Expert ISO consulting
for scrap recyclers, processors, brokers
Since 1993, Kantner & Company has helped dozens of scrap industry firms just like yours meet their ISO system challenges. We know the industry – we know the ISO ropes – we can help you, too!
Option 1: On-site help
On-site help means just that: We visit your site every month to help you implement the type of management system that meets your needs:
- ISO 9001 (quality management)
- ISO 14001 (environmental management)
- OHSAS 18001 (safety management)
- Scrap/QES (integrated quality / environmental / safety management)
Using our ability and experience, and with unparalleled excellence, we work with you to design and implement the appropriate system that:
- Is specific to scrap recycling,
- Fits your firm precisely (no two scrap recycling firms are alike),
- Meets your needs,
- Is easy to understand and operate yourself,
- Is cost-effective to run, and
- Passes certification audit and continues to pass surveillance audits long after we are gone.
For details on the generic implementation steps, request a free ISO Road Map.
How much for all this? Click here for a no-obligation estimate for ISO implementation costs. We'll quote at two levels:
- Full service consulting furnishes you with all hands-on services needed to design, document, train, implement, and provide compliance assurance for your system. This level is for clients that lack the internal times/resources to undertake hands-on tasks themselves.
- Guidance level consulting is a less costly on-site mode. With this approach we provide all design, leadership, and compliance assistance, and give client personnel direction so that they can do many of the hands-on tasks themselves.
Option 2: distance consulting
For clients that have significant internal resources available (i.e. skilled people with available time), we offer Distance Consulting assistance programs that are considerably less expensive than either on-site consulting mode.

With distance consulting, we usually make one visit to your site at the start of the project, to map out the plan and set the task schedule. We make one other visit at the end, just prior to certification audit, to review the system and ensure its readiness.
In between, we work and interact with you via phone, fax, and email, guiding your work as you progress through the implementation steps. We review documents, answer questions, deal with implementation and compliance issues. Barring acts of God, we guarantee responses to questions within 24 business hours.
The cost / payment structure for distance consulting is a mix of our standard daily rate for on-site visits, and a flat monthly fee for unlimited distance assistance.
Option 3: document template sets
Our Scrap/QES management system program provides you with all the tools and guidance you need to develop, design, implement, audit, and prepare your ISO 9001 / ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001 compliant system for certification audit. Full details here.
For ISO 9001 quality management only, there's also our ISO 9001 Document Template Set. Full details here.
Not sure how to proceed?
We'll be happy to discuss your particular situation, answer your questions, and provide recommendations. Call Rob Kantner today at 989-289-6005.
You can also request a quote. No obligation, of course.
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