Aginst the backdrop of plans to axe cokemaking at its Scunthorpe site and shed about 250 jobs, British Steel has won third-party recertification for a wide range of its business activities – including investment schemes, Low-Carbon Roadmap and employees – after a rigorous assessment against a prestigious quality mark.
The company has been recertified to ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems, which also covers Construction Products Regulations and National Highways Sector Scheme 3B.
Paul Smith, British Steel’s Business QA & Standards Manager, said: “The ISO 9001:2015 standard is the best-practice quality management framework. It’s an important standard to achieve as it provides independent evidence of our ongoing commitment to provide a high level of service to both customers and suppliers.”
To satisfy the strict audit requirements, the company was required to demonstrate an effective quality management system compliant with all sections of the standard. The team of five LRQA auditors covered sites in Scunthorpe, Teesside, Skinningrove, Darlington, Rotherham, Immingham and Lisburn, and looked in depth at the processes and systems used in our wide-ranging operations.
They covered all operational and functional disciplines including ironmaking, steelmaking, mills and our support functions too. And having been reaccredited, British Steel now moves on to LRQA’s normal surveillance programme, which comprises 12-monthly surveillance visits, with the full audit repeated in 3 years’ time.
