Latest News & Opinion on the ISO Certification Scheme
Oxebridge to Open Office in South America
(Versión española presentada aquí.) Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is now scouting South American locations where it will open an office to serve that continent. Initial offerings will be Rapid ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 22000 for food...
RaeTech to Start Rapid AS9100 Implementation
Phoenix AZ -- Precision machining company RaeTech, Inc. has contracted with Oxebridge Quality Resources for a Rapid AS9100 Implementation, set to start in August 2010. RaeTech is a manufacturer of high-precision components for the commercial, aerospace and medical...
Stevenson Industries Achieves CMS Accreditation in Record Time
Simi Valley CA -- Home medical supply provider Stevenson Industries, Inc. has been accredited to CMS Medicare standards by the Accreditation Council of Healthcare (ACHC) after a Rapid CMS Accreditation Preparation program by Oxebridge. Stevenson elected to contract...
Oxebridge launches Facebook ISO 9001 and AS9100 Users Groups
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge has launched two Facebook groups for users, auditors, consultants, trainers and other stakeholders of ISO 9001 and AS9100 quality management system standards. The purpose of these groups is to discuss the standards, exchange ideas and...
Why CMMI Will Overtake ISO 9001 – and How to Prevent It
By Christopher Paris, VP Operations In the software world, under a contract from the Department of Defense, Carnegie Mellon University launched a quality management system for software developers called the Capability Maturity Model (CMM), and then gave administration...
Oxebridge Partners with Apex Companies for ISO 14001 Implementations
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge Quality Resources International has partnered with Apex Companies LLC to provide ISO 14001 implementations which utilize the best approaches of both companies. ISO 14001 is the world's premier standard for implementing, maintaining and...
CPAP Manufacturer Stevenson Industries Pursues CMS Medicare Accreditation
Simi Valley CA - Stevenson Industries, Inc. has hired Oxebridge to provide on-site Rapid CMS Accreditation Preparation services, to ready the company for full Medicare accreditation. The company designs, manufactures and designs a maskless CPAP (continuous positive...
Seven Reasons Why “ISO 9001 Template Kits” Don’t Work
Winter Haven FL -- A number of online companies offer "ISO-in-a-box" solutions to implementing ISO 9001, packaging a number of documents and forms that have been pre-written as boilerplate templates, with the thinking that if you just customize them yourself, you will...
Many Oxebridge Clients not Opting for 40-Day Approach, Despite Results
Winter Haven FL -- Since 1999, Oxebridge has offered a revolutionary "Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation Program" which promises to implement ISO 9001 and ready a client for third party audit within 40 work days, or about two months. Despite the 100% success rate of those...
Oxebridge Planning Free ISO 9001 Implementation “Dummies” Book
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge Quality Resources International is preparing a comprehensive ISO 9001 implementation book for those seeking a "do-it-yourself" approach to implementing the standard in their organizations. Written by Oxebridge founder and US TAG to TC 176...
Eyesore 9001 Second Edition Released! Now updated for ISO 9001:2008!
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge has updated its hilarious satire document on ISO 9001 called EYESORE 9001: A SMARTASS' GUIDE TO ISO 9001:2008. The second edition is updated for the latest version of ISO 9001, and not only includes biting satire and...
CNC Industries Moving from ISO 9001 to AS9100 Rev C
Ft. Wayne IN --- Aerospace precision machine shop CNC Industries, Inc. is undergoing a Rapid AS9100 Upgrade Program with Oxebridge Quality Resources. The company is currently certified to ISO 9001:2000 by SGS. Oxebridge's Rapid Upgrade Program takes an existing,...
NVision Solutions Certified to AS9100
Bay St. Louis, MS --- NVision Solutions, Inc. has been certified to AS9100 by NSF-ISR, after undergoing an AS9100 Implementation by Oxebridge Quality Resources. While other consulting firms are holding off to assist in implementing AS9100 C, and in keeping with it's...
Real Time Medical Solutions Readies for CMS Accreditation
Paducah KY -- Real Time Medical Solutions LLC, a distributor of unique diabetic meters and strips, is pursuing CMS Accreditation through the Oxebridge Rapid CMS Preparation program. RTMS is a sister organization to Genesis Health Technologies, which has invented a...
Smithers Releases AS9100 C Analysis Tool
Akron OH -- Smithers Quality Assessments (SQA), an accredited ISO 9001 and AS9100 registrar, has released an "AS9100 Rev C Analysis Tool and Checklist" that summarizes key and critical changes between the previous version of the aerospace quality management system...
India Confirms: US ISO 9001 Registrar “Misrepresents” Accreditation
Orlando FL -- In an email to Oxebridge as a follow up to its reporting on QSI Auditing and Certifications LLC, the Quality Council of India (QCI) confirmed that QSI is "misrepresenting" its accreditation by the Indian accreditation body NABCB. Oxebridge reported that...
Despite ANAB De-Accreditation, Registrar Continues to Market Accreditation
Orlando FL - ISO 9001 certification body QSI Auditing and Certification Services LLC continues to market ANAB accreditation on its website, despite a ruling by the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) that de-listed the registrar from accreditation, preventing...
