Southern Enterprise Awards 2019

7 | SME NEWS - Southern Enterprise Awards 2019 Best Accreditation Management & Business Development Consultancy 2019 Established in 2014, Functio provides expertise in the performance and growth of businesses through certifications, accreditations and management systems. Catering to a wide variety of industries, discover why this firm are living up to their namesake of performing, and to an exceptional standard. Certifications have continued to grow yearly since their inception, with ISO 9001 Quality Management and ISO 14001 Environmental Management being the most popular. Functio’s clientele stretches across a plethora of industries, including construction, engineering, transport, logistics, healthcare, technology and manufacturing. Always looking forward, the company focuses on supporting organisations in improving, gaining a comprehensive understanding of their people, processes, structure, objectives and systems in order to bestow ISO certification. The primary business of the company is focused on ensuring that client businesses can continue to perform better through the Management Systems they build, and services they provide. By understanding existing processes and management systems, the team at Functio can help businesses achieve certification, improve their processes, and grow teams and platforms. With a wide variety of services that can either be individually commissioned or requested as a package, Functio can help any business in a myriad of ways. Whether through accreditation management, business consulting, contract and supplier pre-qualifications, or bespoke training, coaching and mentoring, the firm can work to exact requirements in helping their clients build their small, medium, or large business. For clients that are already certified, Functio provide a maintenance service in which the staff team regularly audit clients’ management systems and processes. In doing so, the firm can offer detailed levels of feedback and improvements, whilst maintaining management systems and associated registers and documents. For clients thinking about beginning their ISO journey or simply need some support in keeping on top of their certifications, the firm offer initial consultations that are free of cost and obligation. Functio’s core mission is aligned with its own core values, supporting its own team of staff as much as it does any clients that work alongside them. Open communication, supporting one another, and integrity all help to cultivate an atmosphere of positivity and empowerment for the team to deliver the best service possible to clients. Offering ongoing development for staff, each member is ensured the correct skills and training in dealing with any client issues. Specific certifications have had the spotlight on them in recent times, including ISO 27001 Information Security in the wake of GDPR’s implementation in 2018. As the world becomes more environmentally aware, Functio are also aware of the rise in companies seeking ISO 14001 Environmental Management. The newly released ISO 45001 Occupational health and Safety standard requires those with the old OHSAS 18001 to migrate by no later than March 2021. With more companies growing ever busier, the company are also expanding their ISO Maintenance Services, a cost-effective way of managing the requirements of ISO on a continuing basis. Being based in the South of England has proven to be of great benefit for Functio, as the region continues to be home for a diverse range of organisations and industries. With a relatively buoyant market, new businesses are constantly growing and setting up across the South, each requiring ISO certification and other accreditations for them to secure ongoing development for growth, despite the impending effects of Brexit. Continuing to grow from strength to strength, Functio’s excellent service offerings can be seen across many businesses in the South of England. An area of continual growth and new development, this company’s ability to help inform, develop and grow SME’s has the potential to prove invaluable to the British economy for years to come. Company: Functio Website: www.functio.co.uk Contact: Kieran Moon