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Polaris Quality and Environmental Management Systems has developed an understanding with Jeff Ayres and Associates, in the provision of measurement, analysis, and process improvements. These services can be provided within the framework of the EFQM or the BQF Business Excellence Model. Polaris Quality and Environmental Management Systems has developed an understanding in the provision of measurement, analysis, and process improvements. These services can be provided within the framework of the EFQM or the BQF Business Excellence Model.

Additionally this understanding includes the provision of management systems including quality, environmental, health and safety and any other necessary elements to meet specific company needs, without seeking certification to any of the international or national certification schemes. For the company that simply wishes to improve its performance and to reduce its running costs, custom made processes and procedures can be designed, together with staff training and coaching at a very reasonable cost. Jeff Ayres and Associates site address is listed in our links page.

Many organisations are now choosing to introduce fully integrated management systems, usually covering the needs of the ISO9000, ISO14000 and OHSAS18000 management systems. These of course cove best practice for quality, environmental and occupational health and safety management systems. There are several areas of overlap, for example each of the standards require procedures for; control of records, control of documents, internal audits, management review, objectives, targets and continual improvement. These can quite easily be fully integrated.

Ged Gilligan is the proprietor, he established Polaris Quality and Environmental Management Systems in 1992. He has taken more than 70 Companies through to certification in the ISO9000 Quality Management and ISO1400 Environmental Management Systems series. Since 1998 in has also been very active in assisting a variety of Companies achieve ISO14001 Environmental Management Systems certification. Polaris is located in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex. Its working area covers Essex, Kent, the City and the South East of England.

Polaris specialize in working with small organisations who wish to improve their operations and are determined to achieve continual improvements without the need for myriads of paper work. Ged Gilligan has also worked as an associate with other well established companies serving larger and more complex organisations achieve certification with UKAS accredited certification bodies. Over the years he has established a good working relationship with most of the leading UKAS accredited certification bodies.
As a professional trainer, with a MSc in Training from the Centre of Labour Market Studies at the University of Leicester, Ged provides all the necessary coaching and familiarisation training to Management and staff.
Experience, a 100% pass rate and a friendly supportive service at a surprisingly economic rate.

Ged Gilligan proprietor of Polaris Quality & Environmental Management Systems is working with several professional associates in the latest developments of management systems and general business improvement methods in the Thames Corridor including all of Essex, Kent, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex, East London, the City, East Anglia and the South East of England.