Geoff Waddington & Partners Limited recently underwent an external audit of our ISO 9001 quality system and proudly announce that the inspection was passed with no non-conformities raised.

Our procedures have been updated in line with the new ISO 9001:2008 standard. We have clearly defined quality procedures, which govern all aspects of our operation from our internal control of documents and records to customer focus.

Now entering our third year adopting the ISO 9001 standard, we now offer a consistently excellent service, which is continually improved, based on the feedback of private individuals and commercial clients alike.

2009 was another excellent year for Geoff Waddington & Partners Limited, despite the financial climate.

The cargo department has continued to expand in all areas. Record numbers of damage and insurance surveys and dangerous goods inspections were undertaken throughout 2009.

The contributions of our two dedicated small craft surveyors have assisted in the continual development and expansion of our small craft department. We now offer additional services, including RCD post construction assessment for imported vessels and have experienced an increase in expert witness, tonnage measurement and MCA coding instructions.

The PDI and new build sector was again outstanding, with the addition of many new clients, including both distributors and private individuals. We have cemented our strong relationships with the UK's largest motor yacht manufacturers, with numerous instructions received directly from the factories over the past year.

The diversity of the company has proven to be our key asset again and we look forward to undertaking many more new instructions in 2010.

With the ongoing growth of our cargo surveying department, this office is proud to announce one of our most recent appointments to undertake further dangerous goods inspections on behalf of a major shipping line in the South’s premier container port.

Our dangerous goods surveyors request a random selection of containers from numerous shipping lines and inspect for damage, correct labelling and stuffing and assess the adequacy of containers for shipment. This incredibly varied line of work has seen our surveyors inspect dangerous goods ranging from aerosol cans to spontaneously combustible scrap metals!

2008 was another very busy and prosperous year for Geoff Waddington & Partners Ltd. Our most successful year to date saw the completion of a record number of over 500 instructions, with significant growth in new build & quality audits, general cargo surveys, small craft surveys and docking superintendency instructions.



Quality standards across all areas of the business have been maintained at an excellent level after obtaining ISO 9001 accreditation at the end of 2007. This has helped us to achieve our highest levels of customer satisfaction to date.

October saw the appointment of our fourth Surveyor, Richard Rapp who is an affiliate member of the YDSA, specialising in small craft surveying and the RCD. With this expansion it is a strong intention of this office to diversify our services further, by offering Post Construction Assessment services for vessels imported from outside of the EU and consultancy on the Recreational Craft Directive for home builders of vessel up to 24m in length.

Record number of yacht load surveys completed!