A solar and wind park in the Midlands is using used Jaguar electric vehicle batteries as large-scale energy storage systems. Wykes Engineering has developed one of the UK’s largest energy storage systems using second-life car batteries in collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Batteries from Jaguar I-PACE vehicles will be converted into large-scale container systems …
Over the past 12 months, Temple QMS has been working with Ecologi in taking climate action for our planet. From tree planting, to funding certified climate avoidance projects, through to calculating our business’ footprint. Our journey to becoming a low carbon business has seen us plant 385 trees, avoid 28.2 tonnes of CO2e and is equivalent to …
As a first step towards becoming a registered building inspector, the Building Safety Regulator (BSR) has announced two independent provider schemes. As the first independent competence assessors for building control surveyors in England, the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and the Building Safety Competence Foundation (established by Local Authority Building Control) have been named. …
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The Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT) has today (27 June) launched a £5m Export Support Package to help hundreds of UK businesses accelerate their journey into international trade. Today’s announcement also coincides with the UN’s World MSME Day (micro, small and medium sized enterprises) and aligns with the theme ‘building a stronger future …
Temple QMS is pleased to announce its ISO 9001:2015 recertification. By achieving recertification, we give our clients confidence that our business processes are being followed. In September 2015, ISO 9001:2015 was published and is already the most widely adopted standard in history. For all our clients, this means: Our products and services are aligned with …
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World Environment Day 2023 is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters. The steps governments and businesses are taking to tackle plastic pollution are the consequence of this action. Temple QMS is fully supporting the initiative alongside our work with Ecologi, where have planted 335 trees and supported 22 projects with our commitment …
The tech giant unlawfully transferred Europeans’ data to the US, according to Ireland’s privacy regulator. A record fine of €1.2 billion has been imposed on U.S. tech giant Meta for not complying with the EU’s privacy rules. In a report released by the Irish Data Protection Commission on Monday, Meta was found to have violated …
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Net zero progress risks being held back as UK businesses grapple with increasing costs and a lack of clarity around a credible path to net zero, according to research published by BSI. BSI, the UK National Standards Body, today (3 May) publishes the third annual Net Zero Barometer. The research, drawn from interviews, a survey of 1,000 senior decision makers at UK SMEs and another of 1,000 UK consumers, finds that awareness of the importance of achieving net zero targets has almost tripled to 82% …
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New industry-led global guidance sets out the role of people and culture in enabling food safety and product quality. A food safety culture that prioritises people and supports collaboration in manufacturing facilities, food service businesses, restaurants or retail stores can help improve quality, minimising the risks of contamination or recalls, while also benefiting productivity and …
Temple QMS has launched a range of Mental Health courses in partnership with Stellar Mind. Mental ill health is responsible for 91 million working days lost every year. 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem this year. The training courses will be available online and classroom based, and provide …
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