CQI International Quality Awards – meet our 2017 partners

DNV GL

DNV GL is a leading global assurance provider. They help businesses assure the performance of their organizations, products, people, facilities and supply chains through their certification, verification, assessment and training services. Partnering with their customers, DNV GL build sustainable business performance and create stakeholder trust throughout their value chains.

“Driven by our purpose to safeguard life, property and the environment, DNV GL partners with organisations to advance their quality and sustainability efforts, and to build stakeholder trust through our assurance services. We chose to partner with the CQI on this event because we believe that the success of any company starts with people, their education and knowledge, and we believe their role is ever more critical in building sustainable business performance in an increasingly complex business context.”

Ramanie Chandraratne, Global Training Services Manager at DNV GL

E-Squared

E‑Squared believes change begins with people: so, business transformation systems should energise a workforce, not just automate it. That’s why they create highly engaging software which unlocks business potential and empowers people to create enterprise-wide, positive change. E-Square’s flagship product, Isoma, is designed to be the ultimate business transformation system.

“Inspired by our belief that change begins with people, E-Squared looks to partner with organisations that promote positive, people-driven change. So, we're delighted to sponsor the CQI’s 'Quality Professional of the Year' award, which celebrates the impact that Quality professionals can make by leading change. As Quality evolves to become more strategic, it is the work of these pioneers that will help position Quality at the heart of business."

David Key, Managing Director at E-Squared

Tideway

Tideway is the company delivering the Thames Tideway Tunnel, a 25km sewer tunnel urgently required to tackle sewage pollution in the tidal River Thames. In total the project is expected to create 4,000 direct sustainable jobs. One in every 50 site jobs will be an apprenticeship.

“The Emerging Talent Award fits perfectly with Tideway’s legacy commitment to inspire and up-skill a new generation in the construction industry. By partnering with CQI, Tideway hopes to be at the forefront of the movement to raise quality awareness across engineering and construction.”

Karen Young, Head of Quality at Tideway

Catalyst Consulting

Catalyst Consulting is a leading professional services organisation focusing on business excellence and improvement. Their consulting and training services include Agile, Lean Six Sigma, Change Management, Strategy Deployment and Business Transformation. They count many global leading organisations and household names amongst our valued clients.

"Catalyst is proud to be associated with the International Quality Awards and to specifically sponsor the Award for Quality Professional in a New Project. Excellence in business improvement demands a professional approach to project leadership, governance and the assurance of sustainability – all factors cited supporting this particular award."

Martin Brenig-Jones, Managing Director at Catalyst Consulting

Shirley Parsons

For over a decade, Shirley Parsons has been the recruiter of choice in the health and safety, environmental and quality (HSEQ) arena and aims to be “first in mind for HSEQ talent”. It is the only specialist recruitment agency headed by a Chartered safety professional.

“Shirley Parsons is excited to announce our partnership with the first International Quality Awards. At Shirley Parsons, we’re experts in identifying the very best talent in the quality sector, meaning a partnership with an award that recognises and celebrates the best achievements and people in quality is a natural fit.”

Jonny Montgomery, Divisional Lead of Quality at Shirley Parsons.

Leonardo

Leonardo is a leading global high-tech company and one of the key players in aerospace, defence and security. With 7,000 UK-based employees, Leonardo is the largest inward investor in the UK defence sector, the largest Italian inward investor to the UK and one of the biggest suppliers of defence equipment to the UK’s Ministry of Defence.

The company has over 45,000 employees based in its offices and industrial plants at 180 sites worldwide, with a significant industrial presence in four domestic markets: Italy, the UK, the US and Poland. It also has strategic partnerships in the most important high-potential international markets.

Qualsys

Qualsys provide the tools and services to transform the impact of compliance in your organisation – it is too important to simply ‘make do’ with paper and legacy systems. Qualsys provides integrated, modular governance, risk and compliance management solutions which aid quality professionals to achieve their goals.

"It is important for Qualsys to partner with CQI for the International Quality Awards as we share the same aspirations – which is to equip quality managers with the tools, knowledge and experience to achieve their goals. Quality can be a great challenge, creating stern faces all around. It takes considerable investment, time, energy and commitment to drive quality across the business and demonstrate the value quality provides to reduce costs, protect reputation and accelerate change. 

Every day, Qualsys sees Quality professionals using innovate programs and strategies to drive quality. We need to share their successes. For us, that is what the International Quality Awards are all about." 

Mike Pound, Managing Director at Qualsys