2008 press releases

2008 News

10 ديسمبر 2008

Hampshire Constabulary to use only BSI Kitemark Bodyshops >

Hampshire Constabulary is taking the lead to provide a Framework Contract for the repairing of their vehicles to be undertaken by bodyshops that are either working towards or have the BSI Kitemark licence.

10 ديسمبر 2008

200th BSI Kitemark® Awarded to two Bodyshops >

Mill Lane Accident Repair Group in Aldershot and D Walton Ltd based in Manchester both recently celebrated being the 200th bodyshops to gain the prestigious Thatcham BSI Kitemark PAS 125.

09 ديسمبر 2008

BSI British Standards publishes new standard on evidential weight and legal admissibility of electronic information >

BSI British Standards has published BS 10008, Evidential weight and legal admissibility of electronic information – Specification.

05 ديسمبر 2008

Department of Health and BSI British Standards to boost NHS resilience >

The Department of Health and BSI British Standards today announce a new initiative designed to increase resilience to major incidents and disruption across the National Health Service.

01 ديسمبر 2008

BSI British Standards invites comments on new draft standard on accessible websites >

BSI British Standards is inviting all interested parties, and in particular marketing professionals and disabled web users, to review and comment on the draft of a new standard on accessible websites.

28 نوفمبر 2008

BSI British Standards publishes food safety specification for the food manufacturing industry >

BSI British Standards has published PAS 220:2008 Prerequisite programmes on food safety for food manufacturing

21 نوفمبر 2008

Kitemark is your advantage - now more than ever... >

With the economic downturn starting to bite, now is the time to shout about your achievement and use the Kitemark to promote your company, product or service to your new and existing customers.

21 نوفمبر 2008

Supporting Kitemark >

We have been issuing “Supporting Kitemark” logos after a surge in demand from organisations wishing to show their support for Kitemark products and services.

21 نوفمبر 2008

Grand Designs Live - BSI at ESC stand >

Congratulations to PJ Fire Ltd for gaining their Kitemark licence for Fire Extinguishers, EN3

20 نوفمبر 2008

BSI selects ANAB for global accreditation >

BSI Management Systems, one of the world’s leading certification bodies, and the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB), the national accreditation body of the USA, have signed an agreement under which ANAB will provide accreditation services to BSI around the world

19 نوفمبر 2008

Customer's Voice... >

Aeon International Ltd is a leading designer and manufacturer of superior, advanced design valves for the water and gas industries

19 نوفمبر 2008

BSI Management Systems appoints Managing Director of Continental Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific >

Mark Basham has been appointed Managing Director, Continental Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific at BSI Management Systems.

14 نوفمبر 2008

ASIS International and BSI British Standards announce joint development of American Business Continuity Management standard >

ASIS International (ASIS) and BSI British Standards are to collaborate on the development of an American Business Continuity Management (BCM) standard.

14 نوفمبر 2008

BSI Group Chief Executive visits China >

Howard Kerr, BSI Group’s newly appointed Chief Executive, will visit China next week – his first overseas visit since joining BSI, underlining the importance of China to BSI in developing its capabilities in one of the key growth economies of the world.

13 نوفمبر 2008

BSI British Standards to publish updated ISO 9001 >

On World Quality Day BSI British Standards announces the forthcoming publication of BS EN ISO 9001: 2008

31 أكتوبر 2008

UK Business still prepared to take risks >

UK businesses are still prepared to take risks despite testing economic times, according to BSI British Standards’ annual Business Barometer, published today

31 أكتوبر 2008

Howard Kerr takes over as BSI Group Chief Executive >

Howard Kerr, formerly Chief Executive of Calor Group Limited (UK) and Senior Vice-President of SHV GAS, Netherlands, has been appointed Chief Executive of BSI Group

29 أكتوبر 2008

What's the carbon footprint of your product? >

Businesses can from today assess the carbon footprint of their goods and services and play a greater part in fighting climate change, thanks to a new standard launched by BSI British Standards, the Carbon Trust and Defra.

