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05/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Kaidee for reclaiming her trophy and earning the title of May's Focus Forum Champ!

04/06/2026

Rapid Assembly strengthened both its environmental and aerospace quality management systems with support from Assent, achieving ISO 14001 first and then AS9100D certification.

Read the full story here: https://www.assentriskmanagement.co.uk/rapid-assembly/

Rapid Assembly strengthened both its environmental and aerospace quality management systems with support from Assent, achieving ISO 14001 first and then AS9100D certification.

03/06/2026

🎙️ Exploring Standards | ISO 14001:2026 Webinar Recording Now Available

This episode of Exploring Standards features a recorded webinar hosted by Assent Risk Management in partnership with ISOQAR, focusing on the upcoming changes to ISO 14001:2026 and what organisations need to know to prepare.

The session brings together both consultancy and certification perspectives, with Robert Clements from Assent Risk Management and Natalie Walker from ISOQAR, to cut through speculation and focus on what is actually changing within the standard, what it means in practice, and how organisations can prepare for a smooth transition.

The discussion covers the key updates expected in ISO 14001:2026, how currently certified organisations can begin preparing now, and what those considering certification should be thinking about before implementation. It also explores how certification bodies are likely to manage the transition and what organisations can expect over the coming years.

Recorded during a live webinar with audience questions, this episode offers real insight into the future of environmental management and ISO 14001 certification.

Watch the full episode here
https://exploringstandards.podbean.com/e/iso-140012026-%e2%80%93-what-s-changed-and-what-you-need-to-do-now-with-isoqar/

02/06/2026

Kathy from the Assent team is all set up at The Rochford District Council Careers Fair at the Rayleigh Mill! If you’re in the area, be sure to stop by and say hello! 🌟

01/06/2026

May's Legal Briefing is now live.

This blog provides a brief overview of May’s Legal Updates, which are relevant to Quality, Environmental, Information Security and Health & Safety, helping your organisation stay aligned with the latest legal requirements.

As always, we recommend reviewing the updates, identifying those that apply to your organisation, updating your legal register where necessary, and ensuring any required actions are communicated to relevant personnel.

Read the full briefing here: https://www.assentriskmanagement.co.uk/may-2026-legal-briefing/

This blog provides a brief overview of March's Legal Updates, which are relevant to Quality, Environmental, Info Sec and Health & Safety to help your organisation stay aligned with the latest legal requirements.

28/05/2026

Across almost every industry, organisations are facing growing pressure to demonstrate compliance, manage risk, maintain certification, and satisfy increasingly demanding client requirements. At the same time, many businesses are struggling with rising employment costs, skills shortages, and the challenge of maintaining specialist expertise internally.

As a result, more organisations are outsourcing elements of their compliance and governance activities to specialist providers such as Assent Risk Management.

Read full blog here: https://www.assentriskmanagement.co.uk/outsourcing-compliance/

21/05/2026

Having worked with ISO management system standards for over 20 years, guiding many clients through to successful ISO Certification, we have learnt a lot about the industry.

Our certification management team is here to help you find the right certification partner for you.

Here are five ways we can help!

Read full blog here: https://www.assentriskmanagement.co.uk/certification-management-team/

20/05/2026

🎙️ New Episode Out Now | Part 2: ISO 9001 - Now and into the Future

Part 2 of our special live event episode, ISO 9001: Now and Into the Future, is now available.
Recorded at an in-person event hosted by Assent Risk Management in collaboration with Interface NRM, this episode features Robert Clements and Ryan Stevens discussing the real-world side of ISO 9001 implementation and certification.

In this episode, the conversation covers:
• The most common audit findings organisations face
• Insights from internal audit data
• The ISO 9001 certification cycle and preparing for the 2026 revision

The key takeaway? Don’t panic about the upcoming changes, for most organisations, the foundations are already in place.

Listen now on your preferred podcast platform
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-udjik-1aca380

19/05/2026

Assent consultants help Fintech startup Moneyhub to implement, achieve and maintain their certification to ISO 27001 for Information Security.

Read the full case study here:

Moneyhub Achieve and Maintain ISO 27001 Certification. Assent consultants help Fintech startup Moneyhub to implement, achieve and maintain their certification to ISO 27001 for Information Security.

18/05/2026

Factory Process Control is one of the most important, and often misunderstood, concepts within manufacturing compliance.

Read the full blog here: https://www.assentriskmanagement.co.uk/factory-process-control/