Certification and approvals

Meeting the highest standards

Avon Group manufacturing plants work to the highest standards of quality and efficiency and have achieved the following international certification standards across all of its manufacturing operations including:

ISO 9001

Quality management system promoting continuous improvement product and process capability.

IATF 16949

Quality Management system for the automotive industry.

JLRQ

A performance and quality measurement system used by Jaguar
Land Rover and widely recognised in the automotive sector.

ISO 14001

Environmental management standard for managing activities that impact on the environment.

ISO 45001

Occupational Health and Safety management system.

ISO 50001

Efficient energy management.

The ethos of quality and continuous improvement is truly embedded in the DNA of the Group and its constituent businesses. Every plant has dedicated quality management personnel with responsibility for managing and monitoring output. In addition to working practices that are governed and audited by international standards, management programmes such as 6S and Poka Yoke ensure Avon Group consistently outperforms its competitors in achieving 100% right first time and zero PPM.

The Group continually invests in the latest technology for quality monitoring and measurement to enable products to be manufactured to the highest, and most demanding, tolerances.

Above all, our people have the skills, care and pride in the work they do to regularly deliver beyond our customers’ expectations and seek out ways to improve quality, increase value and reduce cost.

Avon Group has nine manufacturing sites around the UK which operate as dynamic, autonomous businesses with distinct skills and capabilities, servicing the diverse needs of Avon Group customers in the UK, Europe and worldwide.