Morrison Utility Services has become the first organisation globally to be awarded  Statements of Verification to FDIS/ISO 9001:2015 and FDIS/ISO 14001:2015 by Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance - the Final Drafts of the standards are undergoing final approval before expected publication later in 2015.

Presenting the awards to Chief Executive Charles Morrison, Chief Operating Officer Jim Arnold and Group SHEQ Manager Peter Zelenovic, LRQA representative Richard Crute Morris paid tribute to their achievement:

“Morrison Utility Services is very fortunate to be a business that embraces change and improvement.  This culture has enabled such an early adoption of the new standards.”

“Obtaining the transitional verification is a milestone in the progression and development of the systems and processes that Morrison Utility Services has embraced to drive improvement within this business.”

 The transition assessment covered a range of areas required to address the changes and enhanced elements of the new standards, specifically:

• Context of Organisation – what are we here to do;
• Leadership – how does top management drive and interact with the business systems;
• Planning – how does this all fit together; and
• Performance – the measures and key performance indicators.

Charles Morrison, Chief Executive of Morrison Utility Services commented:

“In pursuit of operational excellence we have developed a working culture that is underpinned by safety and sustainability. In collaboration with our clients, supply chain partners, industry associations and, of course, LRQA, we have established a business management system that will continually drive improvements and ensure we are well positioned to support our clients’ business objectives by delivering safe, cost-efficient and quality operations.”