National Highway Sector Schemes

Those companies that work on Highways Agency roads and supply services covered by the National Highways Sector Schemes (NHSS) are required to be registered to the relevant Sector Scheme in order to comply with the Specification of Highway Works.

National Highways Sector Schemes (NHSS) are based on ISO 9001 with additional requirements for highways activities. Developed in conjunction with all parts of the highways industry and the United Kingdom Accredited Service, they were designed to provide an industry benchmark and to give assurance to clients that standards were being consistently applied.

The various Schemes are managed by separate technical advisory committees which comprise representatives from across the industry, certification and training bodies, clients, contractors, suppliers and trade associations.

The Sector Scheme Documents are published by UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) on behalf of the technical advisory committees and can be downloaded from www.ukas.com

How can NHSS benefit my organisation?

As a market leader in the provision of Business Assurance services throughout the highways sector and associated training services, we are ideally placed to provide accredited certification to each of the National Highways Sector Schemes (NHSS).

In fact, LRQA has UKAS accreditation for the vast majority of NHSS schemes and we cover more than any other certification body.

There are a number of benefits associated with an effectively implemented quality management system which include:

• opportunity to reduce costs for the client and supplier
• a basis for continual improvement
• making sure your processes are planned
• maintaining a properly trained and competent workforce
• assurance for your stakeholders by provision of a robust, transparent system
• focus on quality as an objective
• involve all sides of the industry in scheme ownership within a partnership framework
• ensure that certification bodies use appropriately qualified auditors with the experience of the sector concerned

The schemes we offer

LRQA offers certification to more National Highway Sector Schemes than any other certification body in the UK:

Need to know more?

We provide accredited certification to each of the Highway Sector Schemes. Call 0800 783 2179 or complete our enquiry form for further information.

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