Certifications
To obtain a fully costed proposal for any of our certification or product testing services, please click on the link to download, complete and return the PMC Questionnaire below, filling in the principal details sheet and the relevant sheet for the service required. Please then return to Jon Stack at PMC on jon.stack@printcertification.co.uk.
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PMC’s certification for ISO 9001, the Quality Management Systems certification, is the guarantee of an effective and well implemented quality management system. Our assessors are all specialists in the field, and so their assessment work is highly relevant and useful for our clients. PMC’s accredited scope for ISO 9001 includes not only the paper, print and publishing sectors, but also web design and web hosting, an important area of growth. PMC can offer combined assessment of ISO 9001 with ISO 14001 and/or ISO 12647-2, which helps reduce the time and costs involved in auditing.
PMC’s ISO 14001 certification is the mark of a truly excellent environmental management system. Our assessors are all specialists in the field, and aim to ensure that our clients meet the standard, thereby bringing the full range of benefits that a properly implemented environmental management system can bring, which are benefits not just for the environment itself, but in reductions in costs, and greater efficiencies for our clients.
ISO 14001 assessments can be combined with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 12647-2, reducing the amount of time and the costs involved in auditing.
PMC is the only accredited certification body for ISO 12647-2. PMC’s leading edge certification for the BPIF ISO 12647-2 certification scheme is the new benchmark for colour quality in print.
The BPIF's scheme is designed to combine a quality management system with the requirements of ISO 12647-2 to ensure colour quality on a consistent and ongoing basis. ISO 12647-2 certification is therefore not just an "MOT" on a single item of print, but a guarantee of ongoing colour quality to the industry's customers.
Both printers and print managers may be certified under the scheme, and an existing ISO 9001 certification is not a pre-requisite for the scheme. If required, ISO 12647-2 audits can be combined with ISO 9001 and/or ISO 14001 audits, and transferring a 9001 or 14001 certification to PMC is easy: we simply pick up your audits and include ISO 12647-2 at the next scheduled visit.
For further details, please contact Jon Stack at PMC by email on jon.stack@printcertification.co.uk or contact Jon on 0044(0)1827 64471.
If you would like to obtain a copy of the BPIF's scheme requirements document then please contact the BPIF direct, www.britishprint.com.
ISO 12647 product compliance testing
PMC can offer product testing for the BPIF ISO 12647-2 certification scheme as part of the audit and certification process, or stand alone product compliance testing for ISO 12647. Please see the PMC Colour Centre for further details. If you'd like to arrange a product compliance test then please contact Jon Stack at PMC.
ISO 27001 certification
PMC can provide certification for ISO 27001, the information security management systems standard. ISO 27001 is becoming essential for companies for whom the protection of information is critical, or who manage information on behalf of others, where the security of the information is essential to those customers. With more printers, print managers and media companies handling customer data, the requirement for certification to this standard is set to increase. Please contact Jon Stack at PMC if you would like a proposal for certification or to find out more.
ISO 20121 certification
PMC can provide certification for ISO 20121, the sustainable event management standard. This new standard sets out for requirements for the sustainable management for any type of event, whether it be sporting, entertainment, or business. Please contact Jon Stack at PMC if you would like a proposal for certification or to find out more.
Chain of Custody/Carbon Footprint verification
PMC can arrange for certification for FSC or PEFC Chain of Custody, either via the UK's certified FSC group scheme for the print, paper and publishing sector or through stand alone certification.
We are also able to verify carbon footprint calculations to add the value of an independent third party verification to your carbon footprint calculation. PMC is seeking printers to take part in a pilot scheme for verification of carbon footprints of printed products to ISO 16759.
Please contact Jon Stack at PMC if you would like a proposal for certification or verification or to find out more about the pilot carbon footprint verification scheme.