only while it fits. A system that is too big gets ignored, and one that is too thin fails at audit.
Employing a full-time quality manager to keep on top of it is a big step for a small business, and it still leaves you relying on one person.
Get certified and stay certified, with a friendly critical eye across your table in Sittingbourne, cup of tea in hand, whenever you need us.
How Sittingbourne businesses usually look after ISO
Most of the businesses we meet on Eurolink and around the town have weighed up the same three options.
Employ someone in-house
Sittingbourne quality managers are currently advertised at £40,000 to £50,000 a year, before National Insurance, pension and holiday cover. That is a big commitment for a business with 10 or 20 staff, and one person leaving takes the knowledge with them.
Use a national consultancy
Often a standard pack and a different face each visit, travelling in from elsewhere. The system ends up written for any business, with little of how yours really works.
Work with a local ISO consultant
We are on site in Sittingbourne when you need us. We build only what your business needs, check it with a lead auditor's eye, and stay with you from one audit to the next.
Two ways to work with us
Both are proportionate and discerning. The difference is how closely we work alongside you.
Bespoke
On site in Sittingbourne. We build your system if you need one, take you through certification and then manage it with you, from internal audits to your management review.
By proposal, after a free chat and a visitRemote
For businesses of up to 20 employees that already hold ISO. Two internal audits and a management review meeting each year, plus a consultant on the phone on your audit day.
£350 a month, no VAT, 12-month minimumCase study: a manufacturer on Eurolink Industrial Estate
Where they started
A small manufacturer holding ISO 9001. Their team knew health and safety well, but they needed support from a competent health and safety person.
The proportionate answer
Sending staff on expensive training would have been more than they needed. Instead we gave them the competent support they were missing:
- Internal audits and document reviews
- Running and supporting management review meetings
- Reporting and closing non-conformities
- Support at their external ISO 9001 audit
The result
ISO 9001 certification maintained, and their legal health and safety obligations met without expensive training or taking staff away from their roles.
Next time a customer or tender asks for your ISO certificate, you send it without a second thought.
No more hoping nobody checks. And when the surveillance visit comes round, it is just another day at work.
Local
- The same friendly faces at your table, visit after visit
- Audits on your shop floor, where the work really happens
Proportionate
- A system your team runs, no bigger than it needs to be
- No scramble before surveillance visits
Discerning
- Honest advice on what matters before every audit
- Audit findings that help your business improve
★★★★★
Next Step Compliance deliver an excellent, professional service from start to finish. Their expertise in Health & Safety and ISO standards made the whole process smooth and straightforward. They offer clear guidance, practical solutions, and help us improve our compliance quickly and confidently. Highly recommended for any business looking to strengthen its safety culture and meet ISO requirements.
Carole Smith, Sittingbourne client, Google review
A family-run ISO consultancy, local to Sittingbourne
Next Step Compliance is a husband-and-wife team based in Aylesford. Good judgement comes from experience, and that is what you get from both of us.
Jeanette Wessen is an IRCA registered lead auditor for ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 and is NEBOSH qualified. Every client we have taken to certification has passed.
Tim Thompson works alongside Jeanette and is working towards his own IRCA qualifications.
ISO services for Sittingbourne businesses
Every service follows the same local, proportionate and discerning approach.
ISO 9001 certification and maintenance
Quality management that helps you win work and keep it.
ISO 14001 environmental management
Show customers you take your environmental impact seriously.
ISO 45001 health and safety
Health and safety management for manufacturers and contractors.
Internal audits
Independent internal audits, led by an IRCA registered lead auditor.
New ISO implementation
Your first certificate, built around how you already work.
SSIP accreditation
Constructionline, SafeContractor, CHAS and Achilles.
Switching consultants
Keep what works and move across without disruption.
Outsourced compliance manager
A compliance manager on site, without the full-time salary.
Questions Sittingbourne businesses ask
Do you visit Sittingbourne businesses in person?
Yes. We are ISO consultants based in Aylesford, and we work on site with businesses across Sittingbourne, including Eurolink Industrial Estate and Kent Science Park.
What do you mean by local, proportionate and discerning?
Local means we work on site in Sittingbourne, with the same people at every visit. Proportionate means your ISO system is the right size for your business, with only the documents and effort you need. Discerning means using a lead auditor's judgement about what matters, what your certification body will look for, and whether your system works in practice.
How much does ISO certification cost for a small business in Sittingbourne?
It depends on your size and how much is already in place, which is why our pricing is proportionate. Bespoke support, including getting certified for the first time, is priced by proposal after a free chat and a visit. If you already hold ISO and have up to 20 employees, remote support is a fixed £350 a month.
Do you work with security and facilities management companies in Sittingbourne?
Yes. Alongside manufacturers, contractors and landscapers, we support security and facilities management companies in Sittingbourne, where clients and tenders often ask for ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001.
Which ISO standards can you help with?
ISO 9001 for quality, ISO 14001 for environmental management and ISO 45001 for health and safety. We also help with SSIP accreditations such as Constructionline, SafeContractor, CHAS and Achilles.
Will our certificate be UKAS accredited?
We work with you towards UKAS-accredited certification, which is the type larger customers, main contractors and tenders usually ask for.
We already have ISO. Can you take over from our current consultant?
Yes. We look at your system before changing anything, keep what works, and take over your internal audits and ongoing support.
Get in contact with Next Step Compliance
Looking for ongoing compliance support for your business in Sittingbourne? Want someone to take the management system off your plate? Need to get your ISO system back on track before your next surveillance visit? ISO Consultant in Sittingbourne.
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