Self Build Magazine Editorial

Following the recent award of our UKAS accreditation, the first of its kind in Northern Ireland, many of the leading construction and architectural magazines are featuring the company and its achievements. Self Build and Improve Your Home is the most recent to feature us.Either visit the publication on line at www.selfbuild.ie or read on.

QMS? QED!

Achieving a Quality Management System is not Quite as Easily Done as you might think. The partners at atbec Ltd, air tightness and building energy consultants, with the assistance of Invest NI have become the first Northern Ireland registered business in their field to receive UKAS accreditation for their Air Tightness Testing Service.

Mike Crotty, one of the three founding partners, explained the thinking behind this move. “The lowest price isn’t always the best one, but how can you tell what is the best combination of cost and service? With this in mind, we decided to develop a Quality Management System designed to ensure that we not only deliver our services to the highest standards of technical competence, but that every aspect of our business is geared for continual improvement. The accreditation process was quite a steep learning curve!”

With one service covered, the company is now applying the same management system throughout the business with the eventual goal being to have all of their operations covered. In a price driven market, knowing that your supplier can be independently audited against an internationally recognised standard is worth a lot.