Assent is a family run business. As a family we have always had an interest in nature and the wildlife, particularly in Essex, where many of our family members live and work. Our interest in the environment led us to…
In September 2015 the long awaited revision to ISO 9001 – the Quality Management System Standard, was published. Organisations have a 3-year period to update their management systems to the new ISO 9001 standard, and complete the necessary certification audits…
Segolene Royal, the Ecology Minister of France, has recently encouraged people to boycott Nutella – because it is one of many products instrumental in damaging the environment. You are sure to have heard of a substance called Palm Oil. Well,…
Black Spot DiseaseOn my travels, both with and without ISO14001 clients, I have noticed something in the trees and plants that I don’t remember seeing recently: black, deadly looking spots in the middle of leaves. Growing up with a green…
Winter has finally arrived in the UK and as we’ve seen it’s already been causing havoc around the globe. New York suffered a monumental snow fall (it’s estimated that up to 7 feet of snow fell in 3 days), leaving…
Now, let me begin by stating I’m terrified of spiders to the point of hysteria. It is a regular occurrence for me to leap out of bed in the middle of the night because the dog’s tail brushed my foot…
I was browsing the internet the other day, when I came across something that was so unusual, I was sure it had to be an April Fool’s joke doing a second round. It was a picture of a glowing road…
It’s not hard to see how badly the recession has hit certain areas, a drive on the A12 to Colchester will show you a multitude of closed businesses in the high street and abandoned buildings on the side of the…
This week I have seen two articles from different sources regarding the fuel we put in our cars. The first article is from the BBC and is based on research conducted in America: it discusses the idea that removing lead…
The battle of LED versus traditional debate has raged for some time. We’ve seen everything from LED headlights on cars to LED screens on televisions and washing machines. At the moment, however, there is a rather more widespread issue. Councils…
