The ISO 9001 Revision: What to Expect
ISO 9001 is being revised and the new edition is expected in September 2026. Nothing in it should worry anyone holding a 2015 certificate, but there are four changes worth knowing about before it lands.
ISO 14001:2026: What Has Changed
ISO 14001:2026 was published on 15 April 2026. The changes are moderate rather than fundamental, but five of them will change what we look at when we assess an environmental management system.
Common Reasons Companies Fail Their ISO Audit
Most companies do not fail their ISO audit. What happens is a report with findings in it, and a certificate that waits until the important ones are closed. These are the findings we raise most often.
What Does Your ISO Certification Scope Mean?
Scope is the part of an ISO certificate that decides what it is worth, and it is the part most people give the least thought to. It is also a word doing two jobs at once, which is where most of the confusion comes from.
ISO 9001 Certification for Small Businesses
The most common thing we hear from a small business looking at ISO 9001 is that it feels built for companies ten times the size. The standard does not work that way, and nor should the system you build to meet it.
How Long Does ISO Certification Take?
Ask how long ISO certification takes and the usual answer is somewhere between three months and a year. It can be done in a week. What decides it is not the standard, and it is not us. It is three practical things, and you control two of them.
What Happens During an ISO Audit?
Most people picture an ISO audit as someone arriving with a clipboard to hunt for mistakes. What actually happens is more useful than that, and knowing the shape of the day in advance takes most of the worry out of it.
ISO Accredited or ISO Certified?
"ISO accredited" turns up on tenders, supplier questionnaires and a good many company websites. What is being asked for is almost always ISO certification, and there is one situation where the difference matters.
Is There an Official ISO Logo?
If you have just been certified, or you are weighing up certification and wondering what you get to put on your website, the first thing worth knowing is that the logo most people go looking for does not exist.