Quality Management & Compliance
Quality results your certification body can check.
ISO 9001:2026 transition, internal and supplier audits, CAPA and management review. Prepared by an auditor who has assessed plants worldwide, delivered as finished results at a fixed price. We prepare you for the certification audit; we do not perform it.
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Stephan
Responsible for Quality Management & Compliance · Belgium
Quality manager and auditor. Audit methodology, management systems, supplier and internal audits, CAPA, business excellence.
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Typical situations
Does one of these sound like you?
Our ISO 9001 certificate has to be transitioned to the 2026 edition by September 2029, and nobody has read the new standard yet.
TransitionA customer has announced a supplier audit at our plant.
Supplier auditOur internal audit finds the same deviations every year.
Internal auditThe management review is a slide deck nobody decides anything from.
Management reviewCorrective actions are closed on paper, and the problem comes back.
CAPAWe want to know how mature we really are, beyond the certificate.
Business excellence
What you get
Results, each with a fixed price and a verifiable sign-off.
Our software prepares the comparison with the standard, the checklists and the evidence requests. Stephan reviews, decides and signs off. Every result comes with an evidence package.
- Current-state analysisWhere your quality management system stands against your 2015 certificate.Per site
- Gap analysis ISO 9001:2026Prioritised gaps with effort, against the edition published on 16 September 2026.Per site
- Transition planMeasures, owners and dates to reach the transition audit before 30 September 2029.Per site
- Internal auditEvidence of effectiveness before the certification body arrives.Per site
- Management reviewFigures condensed for management, decisions approved through ef.next Sign.Per site
- Supplier and plant auditsAssessed suppliers and sites. Self-assessment and evidence collected in advance, so the visit is short and precise.Per supplier
- CAPA and effectiveness checkRoot causes clarified, effectiveness proven, recurring causes recognised.Per package
- Business excellence and customer touchpointsMaturity level and improvement plan, EFQM-oriented.Per organisation
Deadline
ISO 9001:2026 in two dates.
16 Sep 2026Published
The new edition is out
The transition period for certified organisations has started.
30 Sep 2029Transition ends
Certificates to ISO 9001:2015 expire
Latest date for a successful transition audit. Plan the internal audit and management review a year earlier.
35 months left
Contact
Start with the current-state analysis. It tells you how much of 2029 you really need.
Write to us or use the contact form. Stephan plans on-site work with a few weeks' lead time, so the earlier we talk, the better.