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A recent article on the Mortgage Introducer website claims that the standard of new build homes in the UK are slipping dramatically, and that this could cause potential problems for present and future home owners.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is to hold a meeting to evaluate the level of possible risk imposed by steel products imported from China. Key players in the steel and construction industries will attend the meeting, which is scheduled to happen early this month.
When PAS 7000 launched in November 2014 businesses suddenly had access to a specification designed to increase supply chain visibility, boost manageability, and reduce waste along the supply chain as a whole.
Businesses should be aiming for best practice. This can be achieve through the ISO system of standardization and business process management (BPM). These are often implemented in isolation when they should be used in conjunction with one another.
The revised standard sets out guidance surrounding what goes into topsoil, how it should be transported and handled, and specifies key characteristics all topsoil should have (such as texture and contaminants).
The revision of ISO 14001 Environment Management Systems is in its final stage, meaning that it is on course for publication at the beginning of October this year. The revised standard will differ significantly from the existing standard ISO 14001:2004.
With the new Conservative government having just been formed and beginning talks regarding the next five years' they have in power, the new Business Secretary Sajid Javid has stated that he will focus on current business regulations – particularly strike laws.
