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02/01/09 6 offices of Bureau Veritas in the UK obtain Environmental Management System certification

In November 2008, Bureau Veritas in the United Kingdom obtained the ISO 14001:2004 certification (Environmental Management System) for 6 of its offices: Harlow, Didsbury, Maidstone, Fort Dunlop, Aberdeen and Great Guilford Street ... Read more

30/12/08 New edition of Bureau Veritas Certification e-Newsletter

We are pleased to announce the new issue of Business Vision, our international certification newsletter. In this premier issue, you will read an article on the new version of ISO 9001, on ISO TS new rules and IRIS Certification, you will discover our environmental expert Flavio Gomes' interview on climate change ... Read more

23/12/08 Update on car transporters legislation

Falls from car transporters, often from the upper decks, continue to occur and sometimes result in death or serious injuries. After consultation with the industry, the HSE have now decided the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER) will be applied to all car transporters....Read more

22/12/08 Asbestos - The hidden killer!

The HSE has launched a national campaign – Asbestos: The Hidden Killer - aimed at alerting tradesmen to the dangers of working with or disturbing asbestos. The key statistic is that every week 20 tradesmen – mainly electricians, plumbers and carpenters die from an asbestos-related disease....Read more

19/12/08 GSIT awarded contract by the Republic of Yemen

The Government Services & International Trade Division has been awarded a contract by the Republic of Yemen for the International Conformity Certification Program (ICCP) ... Read more

17/12/08 Find out about the latest Health and Safety legislation

Bureau Veritas launch the autumn edition of their Health and Safety newsletter, Awareness. Published quarterly. Awareness will provide you with up to date, relevant articles, ranging from prosecutions to new legislation, as well as topical news...Read more

02/12/08 2008 Dispersion Modellers User Group Meeting

2nd December This one day meeting of the Dispersion Modellers Users' Group addressed a number of concerns by providing timely updates and offered an opportunity for delegates to meet experts in the field ... Read more

24/11/08 IPD Space Code Launch 2008

24th November IPD introduced the Space Code, IPD Occupiers’ new global standard for measuring the space performance of corporate property ... Read more

04/11/08 Stop Press - Bureau Veritas launch fourth Newsletter

Welcome to the fourth issue of the Bureau Veritas Newsletter. You will be able to read about the new global green rating that has been developed by five leading international organisations and what benefits it can bring. There is also an update on energy performance certificates....Read more

31/10/08 ISO 9001:2008 - What will change?

ISO 9001, like all ISO standards, is subject to a periodic review to determine whether it is still relevant or needs to be updated and adapted to the environment. Typically, an ISO standard is reviewed every 5-6 years, and the current version was issued in 2000. ISO 9001:2000 is due for an update this year. ...Read more

28/10/08 What's happening in the world of Maritime? Find out with Veristar News

What's happening in the Marine sector? The new issue of this exclusive Bureau Veritas newsletter shares insights into innovations and key issues...Read more

22/10/08 Does your property need an Energy Performance Certificate?

From 1 October 2008, EPCs are mandatory for the sale, rent or construction of all non-domestic buildings. Norwich Union suggests opting for a specialist supplier, such as Bureau Veritas...Read more

16/10/08 Executive interview: Environment Analyst talks to Ken Smith

Erin Gill talks to Ken Smith, Director, Environmental Management, Sustainability and Risk about managing change and building a strong environmental consultancy within a long-established brand...Read more

13/10/08 Sunday Times launch Best Green Companies Awards 2009

Bureau Veritas are once again partnering The Sunday Times and market research group Munro Global in The Sunday Times Best Green Companies Awards 2009. The survey was launched on October 12th and we are inviting all organisations with 50 or more employees to enter or register their interest...Read more

06/10/08 Bureau Veritas awarded UKAS accreditation for lab quality

Bureau Veritas has had all of its eight materials testing laboratories recognised for quality after achieving multi site accreditation under the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)...Read more

19/09/08 Launch of accredited legionella training courses

Bureau Veritas has launched two new accredited training courses to help those with managerial responsibility for premises or plant meet the requirements of L8, the Approved Code of Practice, Legionnaires’ disease: the control of legionella bacteria in water systems....Read more

04/09/08 First Dynamic Simulation non-dwelling EPC in the UK

Bureau Veritas and Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES) are delighted to announce the lodgement of the first Dynamic Simulation non-dwelling Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) in the UK. The building in question is Exchequer Court , London EC3...Read more

19/08/08 Leading the way on Environment Agency MCERTS programme

Leading experts in the field of ambient Air Quality, Bureau Veritas, has recently been successful in defining a joint programme of certification of particulate matter analysers for a number of UK and European manufacturers. ...Read more

14/08/08 Find out about the latest Health and Safety legislation

Bureau Veritas launch the summer edition of their Health and Safety newsletter, Awareness. Published quarterly. Awareness will provide you with up to date, relevant articles, ranging from prosecutions to new legislation, as well as topical news...Read more

07/08/08 Bureau Veritas strengthens Air Quality team in the North West

Bureau Veritas' Health, Safety and Environment Division has announced the appointment of Andrew Bean. Andrew joins as Technical Director for Air Quality...Read more

25/07/08 Bureau Veritas to manage site laboratory at Priors Hall, Corby

Priors Hall is a 385 hectare brown and green field site that is situated to the east of Corby, Northamptonshire. Forming part of the strategic growth and regeneration of Corby the Priors Hall development includes the construction of over 5000 homes and associated facilities...Read more

17/07/08 Stop Press - Bureau Veritas launch third Newsletter

Welcome to the third issue of the Bureau Veritas newsletter. You will be able to read about the controversial topics surrounding carbon footprinting and how you can take appropriate action, as well as an update on the REACH legislation and what you need to do for pre-registration. ...Read more

17/07/08 Bureau Veritas host Health and Safety in Construction & Best Practice Seminar

Bureau Veritas hosted a morning seminar focusing on health & safety in construction and best practice in managing construction waste and contaminated land. ...Read more

14/07/08 Carbon Footprinting - Business Performance Reporting or Hot Air?

Organisations from all business sectors continue to embark on identifying what is their Carbon Footprint and can their activities potentially move towards or even attain the holy grail of being Low Carbon, Carbon Neutral or Zero Carbon. So what do these buzzwords mean?...Read more

09/07/08 Bureau Veritas Certification host ISO 27001 Seminar

Bureau Veritas Certification held a seminar on ISO 27001, where expert speakers from Orsyp Consulting discussed the origin of the standard, its content, implementation, common problems, benefits and advantages, and the certification process....Read more

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