Dascon concrete technical consultancy is a technical consultancy specialising in pursuit and maintenance of, Kitemark accreditation for supply of ready mixed concrete in the independent sector of the industry.
Our advice is based on 35 years of QA and technical experience in the mainstream concrete, quarrying and construction materials testing industry. We know the standards and we can guide you through the most cost effective way to achieve your goal.
Dascon currently provides assistance to 14 clients which can be seen here Dascon Clients
Douglas Stewart MICT
BSI Kitemark Accreditation
Dascon assists concrete suppliers through their BSI Kitemark accreditation process. We can guide you through the accreditation process from start to finish with minimum disruption to your day to day business activities. Dascon is a registered consultant with BSI which means we can take you to final audit without the need for preliminary assessments.
Cusum Control
There are several methods by which strength analysis on concrete samples can be carried out to establish conformity with BS8500. Dascon uses a cusum control system to look at trends in Strength, Standard Deviation and 7-28 Day Correlation. Compressive strength results are entered into the cusum and resulting data is used to optimise the plant cement content for conformity with the standard. We provide regular reports and advice on maintaining conformity whilst optimizing commercial margin
Quality Manual
One of the first steps towards kitemark accreditation is the embedding of a good quality system. Dascon will issue you with a quality manual tuned to your business requirements. The manual contains all procedures required for producing concrete to BS8500. Once the procedures within it are embedded into your business you are well on the way towards Kitemark. Download an example contents list here
If you require only a quality manual which is maintained to be compliant with current legislation and quality requirements we can supply this for a small monthly fee please ask by contacting douglas@dascon.co.uk
The Basic Relationship
The basic relationship for the materials(aggregate) package in use on the concrete plant is the most important aspect for establishing 3rd party accredited supply. Dascon will assist with this by organising trial mixes and producing polynomial batch data and strength lists from the results. We will also maintain and verify this data for your three yearly technical records audit.
Internal audit
The annual internal audit is by far the most important aspect of maintaining your BSI Kitemark. Once you have a factory production control system embedded in your business, Dascon helps you through your annual internal audit. There are many methods of doing this. The method will be your choice and ensures that you are always ready for your next BSI annual audit.
Our charges
Our charges are based on a monthly fee for the use of the Dascon control system and manual plus consultancy fees where required. Dascon’s charge out rate is always very reasonable. You will receive full attention for the time charged.