Malcolm Bird has been awarded an OBE in the New Year Honours for services to the Automotive Industry. Malcolm is a member of the EuroMotor and AutoTrain boards and has been heavily involved in many regional, national and international initiatives to support and develop the Automotive industry. He has been especially concerned with quality and… Read More »
Entrepreneur, motivator, leader, pioneer in introducing Culture Change, Shop Floor and Office Improvement Methodology (Kaizen, Process Improvement, Problem Solving etc.) in SMEs and devoted to In-company Learning linked to Life Long Learning, Mrs. Shirley Ann Woolley, Human Resources Director at Frederick Woolley Ltd. is an inspiring woman who understands the needs of small to medium… Read More »
With the American, German, French, Italian and Japanese vehicle manufacturers (VM’s) behind it, ISO/TS 16949:2002 (2nd Edition), stands to become the global automotive Quality Management System (QMS) of the future. Dr David Scrimshire, a director of TEC Transnational Lts, takes us through the revised standard which aligns worldwide automotive QMS requirements and looks set to… Read More »
The Institute of Quality Assurance (IQA) is the UK’s leading body for the advancement of quality practice. A respected contributor to policy issues at a national and international level, IQA has over 14,000 individual members. The IQA Diploma in Quality is a respected qualification which improves people’s marketability when searching for employment as well as… Read More »
On 19th March, the British Embassy at Ankara organised a special seminar for the business community of Konya. Konya is a town of around 1 million inhabitants situated 200 kilometres south of Ankara. It is an important centre for agriculture and automotive suppliers particularly in the replacement parts business. In the morning, the delegates were… Read More »