NEWS and PROJECTS
BERKSHIRE BASED ELECTRONICS DISTRIBUTOR
TOP Q will assist this Berkshire based Electronic Component Distributor with Certification to ISO9001:2008. It was noted that the company appreciated the way the Certification process had been explained in 'lay-man' terms!
25th August 2011
TOPQ have now completed 3, 8D Problem Solving Training sessions for an East Midlands based electrical machine company. Feedback was excellent, and included:
'Well presented with good material'
'Interesting and informative'
'Well organised'
'Very organised and focussed on the subject'
'Some very good discussions took place with some good outcomes'
1st August 2011
SOUTH COAST ELECTRONICS COMPANY
TOP Q have been selected to assist this South Coast based Electronics company with ISO9001 Certification. Future services will also include developing an Integrated system to incorporate ISO14001 and OHSAS18001, and cover Environmental and Health and Safety systems.
15th April 2011
PROBLEM SOLVING TRAINING
TOP Q have been selected by a East Midlands Manufacturing company to deliver 3 8D Problem Solving Courses.
14th April 2011
MAJOR JAPANESE CORPORATION
TOP Q have secured a 12 month contract to assist a major Japanese Electrical Corporation. Assistance will initially focus on obtaining certification to a European standard and implementing a Lean Office system. The Lean Office project will include Value Stream Mapping key processes, identifying and removing waste and standardising processes. A lot of the activity will be supported by the ongoing development of QC Circles within the organisation.
1st March 2011
Assistance to Pharmaceutical Sector
TOP Q will assist this Stansted base wholesaler and retailer of pharmaceutical products, implement a quality management system to ISO9001:2008. Working throughout the Health sector, the implementation of ISO9001 will raise the levels of service and delivery quality.
12th January 2011
Achilles Vendor Data Base B2 Qualification
TOP Q have assisted this major Japanese Corporation record excellent system scores for Environmental, Health and Safety and Quality Management. Following Site and Office audits, the scores recorded were some of the highest in the industrial sector, including 96% for Site Quality Management!
10th January 2011
BARTON STORAGE SYSTEMS
Based in the West Midlands, Barton Storage Systems have selected TOPQ to assist them with the introduction of a Health and Safety Management System, based upon the requirements of OHSAS18001. TOPQ already carry out contract auditing on Barton's ISO9001 Certified Management System.
18th October 2010
ISO9001/14001/OHSAS18001 CERTIFICATION
TOP Q have assisted a major Japanese Corporation in obtaining certification to ISO9001/14001/OHSAS18001 for the provision of Site Management, Installation and Commissioning works.
7th July 2010
ACHILLES UTILITIES VENDOR DATA BASE
TOP Q have assisted an organisation to obtain Achilles UVDB Category 2B Certification. This multi-national organisation are involved in an asset replacement programme for a major utilities provider. Based upon Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety systems, the TOP Q client scored the following - Health and Safety 86%, Environment 82% and Quality 95% - All of the scores were well above the industry sector average.
20th June 2010
INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING and TECHNOLOGY
TOP Q Managing Director Martyn Heath, has been featured in the May issue of the Institute of Engineering and Technology Magazine Go to the follwoing link: lean-manufacturing[1].pdf
ELECTRONICS COMPANY, M4 Corridor
TOP Q have secured a 12 Month contract to assist a Reading based Electronics Manufacturer, in maintaining their Integrated Management Systems (ISO9001/14001/OHSAS18001) and developing their systems to further meet specific Aerospace and Military requirements.
1st June 2010
NEW ADDITION
From 1st June 2010 Thomas (Tom) Heath will join TOPQ as a Director. Thomas has considerable experience in Health and Safety and Environmental issues and will widen the scope of TOP Q Services.
QC CIRCLES and KAIZEN
TOP Q have been selected to assist a major Japanese Corporation in the introduction of QC Circles and development of Kaizen activities. Based upon standards developed by The Japanese Union of Scientific Engineers and Ishikawa's guide to QC Circle introduction, initial training will start in late January with a plan to have 8 QC Circles operational by the end of 2010
22nd January 2010
Japanese Electrical Corporation
TOP Q have played a vital role in securing certification to ISO14001:2004 and OHSAS18001:2007 for a major Japanese corporation. On a very tight timeline certification was confirmed at the Stage Two audit in mid-December. In a company wide address, the President thanked all staff involved in the process, with particular reference to TOP Q MD Martyn Heath's expertise and advice. In an age where projects are normally delayed and over budget, TOP Q delivered results 3 and a half months ahead of schedule and 21% under budget. A confidentiality agreement prevents the organisation being named.
8th January 2010
Congratulations to Luso Electronic Products in London. They are now certified to ISO9001:2008, ISO14001:2004 and OHSAS18001:2007.
15th OCTOBER 2009
Congratulations to Luso Electronic Products in Sutton Coldfield. They are now certified to ISO9001:2008, ISO14001:2004 and OHSAS18001:2007
2nd OCTOBER 2009
ACTIVE PCB SOLUTIONS
Very pleased to say Active PCB Solutions in Reading have now received Certification to ISO14001 and OHSAS18001. Our congratulations to all the team at Active. It has been a pleasure to be of assistance.
