ISO certification is international by its very nature. An organisation in the United States might work with customers in Germany, manufacture products in India, operate offices in the Middle East and choose a certification body accredited in the United Kingdom.…
New analysis of ISO certification transfer enquiries between September 2025 and August 2026 suggests that price remains the single biggest reason organisations consider changing certification bodies, but accreditation issues are becoming increasingly influential. Each year, many organisations transfer their ISO…
If you’ve recently heard that the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) have merged, you may be wondering whether your ISO certificate is still valid or whether you need to do anything. The good news…
The release of ISO 19011:2026 is an important step forward in how management system audits are approached and while it is not a certifiable standard, it underpins the way audits are carried out across all major ISO certifications such as…
The publication of ISO 14001:2026 marks the beginning of a formal transition period for organisations certified to ISO 14001:2015. Environmental management remains a key focus for regulators, customers, investors and supply chain partners, and organisations will need to ensure their…
The publication of ISO/IEC 27701:2025 represents a fundamental shift not only for organisations implementing Privacy Information Management Systems (PIMS), but also for how certification itself is delivered, governed, and assessed. For those responsible for certification decisions, this is a structural…
ISO 9001 is the world’s most recognised quality management standard, and businesses across Birmingham continue to benefit from ISO 9001 certification. However, with changes to the standard on the horizon, organisations need to understand what’s coming and how to prepare.…
After a lengthy UKAS pilot scheme, and long wait for ISO 42006 to be published to detail the ‘requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of artificial intelligence management systems’, UKAS granted the first ISO 42001 Accreditation to BSI in…
While the ISO certification market remains strong, each year, a significant number of organisations choose to transfer their ISO certification from one certification body to another. We analysed the the ISO certification transfer requests received by our Certification Management Team…
