September marks the 21st anniversary of receiving my first order after I took the decision to leave my job and set up my own company! What a journey it’s been, full of highs and lows. The years certainly have proved challenging as we fought our way through several...
It’s now past the longest day so I’m sure you too are asking – where did the last 6 months go? For us, it’s mainly been taken up with audits in one form or another. Having always used national standards to help drive the business forward, we are well used to being...
I am really not a winter person so with the cold weather and dark nights now behind us I am pleased to be writing this outside on a lovely spring day and feeling the improving warmth of the sun. The daffodils are out and we have the balmy days of summer to look...
We're all about our team here at AKP. We love to celebrate all of their successes whether that's at work or in their personal lives. Recently, we had a really good one to celebrate. This is Matt, his partner Ally is due to give birth to their baby girl very soon, so...
Here we are already, at the beginning of March. It’s hard to believe that the first two months of the year have flown by already – how did they go for you? For me, I’ve been hard at work implementing our strategic growth plan at AKP. So far, I’ve been getting my ducks...
Today I have to announce that Andrew Bolton will be stepping down as our Quality Director. After a long career in the RAF and then as a Quality Auditor it is finally time for him to slow down a bit and enjoy more time with his grandchildren. However, it seems he is...
Recently, whilst working on my “second job” (on weekends, I’m a roadie!), I was mixing some tracks for upcoming Christmas gigs. I re-discovered a track that you may or may not remember called “The Perfect Year”, by Dina Carroll. It made me think…is there really such a...
Well, I started this blog with the absolute best of intentions. My aim was to write an article (I think the trendy word is blog) each and every month – I have already fallen behind… To be fair, though, there is a good reason for this. Not only have we been extremely...
We work closely with a wide range of specific industries to ensure our service is well suited and tailored to serve the needs of businesses who work in those areas. Today, we’re delighted to announce that we’ve recently been granted Fit For Nuclear (F4N) status, which...
We’re delighted to announce that we have recently achieved the Bronze level of the Norfolk Carbon Charter accreditation scheme as the starting point on our journey towards becoming a more sustainable and environmentally friendly business. The Carbon Charter is a...
