supply chain compliance News
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How to improve the health of your supply chain compliance
Gary Plant, Managing Director of Altius Vendor Assessment, i-fm Technology in FM Award commercial winner 2014, offers advice in diagnosing and treating ‘sick supply chain compliance’ syndrome. This is a modern age problem affecting increasing numbers of FM managers. It’s a condition arising from the growth of the sector, the trend towards outsourced services and increased ...
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Altius wins five-year supply chain compliance contract extension with SGP
Altius Vendor Assessment has won a five-year contract extension to manage supply chain compliance for SGP Property and Facilities Management. SGP, which manages 45,000 sites on behalf of clients such as, NCP, Pizza Hut, Superdrug and Arcadia Group, first partnered with Altius in 2008 to introduce an online supplier assessment and accreditation system that would ensure high standards from ...
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Altius client SGP rebrands as Bellrock
Altius client company SGP Property & Facilities Management has re-branded as Bellrock. The new name is inspired by the story of the Bell Rock lighthouse. Explaining the significance of the lighthouse, Martin Holt, CEO, Bellrock, said: “Bellrock stands as an inspiration to those prepared to challenge how people think and strive for a better way.” He added. “Our role is to ...
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Morrisons appoints Altius to assure supply chain compliance
Food retailer Morrisons has appointed Altius Vendor Assessment to manage contractor assessment, compliance and accreditation on behalf of the group. With 500 stores, 7 major distribution centres and 19 production facilities, Morrisons required a central system for monitoring the health and safety credentials and competences of hundreds of contractors undertaking work across its national ...
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QuestGates appoints Altius to ensure supply chain compliance
Chartered loss adjustor and claims specialist QuestGates has appointed Altius Vendor Assessment to review and assess all its UK contractors working on insurance repairs to buildings. Howard Lloyd-Jones, Technical Manager for QuestGates, said: "The Altius online assessment system enables us to develop a trusted, vetted and assured panel of approved and accredited suppliers. We have full access to ...
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3E wins big for risk mitigation platform
Environmental health and safety provider 3E Company’s web-based platform for risk mitigation, known as 3ESC, has won top product of the year at the Environmental Leader Product & Project Awards. 3ESC is 3E’s platform helps companies navigate the complexities associated with achieving product-and supplier-level compliance while helping to mitigate risk in the supply chain. One ...
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Debenhams partners with Altius to improve supply chain compliance
Debenhams has appointed Altius Vendor Assessment to manage its contractor pre-assessment and compliance across its UK retail estate. The Altius online supplier management system uses an evidence-based approach to check and accredit suppliers' competences – from health and safety compliance through to financial health, environmental performance, customer service and corporate social ...
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Altius helps to develop new PAS 91 standard
Altius Vendor Assessment has helped to develop the new PAS 91:2013 construction prequalification assessment, used by the government. Altius was part of the steering group set up by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) to develop the revised specification, which is a revision of PAS 91:2010. It was developed to take account of the experience of users of the first edition to ...
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Taking supplier information management seriously
The recent research based on a poll by Trade Interchange shows a poor grasp of supplier information in the FM sector, but it is encouraging to see that almost 60% of those FM professionals polled plan to invest in improving supplier information management processes and systems over the next 18 months. The research highlights that the main fears of weak supplier information management are: risk ...
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Can You Hear Me? Communicating With Your Supply Chain Through the Noise
Data — it is the word that resonates most when discussing the supply chain with my clients. Do you have a point regulatory requirement like REACH or anti-human trafficking? Data helps you comply. Does your company have a Supplier Code of Conduct (SCOC) that is linked to your values, and those of your suppliers? Data conveys those values. Is there a big change at your company that needs to ...
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Get ready for PAS7000
PAS7000, a new British Standards Institute (BSI) specification has been published. It has been designed by industry to help today’s modern organisations to increase supply chain visibility, manageability and to reduce waste for all parties involved. With such complex modern supply chains, many organisations have only a partial view of supplier activity and achieving supply chain compliance ...
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Supply Chain Summit Series Launches in Chicago
The Supply Chain Summit Series kick-off in Chicago was a resounding success, as compliance professionals from across the United States gathered for the inaugural event. Attendees of the one-day conference on October 20th, the first of three scheduled in the series, experienced a tailored agenda full of expert speaker presentations and workshops geared to supply chain compliance, due diligence ...
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SEMINAR: How to manage subcontractor compliance in a new era of CDM 2015 and PAS 91
Principal contractors and contractors are invited to a half-day seminar in Birmingham on Tuesday 21 April, (10am – 2pm) about the essentials of supply chain risk management and compliance in managing subcontractors. Supply chain compliance specialist Altius will update delegates on their new obligations under CDM 2015 and give an overview of the PAS 91 standard. Guest speaker Phillip ...
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8 signs that your supply chain compliance system needs a health check
As those British supermarkets involved in the horse meat scandal will testify, poor control of suppliers can damage reputation and cost time and money. Here’s eight tell-tale signs that you might need to reign-in and review your supply chain compliance systems and processes. There’s an audible groan when a management report is required at short notice – You feel like you are ...
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INVITATION TO HEALTH AND SAFETY CONFERENCE
Gary Plant, Managing Director of Altius is one of the keynote speakers addressing the Ai Solutions Health and Safety Conference on 30 April 2014 at the RAF CLUB, Piccadilly, London. The event theme is ‘Save Money. Saves Lives – Do It Right First Time’ and Gary Plant will be demonstrating how an effective supply chain compliance system and pre-qualification of contractors ...
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Altius engages Company Watch to monitor supply chain financial health
Supply chain compliance specialist Altius Vendor Assessment has partnered with financial risk management experts Company Watch to provide its clients with robust and reliable monitoring systems. This will enable them to effectively track and predict the financial health of suppliers. Company Watch has developed specialised mathematical models that differentiate financial winners from ...
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Altius wins top technology award
Supply chain compliance specialist Altius Vendor Assessment has taken a top honour in the i-FM Technology in FM Awards – winning the commercial category. The 2014 Technology in FM Awards recognise outstanding practice in the delivery of business benefits from new information and communication technologies applied in the facilities management sector. Awards judge Simon Iatrou said: ...
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Huge increase in health and safety fines could prove costly for businesses
Businesses are expected to re-examine their health and safety procedures and ensure supply chain compliance among contractors after new guidelines recommend tougher penalties for corporate manslaughter. The Sentencing Council has proposed strict new penalties of up to £20 million for the most extreme workplace injuries. It is intended that these new guidelines will serve as a wake-up call ...
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Compliance software firm Altius doubles up to prepare for further growth
Software company Altius has more than doubled the size of its operation by expanding into 4.000sq ft premises at Derby's Wyvern Business Park, three doors down from its previous office. Over the past 12 months the supply chain compliance business has increased its turnover and staff numbers by 50% and is predicting 30% growth year-on-year. The company's software systems and compliance ...
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Altius wins five-year contract extension with SGP
Altius Vendor Assessment has won a five-year contract extension to manage supply chain compliance for SGP Property and Facilities Management. SGP, which manages 45,000 sites on behalf of clients such as, NCP, Pizza Hut, Superdrug and Arcadia Group, first partnered with Altius in 2008 to introduce an online supplier assessment and accreditation system that would ensure high standards from ...
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