20 أكتوبر 2008

BSI signs agreement with Uzbekistan standards agency >

BSI British Standards signed a Joint Co-operation Agreement with Uzstandart, the Agency for Standardization, Metrology and Certification of Uzbekistan which will see the two organizations working together in the area of standards and best practice.

15 أكتوبر 2008

BSI British Standards leads new international project committee on energy management >

BSI British Standards, along with the national standards bodies of the United States of America (ANSI), Brazil (ABNT) and China (SAC), will head up the development of an international standard on energy management, ISO 50001.

14 أكتوبر 2008

BSI British Standards publishes new guidance on fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings >

BSI British Standards has published a new standard that gives recommendations and guidance on the design, management and use of buildings to achieve an acceptable level of fire safety for all people in and around buildings

14 أكتوبر 2008

No ‘green sheen’ on the blue chip: FTSE 250 take environmental responsibilities seriously >

We’ve all heard of the ‘greenwash’ or ‘green sheen’ but a new survey of the FTSE 250 by BSI British Standards reveals a genuine and significant commitment to environmental issues among British business

29 سبتمبر 2008

BSI British Standards is highly commended at IVCA Clarion Awards >

BSI British Standards has been highly commended at the prestigious International Visual Communications Association (IVCA) Clarion Awards in the category for Live Events

25 سبتمبر 2008

Vodafone UK becomes world’s first operator to gain business continuity benchmark >

Vodafone UK has become the world’s first mobile operator to achieve BS 25999 certification, the industry leading standard for business continuity management systems.

22 سبتمبر 2008

UK schools lead the way in BSI's sustainable event competition >

Seven schools have been rewarded for their entries in GetGreenGo™, BSI British Standards’ sustainable events challenge.

17 سبتمبر 2008

BSI British Standards short listed for IVCA Clarion Award for work promoting sustainability >

BSI British Standards has been shortlisted for a prestigious International Visual Communications Association (IVCA) Clarion Award in the category for Live Events

05 سبتمبر 2008

Setting the standard in dementia care >

BSI British Standards and Bradford Dementia Group at the University of Bradford lead the way in developing a standard in Dementia Care.

02 سبتمبر 2008

BSI Management Systems assists China's Shenzhen Stock Exhange in ISO/IEC 27001 certification bid >

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification for Information Security Management following a pilot programme with BSI Management Systems in China.

14 أغسطس 2008

BSI British Standards to begin work on responsible sourcing standards >

BSI British Standards is to start work on developing standards which will assist organizations with responsible sourcing.

04 أغسطس 2008

Microsoft Global Foundation Services earns ISO/IEC 27001:2005 certification >

BSI Management Systems America announced today that Microsoft, Global Foundation Services (GFS) has achieved ISO/IEC 27001 certification to the international information security standard, ISO/IEC 27001:2005.

01 أغسطس 2008

BSI British Standards publishes two new guides to the use of statistical process control charts >

All tasks encountered at work involve a process, some more complex than others. The output of many processes is dependent on, often multiple, inputs.

21 يوليو 2008

Todd VanderVen joins BSI as the new President of BSI Management Systems, America >

Todd VanderVen joined BSI July 16, 2008 as the new President of BSI Management Systems, America.

17 يوليو 2008

BSI supports launch of new website to help manage the impact of business disruptions >

As Business Continuity Management moves higher up boardroom agendas than ever before, a comprehensive new BCM portal website has been launched to help organizations of all kinds deal with business disruptions from unexpected events.

11 يوليو 2008

BSI achieves global IT Service Management accreditation >

BSI Management Systems has been accredited to deliver worldwide ISO/IEC 20000 certification

08 يوليو 2008

Industry agrees international standard for property life cycle costing >

The first international standard for property life cycle costing has been adopted in the UK.

03 يوليو 2008

BSI British Standards publishes first step in world wide design solution to prevent medical errors >

BSI British Standards today publishes a new document which aims to prevent injury or death as a result of cross-connection between small bore connectors used in different fields of medical application.

