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Articles
11 Sep 2009
Topics: Thatcham, Kitemark®, Healthcare, Canada, Doors, CE mark
When BSI's testing facilities set up shop on Maylands Avenue in Hemel Hempstead back in 1959, the Kitemark® was already half a century old. Today, the imposing four-storey building - renamed Kitemark House in 2006 - is the home of the Kitemark, where much of the testing for Kitemark certification takes place.
14 Feb 2007
Topics: Automotive, PAS 125, Kitemark®, Thatcham
The complexities involved in crash repair and changing manufacturing practices are putting even more pressure on vehicle body repair companies to raise their game. The new Thatcham BSI Kitemark® scheme aims to help. John Coutts reports.
14 Feb 2007
Topics: Automotive, PAS 125, Kitemark®, Thatcham
Automotive authority Quentin Willson on the need for higher standards in the UK's vehicle body shop repair industry.
In Brief
A little bit extra for Kitemark® bodyshops and garages
30 Nov 2009
Topics: Automotive, Thatcham, Kitemark®
It's all well and good for an automotive bodyshop to earn the Thatcham BSI Kitemark® for Vehicle Body Repair, but it won't have as much impact if potential clients don't know about it. As a consequence, BSI decided to offer an Extras marketing toolkit to bodyshops and garages that have earned the Kitemark.
The Thatcham BSI Kitemark® scheme
11 Sep 2009
Topics: Thatcham, Kitemark®
In an ongoing effort to make motorists more aware of the importance of using Kitemark® crash repairers, the consumer launch of the Thatcham BSI Kitemark scheme took place before an enthusiastic audience in June 2009.
30 Jan 2009
Topics: Automotive, PAS 125, Kitemark®, Thatcham
More than 200 bodyshops in the UK have now achieved the Thatcham BSI Kitemark after Mill Lane Accident Repair Group in Aldershot and D Walton Ltd in Manchester both achieved certification.
Driving change in the bodyshop industry
25 Jul 2008
Topics: Automotive, PAS 125, Kitemark®, Thatcham
High Wycombe-based Motofix has become the 100th bodyshop to earn certification to the Thatcham BSI Kitemark, having demonstrated that it conforms to Kitemark standards. These include skills, repair methods, equipment and materials. The bodyshop was assessed by BSI inspectors and met stringent benchmarks in order to achieve Kitemark status.
23 Jul 2007
Topics: Automotive, Kitemark®, PAS 125, Thatcham
Fleet managers picking repair firms risk dangerous repair quality, according to RAC Services
Thatcham BSI Kitemark®:
Update
24 Apr 2007
Topics: Automotive, Kitemark®, PAS 125, Thatcham
The new Thatcham BSI Kitemark® for the vehicle repair industry has been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS).
Driving quality in crash repair
02 Oct 2006
Topics: Automotive, PAS 125, Kitemark®, Thatcham
BSI is working with specialist research firm Thatcham as well as other stakeholders to raise standards of vehicle body repair through the development of a universal specification and certification scheme.
Question: Why is risk management important to business?
First, there's more to risk management than just managing risk. Most organizations will talk about risk assessments, but the question is: what are they assessing? If you don't know what the threats are, then how can you conduct an effective risk assessment?
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