01.
Design
Product engineering, CAD development, prototype iteration, design review. The audit checks how design changes are reviewed, validated, version-controlled, and signed off before they reach manufacturing.
ISO 9001:2015.
The whole factory, audited.
Fort Engineering Ltd holds ISO 9001:2015 certification under cert number 1607, issued by LPCB / BRE Global. The certification is UKAS-accredited via reference 0007, which is what makes it a credential procurement teams can rely on rather than a printable logo.
ISO 9001 certifies a manufacturer’s quality management system, not individual products. The audit looks at how the factory runs: how designs are reviewed, how materials are traced, how customer orders translate into manufacturing instructions, how problems get fixed when they happen.
It’s a routine procurement requirement in UK public sector frameworks and NHS supply chains. Fort holds it because the factory operates that way anyway and the surveillance audits keep the documentation honest. The cert is one document, covering one management system, audited as a whole.
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Scope
What’s covered.
“Design, manufacture, sale, supply and installation of security and fire products.”
Scope of Certificate 1607, Issue 03
Five activities, two product categories. The scope is the wording auditors check against, so it’s worth understanding what each piece covers in practice.
02.
Manufacture
Cutting, welding, finishing, assembly. Material traceability from steel coil to finished doorset. Process control records, calibration of measuring equipment, inspection at each production stage.
03.
Sale
Customer order handling, quotation accuracy, requirements capture. The audit looks at how customer briefs are translated into manufacturing instructions, and how change requests are tracked back through the workflow.
04.
Supply
Delivery scheduling, packaging, shipment documentation, site logistics. Tracking each unit from factory dispatch to site receipt. Procedures for handling damages, delays, or recalls if anything goes wrong post-dispatch.
05.
Installation
On-site fitting, snagging, customer sign-off. The audit checks installer competency records, work instructions, defect recording, and how installation issues feed back into the design and manufacturing cycle.
Two product categories sit under that scope: security products (forced-entry resistant doorsets, frames, hardware) and fire products (firebreak doorsets, shutters). One scope, two product families, one audited management system.
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Accreditation chain
Why UKAS-accredited matters.
Procurement teams who know what they’re doing ask for UKAS-accredited ISO 9001 specifically, not just ISO 9001. Here’s why: an ISO certificate is only as credible as the body that issues it, and that body is only as credible as the authority that accredits them.
Step 01
UKAS
The accreditor
The United Kingdom Accreditation Service. Britain’s national accreditation body, appointed by government. Audits certification bodies against international standards and gives each one a unique reference number.
Reference 0007 issued to LPCB
Step 02
LPCB / BRE Global
The certification body
Loss Prevention Certification Board, part of BRE Group. Holds UKAS reference 0007 for management system certification. Issues Fort’s ISO 9001 certificate and runs the surveillance audits that keep it live.
Issues Cert 1607
Step 03
Fort Engineering
The certified manufacturer
The factory being audited. Surveillance audits run between formal re-issues to keep the certification live. Without an active audit cycle the cert lapses, regardless of the printed expiry date.
Cert 1607 Issue 03
Look for the UKAS Tick on any ISO 9001 cert you’re handed. If it’s missing, the certifying body might not be accredited, which means the audit they ran may not have followed the standard’s required rigour. Worth checking before a cert goes into a tender pack.
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Documents
The actual certificate.
ISO 9001 is one certificate covering one management system. Cert 1607 sits on the LPCB management systems register, and you can verify it directly without contacting us.
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ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
Cert 1607 (Issue 03)
Current status
Issue 03 reached its scheduled expiry date on 20 April 2026. Renewal is in progress with LPCB and the next issue will be sent on request once it lands. Surveillance audits run continuously between formal issues, so the management system itself is not lapsed – only the printable certificate revision. If you need a current dated cert for a tender pack, get in touch and we’ll route the right document through.
Need ISO 9001 for a tender pack?
Tell us the deadline and we’ll send the current issue (or the renewed Issue 04 if it’s available by then) the same working day.
Procurement-vetting a steel manufacturer?
ISO 9001 is one of five third-party certifications Fort holds. The others cover product-level performance: forced-entry resistance, fire integrity, ballistic, and Secured by Design.