Quality

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Lock in Quality to your system

Here at Pointer we are proud of the quality of the products and services that we offer our customers. We define quality in our business as meeting and exceeding your requirements for a system as well as working to all relevant British and European Standards.

"Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort." (John Ruskin, 1819-1900)

Our focus is on electronic security and fire detection systems. We are a NSI Gold company.

How do we measure and ensure quality?

External Auditing

Pointer is externally assessed and accredited for our achievements in quality performance. The company is accredited to ISO9001 for quality, and adherence to our policy involves every aspect of the company's business and it's employees.

- The QMS is based on the requirements set out in the latest editions of ISO9001: 2008 and the NACOSS Quality Schedule SSQS 101 for the Design, Planning, Installation and Maintenance of electronic security systems.

- SSQS 102 for the operation of an Alarm Receiving Centre.

- FSQS 121 & BAFE SP203 for the Design, Installation, Commissioning, Handover and Maintenance of Fire Detection & Alarm Systems.

Systems, processes and performance are all regularly audited and a full list of accrediting bodies can be found below.

Internal Auditing

Internally, we have established a comprehensive structure and procedures which identify the roles and responsibilities of staff in relation to quality matters.

However, it does remain that quality in business is a matter of perspective and can often be highly subjective. Which is why we have developed a thorough system to measure and report our performance against set goals and criteria within our key accounts. To this end, we developed the Pointer Dashboard, which is a quantative means of measuring our status on a monthly or quarterly basis against five key 'ometers'. If you are a national accounts customer, or if you are interested in finding out more about how this system works, please view the link in the side panel.

Details of Membership of Relevant Trade and Regulatory Bodies



National Security Inspectorate (NSI): Requirements BS EN ISO 9001:2002, BS8418 and NSI Quality Schedule SSQS 101 have been met by Pointer Ltd. The scope of our accreditation includes the design, installation, maintenance and monitoring of Intruder Alarms, Access Control and CCTV systems.

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British Approved Fire Equipment (BAFE): Pointer Ltd met the requirements of BS5839:Part1:2002, Registration No: NSI009 (Glasgow), NSI010 (Leeds)
Certificate No:    009 (Glasgow), FIR/G/010 (Leeds)

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*  British Security Industry Association (BSIA): Pointer Ltd awarded Principal Member 15th October 1991

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Investors In People (IIP): Pointer Ltd recognised August 1996, re-accredited 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008

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ConstructionLine: Pointer Ltd has met pre-qualification requirements as agreed with the Department of Trade & Industry, Registration No:    57021

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Achilles Utilities Vendor Data Base (UVDB): we are now fully accredited for our Environmental, Health and Safety and Quality Management systems by UVDB Verify after a rigorous audit. The UVDB is a supplier pre-qualification service used to evaluate and monitor suppliers to major organisations, principal contractors and blue chip companies worldwide, many of them in the utilities sector, in which Pointer is particularly strong. The Verify audit is a second level of pre-qualification and now places us in a select group of just 6 security companies who have progressed this far.

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In addition, we are members of the Scottish Business Crime Centre:

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Service Quality

- High quality doesn't just happen. It is a conscious decision to schieve it in every area of the business.

 

- Through training to the right standard to do the right job. (Apprenticeships, Career Paths, Ongoing Development.)

 

-Robust Project Processes.

 

- Good Supply Chain.

 

- Plan, Do, Review Approach