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BMT Group Ltd rolls out unique combined Sustainability Management System for both ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004
21-Jul-2010
BMT Group Ltd, the international design, engineering and risk management consultancy announced today that it has completed the roll-out of its unique Sustainability Management System (SuMS) that meets the requirements of both ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004. BMT Group Ltd's SuMS is the first truly combined and therefore single response to the requirements of these internationally recognised standards for quality and the environment.
SuMS was developed and implemented by an in-house team and first deployed in August 2009. Following approval of the single system approach and architecture by external assessment body LRQA during an external audit in December 2009, BMT Group Ltd successfully completed the stage 2 audit and SuMS was accredited to both standards in February 2010.
Jacque Reynolds, Head of Operational Risk Management at BMT Group Ltd commented: "The interaction and involvement of all BMT Group staff was critical to achieving our success criteria within the timescales we set ourselves. Through a structured programme of consultation, development, review and discussion with all departments, we now have a fully functioning accredited system that has rapidly become part of normal business. It is an efficient and effective system that can also be used as a reference point for any company, in or outside of BMT, aspiring to be accredited to either standard, or both."
She continued: "The introduction of SuMS also marks a significant milestone in strengthening BMT's commitment to sustainability and delivery of our published targets. BMT Group now looks forward to the benefits we are planning to secure via our continual improvement initiatives, many of which are already underway, and we look forward to delivering a consistently high standard of service to our staff, clients and stakeholders."
The BMT Group project team were supported by BMT Isis and Ingenium Quality Solutions to meet the challenges presented by the single system approach.