How we support you
Quality management depends on more than documented procedures. It requires clear responsibilities, consistent processes, reliable evidence, supplier oversight, and effective handling of nonconformities and improvement opportunities.
Independent audits help organisations understand whether quality governance, management systems, process controls, and improvement mechanisms are designed appropriately and operating effectively.
Assessments can focus on entire quality management systems, selected processes, business units, sites, suppliers, product or service areas, or specific customer and regulatory requirements.
Audit contexts
Internal QMS audits
Readiness assessments
Process audits
Supplier quality audits
Customer and regulatory requirement reviews
Integrated audits
Supported frameworks
ISO 9001
ISO 9004
ISO 19011
Customer-specific quality requirements
Industry-specific quality management frameworks
Organisation-specific quality management frameworks
Why Halderstone
Our approach
Audit planning informed by risks, objectives, and the intended use of audit results
Audit activities aligned with recognized auditing principles and guidance, including ISO 19011 where appropriate
Findings based on objective evidence obtained through interviews, documentation review, observation, and sampling
Conclusions supported by corroboration across multiple evidence sources and audit methods
Practical reporting focused on decision-making, assurance, and continual improvement
What we deliberately do not do
Mandates that compromise auditor independence
Audit engagements where we influence the selection of samples, evidence, or interview partners
Conclusions based solely on interviews without corroborating evidence
