Certification: The Story of High Standards in Manufacturing at Colart

“ISO standards are internationally agreed by experts
Think of them as a formula that describes the best way of doing something.
It could be about making a product, managing a process, delivering a service, or supplying materials – standards cover a huge range of activities.
Standards are the distilled wisdom of people with expertise in their subject matter and who know the needs of the organizations they represent – people such as manufacturers, sellers, buyers, customers, trade associations, users or regulators”.

• Quality management standards to help work more efficiently and reduce product failures. (ISO9001)
• Environmental management standards to help reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste and be more sustainable. (ISO14001)
• Health and safety standards to help reduce accidents in the workplace.
• Good manufacturing practices standard ISO22716:2007 gives guidelines for the production, control, storage, and shipment of cosmetic products.”

These sites hold the following ISO standards certifications

Le Mans
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
China
ISO 9001
ISO 14001
Crown Brushes, Lowestoft
ISO 9001
Snazaroo, Minehead
ISO22716:2007

ISO Standards mean that consumers can have confidence that their products are safe, reliable and of good quality. Scheduled audits are conducted to ensure that we maintain our standards. The benefits from auditing certainly out way the time and resources needed to complete them.

FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification verifies the paper and wood that we buy is sourced from sustainable forests. FSC’s vision states “the true value of forests is recognized and fully incorporated into society worldwide. FSC is the leading catalyst and defining force for improved forest management and market transformation, shifting the global forest trend toward sustainable use, conservation, restoration, and respect for all”.

Colart has a group certification which is audited every year. Certification allows us to label FSC on our products.

We are members of SEDEX, the social and ethical display exchange, where this platform measures against labour, business ethics, health & safety and environment.
SEDEX helps businesses make smarter decisions by making it easy to manage environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks and comply with legislation.

The benefits to Sedex include:

• Supply chain transparency
• Comply with legislation
• Efficient supplier auditiing
• Report on performance
• Protect our brand reputation

Our sites are registered and have completed the SAQ (self assessment questionnaire) and we ask all our suppliers to sign up to SEDEX.

We also get audited against Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audits (SMETA).  SMETA is the world’s most widely used social audit, enabling businesses to assess their sites and suppliers to understand working conditions in their supply chain.

The benefits to SMETA are:

• Increased visibility
• Assess and monitor
• More efficient supplier auditing
• Improve supplier performance
• Comply with legislation

CTAM in China is audited by a third party every year