The 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

The Dascon quality manual covers the requirement to comply with BS 8500-1:2015+A2:2019 and BS EN 206:2013+A1:2016 which is the basic requirement for Kitemark in concrete production.

When applying for kitemark there is an additional requirement to operate a company quality scheme which conforms to BS EN ISO 9001:2015. This does not mean that you need to hold ISO 9001 accreditation in order to hold Kitemark but you will be required to demonstrate during the Kitemark audit that your quality system conform to ISO 9001. The Dascon quality manual therefore has a specific method statement on 9001 requirements and if you adhere to this in your daily activities you will meet the requirements of 9001 in addition to BS 8500 and EN206.

Some clients are comfortable with their own monitoring procedures and simply need a 9001 compliant manual which is regularly updated to keep it in line with current legislation and standards, this is not a problem and we can supply this service for a small monthly fee please ask by contacting douglas@dascon.co.uk

The manual is regularly updated by Dascon to keep up to date with changes to current standards and legislation. For companies operating the manual we issue regular updates under a document control system. You simply delete the old copies and save the new copies for any amended procedures keeping note of the changes in the amendment register provided