02 يوليو 2008

Silence is not always golden: new code of practice on whistleblowing helps organizations find their voice >

The tenth anniversary of the Public Interest Disclosure Act is marked today by the launch of new guidance for organizations on whistleblowing arrangements.

23 يونيو 2008

BSI announces new information security training courses >

BSI Management Systems announces two new Information Security training courses as part of its growing BSI Learning programme

23 يونيو 2008

New survey says senior managers not switched on to benefits of internal audits >

Significant numbers of senior managers are not interested in internal company audits of their quality management systems – even though they can be hugely valuable in identifying potential business improvements.

20 يونيو 2008

BSI achieves global business continuity management accreditation >

BSI Management Systems has been accredited to deliver BS 25999 certification worldwide.

05 يونيو 2008

BSI British Standards recognizes environment champions in ISO 14001 Awards >

BSI British Standards last night rewarded the achievements of four organizations in its second ISO 14001 Awards.

04 يونيو 2008

BSI British Standards invites comments on draft standard on access to buildings for disabled people >

BSI British Standards has issued a new draft standard on access to buildings for disabled people.

29 مايو 2008

New British Standard on customer satisfaction provides guidelines for dispute resolution >

BSI British Standards research shows that in cases of an organization failing to resolve a customer complaint, 33% of customers moved to a competitor while only 10% made use of a dispute resolution scheme.

21 مايو 2008

Thatcham BSI Kitemark 100th Licensee >

Motofix based in High Wycombe recently celebrated being the 100th bodyshop to gain the prestigious Thatcham BSI Kitemark status.

20 مايو 2008

BSI British Standards teams up with Manchester United to promote sustainability in schools >

BSI British Standards has teamed up with Manchester United Football Club to promote its GetGreenGo™ sustainable challenge for schools.

19 مايو 2008

BSI awards business continuity first to Japanese IT services giant Fujitsu >

BSI Management Systems Japan has just issued its first BS 25999 certificate to Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu FSAS Inc for their maintenance services business dealing with customer information infrastructures.

14 مايو 2008

BSI British Standards publishes new glossary to help promote the safe and efficient commercialization of regenerative medicine products in the UK >

BSI British Standards has published a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) which defines the terms commonly used in the field of regenerative medicine.

09 مايو 2008

BSI British Standards receives CIR award for BS 25999 >

BSI British Standards last night received CIR’s Award for Industry Advancement for its work in developing BS 25999.

08 مايو 2008

New standard commissioned on travel plans >

London European Partnership for Transport (LEPT) commissions BSI British Standards to develop a National Standard for Travel Plans

06 مايو 2008

A new standard for collections management >

The Collections Trust and BSI British Standards have entered into partnership to create a new Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for the management of cultural collections.

02 مايو 2008

BSI British Standards welcomes public comments on new standard on legal admissibility and evidential weight of electronic information >

BS 10008 addresses issues relating to the authenticity and integrity of electronic information which could potentially be used as evidence.

29 أبريل 2008

Raising the standard of websites worldwide: BSI and Magus launch a new specification >

BSI and Magus release Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 124 to help organisations manage website standards efficiently and harness their full potential.

09 أبريل 2008

New guidance from BSI British Standards ensures everyone gets a good night's sleep >

Staying in a hotel is set to get easier for millions of disabled people in Great Britain following new guidance from BSI British Standards, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and VisitBritain.

08 أبريل 2008

BSI British Standards launches Chinese Web portal >

BSI British Standards today launched its new online standards portal, which will provide Chinese industry stakeholders and policy officials with access to international standards information and technical regulations.

03 أبريل 2008

Kitemark Child Safety Online Launched >

BSI Product Services will today announce the launch of the world’s first internet safety Kitemark to help parents protect children from inappropriate online content.

02 أبريل 2008

BSI Group appoints new Managing Director for BSI Management Systems, UK & Ireland >

Leading independent global professional services organization BSI Group, has appointed Rob Wallis as Managing Director of BSI Management Systems, UK & Ireland.

