2023 Review

2023 has been a busy year for The Ramp People from moving the warehouse to introducing new products...

More Trees - Over 5,000 more:trees Planted!

The Ramp People are proud to announce that we have now planted over 5,000 trees! This is a total of 1,521t of future CO2 sequestered which represents the same amount of CO2 from around 2980 vegetarian meals! We planted one tree for every company review and two trees for every product review for the majority of 2022 and 2023. This allows ...

VAT relief, discounts and financial support for those with disabilities in the UK

Mobility aids, including wheelchair ramps are eligible for VAT relief to those who are disabled and registered charities...

ISO 9001:2008 Certification 2017

We are proud to announce that we have the 9001:2008 certification now successfully for over 3 years on a row. The new certificate can be found here. The next step will be the transition to 9001:2015. With the new 9001:2015 coming now, here a quick overview of what the new requirements are. (source Wikipedia)

ISO 9001:2008 Quality management systems

— Requirements for the transition to 9001:2015 is a document of approximately 30 pages which is available from the national standards organisation in each country. Essentially the layout of the standard is like the previous ISO 9001:2008 standard in that it follows the

Plan, Do, Check, Act

cycle in a process based approach, but is now further encouraging this to have risk based thinking. The standard no longer specifies that the organization shall issue and maintain documented procedures, however ISO 9001:2015 requires the organization to document any other procedures required for its effective operation. The standard also requires the organization to issue and communicate a documented

quality policy, a Quality Manual (which may or may not include documented procedures) and numerous records, as specified throughout the standard. New for the 2015 release is a requirement for an organization to assess risks and opportunities (section 6.1) and to determine internal and external issues relevant to its purpose and strategic direction (section 4.1) Interpretations of how the standards requirements are a matter for the organization to demonstrate, and an external auditor to determine, the effectiveness of a quality management system. Further detail, interpretation and examples of implementation are often sought by organizations seeking more information in what can be seen as a very technical area. Our plant ramps, loading ramps and car ramps are certified, by several ISO standards. Please contact us if you have any questions, regarding the ISO 9001:2008 certification or you are in need of a ramp, we have several wheelchair ramps, scooter ramps or even cable protectors, as we have a wide range of loading ramps in place.