Built environment monthly webinar -

Recorded: 26 May 2021 (12:00 - 13:00 UK time)

What’s this webinar about?

This webinar provides an overview of why quality management (QM) is now more vital than ever in the built environment sector. It will also introduce an important new British Standard: BS 99001, Quality Management Systems – Specific requirements for the built environment sector which is being developed to support the industry to demonstrate a further commitment to raising quality in the sector.

Who is this webinar for?

• Construction companies (at all tier levels)
• Manufacturing (including construction products)
• Design (including architecture)
• Procurement
• Insurance, banking (e.g. mortgage lending)

How will participants benefit?

They will:

• Increase their understanding of how improved QM links to other key strategies in the sector
• Learn more about BS 99001: its aims, anticipated benefits, structure, implementation and relationship with ISO 9001
• Explanation of how the standard is being developed and its potential impact, usage, benefits and compliance challenges

Agenda

12:00 - 12:05 Welcome and introduction - Ian Richardson - Sector Lead for Built Environment, British Standards Institution (BSI)

12:05 - 12:25 The importance of Quality Management in the Built Environment sector and introduction to BS 99001  (aims and benefits, structure, implementation and relationship with 9001) - Jon Adshead, Chair of the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) Construction Special Interest Group (ConSIG)

12:25 - 12:45 Q&A session

12:45 - 13:00 Wrap up, timelines, publication, how to get involved further - Ian Richardson - Sector Lead for Built Environment, British Standards Institution (BSI)

13:00 Close of the webinar

Be part of an industry-wide conversation about the future of quality assurance in the UK built environment sector.

Ian is an experienced standards professional, having worked at BSI for over 18 years. Currently working as Sector Lead in the Built Environment team, he is responsible for activity related to Building Safety, Quality, and Health & Safety, working with industry and government to identify and develop associated knowledge solutions.

He has worked on multiple high-profile projects during his career at BSI, including many of the key management systems standards such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 50001, ISO 27001 and ISO 45001.

Jon is a long-standing professional with over 30 years’ experience in the construction sector, having worked his way up through various site management and engineering roles before moving into the field of Quality Management.

Currently leading a Compliance & Audit team for a major construction organization, Jon is the Chair of the Chartered Quality Institute Construction Special Interest Group established as a representative group for quality professionals within the construction sector.

With extensive experience in the deployment of ISO9001 and associated standards within the Built Environment sector and his hands-on site experience, he has developed a pragmatic approach to the deployment of quality management tools and techniques focusing on the practicalities of implementation for those at the workface.

In his time as a Quality Management professional, he has audited many construction projects ranging from £20k to £600m across public and private sectors, so is fully conversant with the challenges in implementing ISO9001 in the built environment arena.

As a passionate believer in the benefits of developing an integrated, intelligent approach to the implementation of quality management systems, Jon is focussed on their use to drive performance improvement in quality of service delivery, end-product, and customer experience.

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