International standards delight for the Lewis Partnership


The award-winning South Wales architects the Lewis Partnership Ltd have just been awarded two prestigious ‘benchmark’ international standards awards.
To gain the awards, the firm had to undergo a rigorous five-day audit of their practices and procedures.
“It was hard work, but well worth it in the end,” said managing director Philip Lewis.
The firm has been awarded ISO 14001 and has had its long-established ISO 9001 accreditation renewed.
The awards focus on quality management and environmental management.
Mr Lewis said: “As a firm of architects we have a reputation in the community and the ISO awards help to show people how seriously we take things like quality management and environmental management.
“These are not just ‘tick box’ awards. The demands of each award are very strict and there is a high level of scrutiny on what the company does and how it works.
“Quality is very much ‘front of mind’ for what we do as a firm of architects and we are delighted to find that our audit was successful.”
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards.
ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 164 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.
ISO is a non-governmental organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors.
On the one hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government.
On the other hand, other members have their roots uniquely in the private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of industry associations.
Therefore, ISO enables a consensus to be reached on solutions that meet both the requirements of business and the broader needs of society.
Weblinks –
http://www.iso.org
http://www.lewispartnership.co.uk
On Facebook, search ‘Lewis Partnership Ltd.’
On Twitter, look for @Lewis_Architect

The Lewis Partnership of architects was founded in 1995 by partners of established architectural firms based in Llanelli, Carmarthen and Bridgend. The firm has a wide knowledge of the design and project management of a wide variety of building types, and draws on the experience of chartered architects and a complimentary technical and secretarial staff. Projects are prepared and completed using high-tech Autocad computer-aided design The company has gained accreditation in ISO 9001 and ISO 14001. During 2007, the company gained RIBA Chartered status. The company is one of Carmarthenshire Council’s preferred Architectural Practices in their Building Control Partnering Scheme.
The company is based at No13 Park Crescent, Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, SA15 3AE. Telephone 01554 777998. 

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