Oxebridge Launches “Fair and Honest” Pricing Structure
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources International has radically simplified pricing of its ISO 9001, AS9100 and other implementation programs through a "Fair and Honest Pricing" structure which includes all expenses in a single line-item, fixed fee. "An...
After Rapid 6-Week Implementation, SaiTech Recommended for ISO 9001 Registration
Washington DC --- SaiTech, Inc. has been recommended for ISO 9001:2008 registration by Platinum Registration, an ANAB accredited quality management system certification body. SaiTech successfully passed its initial ISO 9001 registration audit after a compressed Rapid...
NVision Solutions Signs for Rapid AS9100 Implementation
Bay St. Louis MS --- NVision Solutions, Inc. has signed with Oxebridge for a Rapid AS9100 Implementation, to begin immediately. Located at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, NVision provides geospatial technology solutions for NASA and other agencies such...
Addressing AS9100’s “Ghost Clauses”
The updating of the aerospace standard AS9100 from Rev B (released in 2003) to Rev. C (released in January of this year) has generally been seen as a good thing. The new revision clarifies some language, adds some important (yet not-particularly-difficult) new...
Tri-Tech Electronics Achieves AS9100
Orlando FL --- Electronic assembly company Tri-Tech Electronics, Inc. has been recommended for AS9100 certification by NSF, an accredited registrar of aerospace quality management systems. Tri-Tech contract Oxebridge to upgrade their previous un-certified ISO...
Somec Begins AS9100 Revision C Upgrade
Maitland FL -- Somec, a division of SNK America, has begun a Rapid AS9100 upgrade program with Oxebridge Quality Resources. The company is currently certified to ISO 9001:2000 by Perry Johnson Registrars. The upgrade will bring Somec up to compliance to AS9100...
SaiTech Begins Rapid ISO 9001 Program
Washington DC --- SaiTech Inc., a provider of IT services to NASA and government agencies, has begun a Rapid ISO 9001 Implementation with Oxebridge Quality Resources, with a deadline to achieve third party certification by July 31st, 2009. Oxebridge is the only...
Midwest Roadside Safety Facility Nears ISO 17025 Audit
Lincoln NE --- The University of Nebraska Lincoln's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (MwRSF) is nearing completion of its ISO 17025 implementation program, performed by Oxebridge. MwRSF is one of the nation's leading crash test and safety data analysis providers for...
Desert Providers Begins Medicare Accreditation Program
Coolidge AZ - Desert Providers, a home medical equipment (HME) provider in Arizona, has contracted with Oxebridge Quality Resources for CMS Accreditaton Preparation services. This program readies HME companies for audit under Medicare regulations; such accreditation...
In Face of Adversity, Oxebridge Goes “International”
Winter Haven FL -- Facing challenging economic times, Oxebridge Quality Resources continues its long history of defying adversity and the status quo, and is undergoing radical change. While similar consultancies are shutting their doors, and registrars and accreditors...
Oxebridge Featured in Assembly Magazine Article on AS9100
Winter Haven FL --- Oxebridge Quality Resources has been featured in an article on implementation of AS9100, the aerospace quality management system standard, in the April 2009 edition of Assembly Magazine, published by BNP Media. The article discusses the...
Oxebridge on Twitter
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge Quality Resources can now be followed on Twitter, at @Oxebridge or at the following page: www.twitter.com/Oxebridge
Oxebridge Offers $500 Upgrade Service to ISO 9001:2008
Winter Haven FL -- Oxebridge Quality Resources, a leader in rapid, low-cost ISO 9001 implementations, is offering companies upgrade services to the latest ISO 9001 standard for a flat fee of $500. This service upgrades documentation to include and align with the...
Byington Steel Achieves AS9100
Santa Clara CA -- Metal finishing company Byington Steel, Inc. has received AS9100 certificate from NSF. The company provides quality heat treating services for aerospace and other industries, serving companies such as Boeing, Applied Materials and Northrup Grumman....
CMMI – ISO 9001 Crosswalk Published
Pittsburgh PA -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute (SEI) has released an official document comparing the requirements of the ISO 9001 with the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI). The document, entitled An Initial Comparative...
Freeman, Micklesen Pharmacies Receive CMS Accreditation
River Falls WI -- Freeman Drug of River Falls WI and Micklesen Drug of Hudson WI received CMS accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Healthcare (ACHC) for their operations involved in the sale and servicing of durable medical equipment (DME). New Federal...
ANAB sides with Oxebridge in Complaint against NQA
Milwaukee WI - The ANSI/ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB) has sided with Oxebridge in its complaint against ISO 9001 and AS9100 registrar NQA, after an NQA auditor conducted an audit of an Oxebridge client using an unreleased version of the AS9100 standard. The...
Complaint Against NQA Elevated to ANAB
Acton MA --- At the behest of its client, Oxebridge has submitted a formal complaint to ANAB against ISO 9001 and AS9100 registrar NQA. The complaint alleges that in June 2008 an AS9100 auditor performed a Stage 1 audit of the client against a draft copy of AS9100...
