ISO 9001:2008 Awarded

Components Bureau is pleased to announce that having passed their certification renewal audit they been awarded the updated ISO standard ISO 9001:2008. Awarded by NQA, a leading assessment, verification and certification body, it is applicable to the supply of outsourcing manufacturing facilities and distribution of electronic components.

NQA will regularly carry out audits of Components Bureau's systems and processes to ensure continued compliance with the standard. This will help us to achieve continued improvement of our Quality Management System and increased value for money to all of our clients.

The ISO 9001:2008 standard improves on the existing 2000 standard. It involves new systems that measure and improve client satisfaction by ensuring that effective quality assurance processes are in place at each step in the transaction process.  

ISO 9001 requirements are underpinned by eight management principles: 

• a customer focused organisation
• leadership
• the involvement of people
• ensuring a process approach
• a systematic approach to management
• a factual approach to decision making
• mutually beneficial supplier relations
• continuous improvement