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...