July 2009
TOP Q have been selected by Luso Electronic Products to assist in the implementation of ISO9001:2008 in their Microwave Components manufacturing site in Cornwall. TOP Q will assist in the development and implementation of the Quality Management System right up to Certification.
23rd March 2009
South Staffs Industries have selected TOP Q to deliver training courses in Health and Safety Management and Internal Auditing. The Health and Safety course will cover regulatory/Statutory requirements, HSAW, RIDDOR, COSHH etc. The auditing course will cover audting techniques for ISO9001/14001 and OHSAS18001 Management Systems
1st March 2009
SOLID SWIVEL, Cradley Heath
Solid Swivel will use the TOP Q resource to Train and Assess to NVQ Level 2 in Business Improvement Techniques. The training will cover such subjects as 5S's, Kaizen and Problem Solving. TOPQ are delivering this programme on behalf of Sandwell Training Association.
3rd February 2009
SPICK 'n' SPAN
Very pleased to announce that Spick 'n' Span have achieved Certification to ISO14001 and OHSAS18001. Already Certified to ISO9001, Spick 'n' Span now have a fully Certified Integrated System. Our congratulations to all the hard working staff, its been a pleasure to assist you. Our thanks also to MI Certification for their sensible, pragmatic approach to the Certification process.
3rd October 2008
CONCENTRIC PUMPS
TOP Q will deliver another series of Underpinning Knowledge training for NVQ Level 3 in Business Improvement Techniques. Candidates will be Team Leaders and Technical Support. The training is on behalf of the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing and Sandwell Training Association.
1st September 2008
Based in the heart of the London and Sutton Coldfield, Luso have chosen TOP Q to assist in the development and implementation of an integrated management system incorporating ISO9001 (Quality) ISO14001 (Environment) and OHSAS18001 (H&S).
Luso Electronic Products Ltd is an independent, privately owned company established in 1967. Franchised and Non Franchised Distribution offering:
- Global Sourcing
- Vender Reduction
- Specialised Service to Locate obsolete & difficult to find parts
- Kitting
- Logistics Support
20th August 2008
Watsons Glass in Wolverhampton, will again make use of the TOP Q Training Service to deliver a second round of NVQ Underpinning Knowledge Training. The training will be delivered on behalf of Mercia Management.
20th May 2008
CONCENTRIC PUMPS
TOP Q will return to Concentric Pumps in Birmingham to deliver the second wave of Level 3 BIT NVQ Underpinning Knowledge Training.
16th May 2008
Carried out on behalf of Emagine, TOPQ delivered an Internal Auditor Course to Crown Aerosols in Sutton in Ashfield. Course comments included....'Excellent Course', 'Extremely well presented and explained', 'Very Good Course'
14th May 2008
ACTIVE PCB SOLUTIONS
TOP Q are pleased to announce that they will support Active PCB Solutions in developing and implementing an Integrated Management System incorporating ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS18001. TOP Q have assisted Active for nearly 15 years now, initially developing their Quality System and expanding into to such techniques as the 5S's and Visual Factory.
10th March 2008
SPICK 'n' SPAN
TOP Q have been selected to assist Spick 'n' Span document and implement Management Systems to ISO14001 (Environment) and OHSAS18001 (Health and Safety). Based in the Midlands, Spick 'n' Span distribute a wide range of workshop and janitorial products.
9th March 2008
FRANK DUDLEY Frank Dudley pressings in Ladywood, Birmingham have selected the TOP Q service to deliver Business Improvement Training. Split into 4 dedicated groups the training will commence in August with completion by January 2008. Training content will include Kaizen, 5S's and Visual Management. The training is being delivered on behalf on RDI Consultants, Coventry.
9th July 2007
Wolverhampton Based Watsons Glass will use the TOP Q service for their Buisness Improvement Training. The programme is being delivered on behalf of Mercia Management and will include training in Kaizen, 5S's and Visual Management.
14th May 2007
DUNLOP AEROSPACE BRAKING SYSTEMS
The TOP Q Service has been selected to deliver BIT NVQ Level 2 to Dunlop Braking Systems. The content will be delivered on shift (Lates and Nights) to accomodate the working shift pattern. Content will include Kaizen, 5S's, and Problem Solving. The training is being delivered on behalf of RDI Consultants, Coventry
5th May 2007
C & L Distribution
Very pleased to say that C&L Distribution have now succesfully negotiated Certification to ISO14001:2004. We have been assisting C&L since the mid 90's and they are our first customer to achieve Certification to ISO9001, OHSAS18001 and now ISO14001.
4th May 2007
Concentric Pumps, Birmingham will use the TOP Q service to carry out the underpinning knowledge training for their NVQ Level 3 Candidates in Buisness Improvement Techniques. The use of the TOP Q service shows an ever increasing acknowledgement of the quality of TOP Q training in this subject.
25th April 2007