ISO Consultant in Sittingbourne
Kent’s Outsourced Compliance Manager
Based near Maidstone, working with businesses in a variety of industries in Sittingbourne
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Next Step Compliance is a family run, award winning ISO consultancy in Aylesford specialising in Outsourced Quality or Compliance Management covering SIttingbourne.
We build and maintain ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 systems Sittingbourne businesses, including manufacturers, electrical contractors, construction firms and landscapers Eurolink Industrial Estate.
We can get you certification whether you are new to ISO or need to have UKAS accrediated ISO. We also support businesses by internally auditing, closing out non conformities, recommending changes and improvement to the system, reviewing documents. Your friendly critical eye in Sittingbourne.
Where you will already find us in and around Sittingbourne
Eurolink Industrial Estate
Kent Science Park
We work as ISO Consultant in Sittingbourne and are based in Aylesford, close enough to be on-site when you need us, not managing your system remotely from somewhere else in Kent. If you would like to talk through your certification face to face, book a free 30 minute chat or give us a call, we are happy to pop in.
IRCA-registered ISO Consultant in Sittingbourne. 100% client certification pass rate.
Businesses in Sittingbourne are feeling the pinch, but there is no getting away from the need for legal compliance to Health and Safety and the need of their clients to have ISO certification.
As outsourced quality or compliance managers, we help small businesses in Sittingbourne keep on top of the certifications and H&S with our done for you or done with you consulting services. ISO Consultants in Sittingbourne from Next Step Compliance are experts.
As a local ISO consultant based near SIttingbourne, we maintain ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 systems for small businesses and manufacturers across Sittingbourne’s industrial estates.
Because we are local, we work on site, getting to know your business and your employees.
With Next Step Compliance you get one dedicated outsourced compliance manager in Sittignbourne who knows your business, visits you on-site, manages your compliance throughout the year and is there when you need them, at a fraction of the cost of a full-time employee, with none of the employment risk.
Your ISO system is certified. But who’s looking after it?
You have invested in getting ISO certified. It cost time, money and effort. The audit passed. The certificate went on the wall. Then what?
If you are like some Sittingbourne business owners, the answer is: nothing much. The system gets filed away. Your operations manager or admin person “owns” it alongside ten other jobs. Documentation doesn’t get updated. Internal audits slip. Nobody’s quite sure if you are still actually compliant.
Then your external auditor schedules the surveillance visit, and suddenly you are in “do everything at once” mode.
Trying to pull together evidence
Realising you have missed documentation updates
Finding non-conformities you could have caught months ago
Nobody’s quite sure if you are still actually compliant
Internal audits have slipped
A full-time compliance manager costs £35,000–£50,000 a year, money most SMEs don’t have. But ignoring your system costs more in failed audits, lost tenders, risk exposure. There’s a middle ground. And that’s what an ISO consultant in Sittingbourne like me does.
Case Study – Manufacturer in Eurolink Industrial Estate Sittingbourne
We have the absolute pleasure in supporting a small manufacturer with their ISO 9001 and their Health and Safety.
They have excellent members of staff who are knowledgeable on the application of Health & Safety but needed competent health and safety person support as well as someone who could internally audit, review documents, run and support in management review meetings, report and close down NCs and support their external ISO 9001 audit.
This means that their ISO 9001 certification is maintained as well as the company meeting their legal obligations H&S wise without having to send staff out for expensive and time consuming training as well as taking their staff away from their day to day role.
“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.”
What it actually looks like to have compliance handled
Internal audits are scheduled
Not ad-hoc. Planned, on a calendar, with someone who knows your business running them.
Non-conformities from previous audits get closed
You are not carrying debt from the last audit into the next one.
Your team understands the system
Because we built it together, and someone keeps referring back to it. It’s not a mystery folder.
Documentation stays current
Process changes, risk updates, regulatory changes. They are captured and reflected in your system.
Your auditor finds a well-maintained, clearly understood system
Not a box-ticking folder. A system that actually works in your business.
The result of this? Confidence. You are not worried about your next audit. You know exactly where you stand.
IRCA-Registered ISO Consultant in Sittingbourne – Family-Run
Jeanette Wessen is an IRCA-registered Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001, and NEBOSH-qualified in Health & Safety, with a 100% client certification pass rate since 2022. Tim Thompson brings a background in bespoke manufacturing, fine art transport, and high-end precision work, and is working toward his own IRCA qualifications. Read more about Jeanette and Tim →
Together, we’ve helped SIttingbourne businesses across manufacturing, engineering, electrical contracting, and service sectors achieve and maintain ISO certification. 100% of our clients pass their certification audits. No surprises and no failed audits.
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Services for Sittingbourne Businesses
ISO 9001 Maintenance Support
Your quality system is certified. Now it needs to stay that way. I maintain your ISO 9001 documentation, schedule and run internal audits, manage corrective actions, and prepare you for your next surveillance audit or recertification.
ISO 14001 Environmental Management
Environmental responsibility matters to your customers, your supply chain, and local authorities. I keep your environmental system active and compliant, not just on paper, but genuinely embedded in how you operate.
ISO 45001 Health & Safety Management
For Sittingbourne contractors and manufacturers, this is essential. H&S certification opens doors with larger clients and the public sector. As an ISO Consultant in Sittingbourne, we support your system year-round, prepare you for ISO 45001 and help you build a genuine safety culture, not just a compliance folder.
Internal Audits
Independent audits that actually help. I come on-site, audit your processes against the ISO standard, and give you honest feedback on what’s working and what needs attention. Before your external auditor sees it.
New ISO Implementation
If you’re not certified yet, I guide you from start to finish. Scoping, system build, Stage 1 audit, Stage 2 audit, then moving into retainer support once you’re certified.
Constructionline, SafeContractor, CHAS, Achilles Accrediation
Working toward SSIP accreditation in Maidstone? I handle the documentation, manage the application, and keep you audit-ready.
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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We can also support you with your ISO 9001, 45001 and Food Safety needs.