Sheet metal fabrications company Hydram Sheet Metalwork has been accredited by JOSCAR – the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register – a database of companies maintained by Hellios Infformation Ltd, designed to streamline supplier qualification in the defence, aerospace and security sectors. Working for a broad variety of industry and business sectors, Hydram’s partners have benefitted from association with a JOSCAR accredited sheet metal supplier since 2022. From the defence sector to power generation, Hydram’s customers can be assured that they are working with a responsible, professional, experienced, supply chain partner. Here, you can find out more about the background to Hydram’s engagement with the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register.
In August 2022 Hydram successfully achieved JOSCAR accreditation. JOSCAR, the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register, is a database of companies maintained by Hellios Information Ltd, designed to streamline supplier qualification and enhance transparency within the defence, aerospace, and security sectors.
Recognition by JOSCAR underscores Hydram’s commitment to excellence, transparency, and reliability, specifically in the defence, aerospace, and security sectors. JOSCAR, the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register, is a database of companies maintained by Hellios Information Ltd, designed to streamline supplier qualification and enhance transparency within those critical industries. As a robust accreditation system, it serves as a single source of information for buyers and suppliers, and provides comprehensive insights into third-party risk.
As a subcontract sheet metalwork supplier, Hydram is regularly audited by its third-party certification partners, including its annual surveilance audits for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. Increasingly, many customers carry out their own independent supplier audits, and to make this more efficient, a number of schemes have been created to allow trade-bodies to agree an audit format that can apply across an industry, to prevent the requirement for individual audits.
JOSCAR is just such an audit process, so that companies (especially in defence, aerospace and security) can approach a pre-qualified supplier in the knowledge that JOSCAR benchmarking has covered a whole gamut of metrics from financial status to legal compliance. Buyers now have a simplified procurement process, free from processing multiple questionnaires and compliance checks, and can access the pre-qualified profile instantly – shortening the supplier approval process.
To summarise, there are three direct benefits to Hydram Sheet Metalwork’s JOSCAR supplier accreditation:
With JOSCAR accreditation Hydram can demonstrate its compliance with stringent standards, and has made it easier for prime contractors to enter partnerships with confidence.
JOSCAR accreditation reflects Hydram’s commitment to excellence, transparency, and customer satisfaction as it continues to provide accredited metal fabrications and precision sheet metalwork for the defence sector.
For enquiries or further information, please contact our JOSCAR-accredited team.
You can find out more details about JOSCAR here: https://hellios.com/joscar/
Hydram is certified to the following standards:
Hydram’s ISO accreditations are assessed by SGS. Find out more about the assessment process.
