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AQCT launch a new service to keep you posted about up coming Safety Pass Alliance (SPA) courses and refreshers.

FastPort+ is back and doing great work in South Tyneside thanks to a partnership between Angela Halliday and AQCT.

After successful campaigns in County Durham and South Tyneside FastPort+ is now helping people in Northumberland. Through the efforts of the team at the North East Food and Drink Network two new projects have received funding from Jobcentre Plus; one building on FastPorts previous success in County Durham and another in Northumberland. Each of these projects will help 50 people gain qualifications and experience to get jobs in the food and drink industry.

AQCT are now offering the Safety Pass Alliance (SPA) renewal package for both Core and the Food & Drink sector. This refresher is available to those holding the full Core day and Food & Drink sector days allowing re-accreditation with one day of training – SAVING you both TIME AND MONEY!

Training is an investment, right. But like most companies you need to make the right investment and get maximum punch for your Pound (or Euro!) AQCT have been on their travels again saving another client big money and delivering to them at "home".

Demand runs high for smaller contractor companies wanting to gain big contracts!

Are you confident that your staff have got what it takes? Okay they were trained... but that was a while ago. The shocking statistics speak for themselves!

AQCT is now offering the Safety Pass Alliance's (S.P.A.) Contractors' Safety Passport local to YOU. This passport demonstrates to food and drink manufacturers a contractor company's commitment to working safely and protecting employees, products and consumers!

AQCT's FastPort, delivered through the North East Food and Drink Network, continues to go from strength to strength thanks to partnership working.

AQCT’s new website goes live and not only does it look different the way we can use it has dramatically changed; all thanks to those clever people at Mancala and their stunning new product 'Web Beads'.

The International Standards Organisation has updated its quality standard to ISO 9001:2000. Business Link Tyne & Wear manager Dorothy Kelly discusses the reasons behind upgrading to the recent quality standard.

Our newest recruit, Andrew Willson, tells the BNI Ridley Chapter why AQCT Ltd does not do one size fits all.

The IQA Small Business Standard (IQASBS)

National Food Safety Week provides a focal point for highlighting the importance of food safety and the basic principles of food hygiene.

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has expressed concern over a ‘Which?’ magazine investigation highlighting sub-standard food hygiene conditions.

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has welcomed the report of the Waste Food Task Force and supports many of its recommendations.