31 مارس 2008

UK response to the draft international standard, ISO/IEC DIS 29500 OOXML (ECMA 376) >

The UK has submitted its decision on the adoption of ISO/IEC DIS 29500 OOXML to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

31 مارس 2008

First Capital Connect secures ISO 14001 environmental certification for entire company >

First Capital Connect has been awarded certification to the environmental management system (EMS) standard ISO 14001 and is one of the first UK train operating company to secure certification for the entire organization.

18 مارس 2008

New guidance from BSI British Standards targets low consumer satisfaction and confidence >

Customers are disillusioned with the level of service they are receiving and many will move to a competitor if they are treated badly. This is according to new research from BSI British Standards, who also announce new customer satisfaction standards today.

14 مارس 2008

BSI sponsors modern Chinese art exhibition in London >

BSI is to sponsor a new exhibition of Modern Chinese Art at Asia House. The Khoan and Michael Sullivan Collection - 'A New Generation', 1 April – 24 May, is the first showing in London of this unique collection of Chinese art acquired over a period of 65 years.

14 مارس 2008

Truly worldwide websites: BSI British Standards begins work on new web accessibility standard >

BSI British Standards has established a new technical committee with responsibility for the development of a British Standard on web accessibility. The standard will enable all types of organizations and individuals to commission and maintain websites which are accessible to all their potential audiences.

13 مارس 2008

Thatcham BSI Kitemark® wins safety award >

The positive impact of the Thatcham BSI Kitemark scheme for vehicle body repair has been recognised after it scooped the ‘best safety initiative of the year’ accolade at the Fleet News Awards.

12 مارس 2008

BSI British Standards sets sustainable challenge for UK schools >

Whether it’s a school fete, a jumble sale or a sponsored walk – small events can have a big impact on the environment and society.

04 مارس 2008

Switching on to Energy Management >

Have your say on a new European standard on energy management

04 مارس 2008

Transforming blue sky thinking into bottom line benefits >

Is your organization missing out through not managing innovation? Ever wondered how to convert that flash of genius into profit?

01 مارس 2008

BSI Kitemark® is a Business Superbrand >

The BSI Kitemark has been awarded Business Superbrands status for the first time this year, adding extra weight to the drive to push the BSI Kitemark for Garage Services initiative even further forward.

25 فبراير 2008

Kitemark® for Garage Services earns valuable BBC exposure >

The risks associated with poor garage standards are highlighted to the UK’s motorists.

22 فبراير 2008

Celebrations as Thatcham BSI Kitemark® reaches first year milestone >

The Thatcham BSI Kitemark Vehicle Body Repair team marked the first birthday of the scheme by hosting a small party at the Thatcham head office in Berkshire recently.

22 فبراير 2008

BSI British Standards announces consultation on GHG emissions standard >

BSI British Standards today announced the second stage of a consultation to continue the development of the Publicly Available Specification for the assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services. The standard, PAS 2050, is co-sponsored by the Carbon Trust and Defra.

06 فبراير 2008

Seven more companies to trial embodied greenhouse gases standard >

Seven leading companies will make up the third wave of partners to trial PAS 2050, the draft embodied greenhouse gases standard, currently being developed by the Carbon Trust and Defra in partnership with BSI British Standards.

01 فبراير 2008

BSI Group named as a Business Superbrand >

BSI Group announced as one of the UK’s strongest business-business brands for the fourth consecutive time

29 يناير 2008

Safe approach to nanotechnology – BSI British Standards publishes new guidance for UK industry >

Don’t know your nanorod from your nanoribbon? Want to find out what nanomaterials are in the products you buy? Could the safe handling of nanomaterials be improved? Nine new nanotechnology publications lead the way.

07 يناير 2008

BSI issues 1,000th information security certificate in Japan >

BSI Management Systems Japan issued its 1,000th Information Security Management System certificate in December 2007. At a time when the protection of information has hit the headlines, Japanese organizations have demonstrated the value of having an Information Security Management System (ISMS) which meets international best practice standards.

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