The construction industry is a complicated sector. Regulatory compliance, health and safety, efficacy of building materials and products, legality of contracts, adherence to building codes and standards, insurance requirements and completion of training are just some of the compliance issues faced by those in the...
Whilst watching the inauguration of Joe Biden, you will have heard Garth Brooks sing Amazing Grace, a song that was written in Olney, where we are based. On the 1st January 2023 the song will be celebrating its 250th Anniversary, as a way of commemorating...
The terms accreditation and certification are often used interchangeably and occasionally together. Despite the obvious confusion this can cause, the difference between the two distinct quality management processes can be easily explained. Certification represents a written assurance by a third party of the conformity of...
As we enter into 2021 we have been looking at how we can give back this year, and as you may have seen on Social Media we came up with the idea of aiming to plant a thousand trees in 2021. This will be through...
We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our Clients a Happy and Healthy Christmas. This year has been a different one, for many it has been a challenging and difficult, at this time of year when we set about writing Christmas cards...
On Wednesday 30th September three members of the KCS Team attended a fully accredited Emergency First Aid at Work Course. The course was organised with KH First Aid Training. To comply with current government guidelines we held the course at the Olney Youth Centre which has...
What is ISO 9001 Quality Management? An ISO 9001 quality management system will help you to continually monitor and manage quality across all operations. As the world’s most widely recognised quality management standard, it outlines ways to achieve, as well as benchmark, consistent performance and service....
Working with our IT partners Bluezeon, we have for a second year in a row successfully passed the Cyber Essentials verification. This year we saw increased vetting and checks regarding working from home and our team were able to demonstrate our compliance with the demanding...
The similarity between business and sports is not something that most people think about. Pro sports uniforms look a lot different than a suit and tie, and pencil pushing is a lot less physical than dribbling the ball down the pitch. But, as different as...
Internal audits help organisations achieve corporate objectives by keeping a pulse on the consistency of internal business practices. The goal of an internal audit is to ensure organisational policies and procedures are followed and to alert the management of gaps in policy compliance. The internal audit process can be done with...
