Heason awarded JOSCAR accreditation Heason are pleased to announce that we are officially accredited by JOSCAR, an accreditation system for the aerospace, defence and security sectors. What is JOSCAR? JOSCAR stands for the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register. It is a collaboration solution which reduces the time, cost, resources and duplication needed to provide information to major customers. It collects, validates and maintains supplier information used by buyers to help with procurement compliance, making it a trusted source of information to help make business decisions easier. The JOSCAR accreditation was established following an initiative led by ADS Group and includes a growing number of prime contractors as registered buyers. Current organisations subscribing to the system include: BAE Systems Babcock International QinetiQ NATS Leonardo UK MBDA Meggitt The Ministry of Defence General Dynamics UK Limited Rolls Royce Submarines Roke Leidos JOSCAR is also a risk management tool that assesses risks relating to products and services being provided and across areas of compliance. Areas covered include: Business continuity Counterfeit products/materials Insurance and third-party certification Health and safety Environmental and sustainability IT security Modern slavery Anti-bribery and corruption Product safety and quality Supply chain Brexit readiness What does the JOSCAR accreditation mean for Heason? There are many benefits for being JOSCAR registered. These include: Easier Regulatory Requirement: Comprehensive, accurate and regular updated insight into third party risk Single Source of Truth: Thousands of third parties in a single, searchable, reportable and easily accessible system Reduced Procurement Timescales: Instant access to third party information, reducing the time needed to qualify new suppliers or renew contracts High Quality Validated Information: We check all third-party information in accordance with a consistent, objective and continually updated process Cost and Resource Efficient: Costs are shared amongst community members, significantly reducing the cost of an in-house solution Peer Network: Access to the combined experience and resources of other members in the community with shared goals and challenge More about JOSCAR You can find out more information related to JOSCAR on the Hellios website. If you have any questions regarding our JOSCAR accreditation, please call us on +44 (0) 1403 792 300 or email sales@heason.com. Article published on: 20/09/2019 Article last updated on: 20/09/2019