ISO and GRC certification consulting in Newcastle upon Tyne

ISO and GRC certification in Newcastle upon Tyne at a glance

Newcastle's working story starts on the Tyne. Invest North East England records an operations and maintenance base for the Dogger Bank wind farm on the river and subsea equipment makers beside it, and the River Tyne Economic Corridor is one of four North East Investment Zone sites. In the city centre, Newcastle Helix gathers data, urban and life science, while Newcastle City Council promotes industries from sub-sea engineering to digital. The Port of Tyne and Newcastle International Airport connect exporters to overseas buyers. Law, regulators and accreditation appear on the United Kingdom page instead of here. Sterling serves Newcastle from Sterling's London office, drawing on 20+ years of experience and 8,100+ client engagements in 60+ countries, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included. Accredited certification bodies issue any certificates.

Newcastle upon Tyne combines a river industry with a knowledge economy. Newcastle City Council describes industries ranging from sub-sea engineering to life sciences and digital, built around two city-centre universities, while the Tyne hosts offshore wind operations and subsea manufacturing, and Newcastle Helix is a city-centre innovation district focused on data science, urban science and life science.

Standards Sterling delivers in Newcastle upon Tyne

Each page sets out why the standard is asked for in Newcastle upon Tyne, what it requires and how Sterling delivers it locally. National law and accreditation are covered on the United Kingdom page.

Industries in Newcastle upon Tyne that ask for certification

• Offshore wind, subsea and energy on the Tyne: Invest North East England records that Equinor and SSE Renewables located their Dogger Bank operations and maintenance facility on the Tyne and that SMD manufactures subsea equipment there; Newcastle City Council lists sub-sea engineering among its industries. Standards asked for: ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 50001, ISO 22301
• Life sciences and health research: Newcastle Helix and the International Centre for Life are named as research assets, and Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is described as consistently high in national clinical research league tables. Standards asked for: ISO 13485, ISO/IEC 17025, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO 9001
• Digital, data and software: Newcastle City Council promotes the city's software programmers and digital start-ups; Newcastle Helix lists data science as a focus, with the National Innovation Centre for Data among the region's research centres. Standards asked for: ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 42001, ISO/IEC 27701, Cyber Essentials
• Automotive, rail and advanced manufacturing: Invest North East England positions the region for automotive, rail and advanced manufacturing; the government lists the North East Enterprise Zone for advanced manufacturing and engineering, automotive, construction, financial services, and retail and logistics. Standards asked for: IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001
• Financial, professional and business services: Invest North East England lists financial, professional and business services as a key sector, and the North East Enterprise Zone names financial services among its specialisms. Standards asked for: ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, ISO 22301, ISO 37001

Industrial areas and zones in Newcastle upon Tyne

• Newcastle Helix (city-centre innovation district): data science, urban science, life science
• River Tyne Economic Corridor (North East Investment Zone site): offshore and renewable energy, electric vehicle and battery manufacturing, low-carbon manufacturing
• North East Enterprise Zone (government-listed Enterprise Zone): advanced manufacturing and engineering, automotive, construction, financial services, retail and logistics
• Blyth Energy Central (North East Investment Zone site): offshore and renewable energy, clean energy and green manufacturing

Local authorities

• Newcastle City Council: Business support, business rates and the Invest Newcastle service for companies locating or growing in the city; support to green your business.
• North East Combined Authority: Mayoral strategic authority whose inward investment agency, Invest North East England, promotes the region; its Green Jobs plan targets growth in clean energy employment. It is not a licensing body.

National laws, regulators and accreditation are on the United Kingdom page.

Ports and logistics

• Port: Port of Tyne, one of three main ports of North East England
• Airport: Newcastle International Airport, with daily flights to London, Amsterdam, Paris and Dubai and airfreight services

Invest North East England presents the ports and airport as the region's gateway to global markets, so exporters and energy-supply firms face customer questions on quality, safety and continuity.

Sterling in Newcastle upon Tyne

Served from Sterling's London office. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate, with Effivity ISO & GRC software and preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people. Sterling does not certify; certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

Nearby cities

• London
• Manchester
• Birmingham
• Leeds
• Edinburgh
• Glasgow

What the standards require, clause by clause

Before you start in Newcastle upon Tyne, read what each clause and subclause requires of you, how to implement it, the evidence auditors look for and the mistakes to avoid.

Questions Newcastle upon Tyne clients ask