Author: Robin Pickup

Vendor audits and SMART inspection – the value lies in a good night’s sleep

Robin Pickup
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Sweet dreams and a good night’s sleep whilst holding a position of responsibility within today’s Energy sector is certainly not a given. The salary may help but those stakeholders waiting to question bring their own kind of torment and need treating with the respect they truly deserve. Just looking back over the last couple of ... Read more.

Inspection is not a cottage industry – it’s a global opportunity

Robin Pickup
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The market for inspection services in the global manufacturing sector is changing. National and regional economies continue to develop.  Energy sectors follow fuel availability, price trends, and political and public opinion, with significant focus on security, sustainability and climate change.  In this environment, manufacturers and end users increasingly turn to flexible global supply chains that ... Read more.

Inspection services – beyond regulation

Robin Pickup
Posted on by Robin Pickup
  A component stamp is far from an end result. It is ever more important to broaden traditional inspection views to best meet the needs of high-risk, asset-intensive industries. The future of the industry relies on existing manufacturing services providers such as ourselves not just to provide approval marks, but to enhance the safety, reliability and sustainability ... Read more.