A selection of highly informative technical reference books are available from the 

StingRay Technical Bookstore

                               

with Integrated Quality Management and Building Regulations being their basis.

For more detailed information about any of these books, please follow one of the links to the publisher’s website

 

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The Cyder Book

An Ideal Christmas Present!

  A new and exciting book celebrating the humble apple

“a unique combination of an historical overview of Cider Making through the ages,

the cider making process and

a collection of recipes using cider and cider apples”'

 
 

Cider (or cyder) refers to an alscohlic beverage that is primarily made from the fermented juices of specially grown apple varieties. Although popular in France, Ireland, Northern Spain and the Americas (where it is known as Ciderjack), with a production in excess of 150 million gallons of cider per year, the United Kingdom is by far the largest cider manufacturing country in the world.

In the past, cider has suffered a bit from an image problem and is often seen, along with Alcopops etc, as the drink of choice for teenagers owing to its low cost and high alcoholic content (e.g. over 5%) compared to beer. In recent years, however, there has been a significant increase in cider sales in the UK.

Most of this increased success is due to the modern cider manufacturers' marketing strategy which is aimed at getting rid of the rather traditional and parochial image that is often associated with cider drinking and making cider a more up-market beverage with greater appeal to the more sophisticated end of the market.
Ray and Claire created this book after being inspired to find new and interesting ways to make the most of the harvest of wonderful apples from their garden. They created a huge catalogue of ideas, some traditional family favourites and some recipes with a more modern twist but in the process also became interested in the history and the process of making cider.
The book is split into three clear sections, an historical overview, the cider making process and the recipes.
 

1.  The historical overview explores not only when and where cider became popular, but also the different varieties of apples (with strange sounding names such as "Handsome Maud's”, “Morgan's Sweet”, “Royal Wilding”, “Slack My Girdle"!) that are used to make the best beverage, the tradition of Wassail and, not forgetting, Scrumpy.

 
2.   Based on the traditional process still employed by cider makers today, the second section follows the cider making process from the trees to the barrel at Devon's own Winkleigh Cider Company.
 
3.   The main part of the book (i.e. the cookbook) spans recipes using cider and apples from Soups to Sweets from Pies to Preserves and includes such tempting ideas as “Onion and Cider Soup”; “Salmon and Oats in a Cider Sauce”; “Ham in Cider”, “Scrumpy Pheasant”; “Cider scalloped potatoes”, “Apple Strudel”; “Apple and Red Chilli Chutney”; “Tangy BBQ Sauce”, “Witches cauldron”
if you would like to see the full index and/or example of some of these recipes, please drop us an e-mail at cyder@herne.org.uk ).
 
 

The normal retail price is £7.99 (on Amazon etc £9.99!)

but by ordering straight from the publishers

to you the price is

 

ONLY £6.75

(plus £1.25 towards post and packaging)

AND AS AN ADDED BONUS

The Author's will provide you with a dedication on the inside page if you want a "signed copy"

(Just provide details of dedication when ordering)

 

If you would like to order this book, please e-mail the publishers at

cyder@herne.org.uk   qouoting Reference CYHEC

or send your order direct to:

Ray Tricker, Riddiford House, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8DW

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ISO 9001:2000 e-books

Note:     please note that these e-books are NOT .pdf files, they are ALL “un-locked” MS Word files that can be quickly customised to suit your own business, thereby saving you hours of typing and/or photocopying – and money!

                 

ISO 9001:2000 Quality Manual

plus

Audit Checksheets  

by

Ray Tricker

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     Bargain of the year!!

This is your chance to obtain a copy of the same generic Quality Management System that our consultants use while assisting clients gain ISO 9001:2000 certification!

 

These templates consist of:

  • A   complete Quality Manual that addresses - and meets - every element of the ISO 9001:2000 standard
  • Quality Processes – example Core Business Process plus Supporting Processes (for “ Compliance and Approval ” and “ Sub Contractors and Suppliers ”)
  • Quality Procedures – 11 model procedures
  • Work Instructions – 4 examples that can be used as templates for others

 

The CD also includes

  • Example Audit Check Sheets
  • Examples of some of the Forms used by Auditors
  • Background reminders about ISO 9001:2000 together with details of organisational and managerial requirements.

…and if this wasn’t enough – a complete index for ISO 9001:2000 and a glossary of terms used in quality!

You can modify all of these templates with minimal effort.

  In fact experience has shown that about 80% of the original content can be used as it is and less than 20% will require to be customised so as to suit your company's requirements

 

                                                                                                                      ISBN 0-9548647-2-7 

 

 For further details and examples from this CD, please CLICK HERE

                                           

   

   

 

for people who have already purchased copies of the Third Edition of

"ISO 9001:2000 for Small Businesses

Please contact stingray@herne.org.uk for details

 

HOW DO I OBTAIN A COPY OF THIS CD

By e-mail

If you would like us to e-mail you a copy of this CD, then this is possible provided that we receive payment in advance (and provided that your ISP is capable of accepting fairly large files!).    

By "Snail-Mail"

First Class Post to addresses within the UK

Air Mail to all other countries.

If you would like to order - e-mail author at stingray@herne.org.uk or send your order direct to:

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2006 EDITION!

“ISO 9001:2000 Audit Checklists”  

by

Ray Tricker

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A CD containing all of the major audit check sheets and forms required to conduct either:

  • a simple internal review of a particular process;
  • an external (e.g. third party) assessment of an organisation against the formal requirements

           of ISO 9001:2000;

  • an assessment of an organisation against the formal requirements of other associated

          management standards such as ISO 14001 and OHSAS and/or those for:

         

Aerospace

AS/EN/JIS Q 9100: 2001

Automotive industry`

QS-9000

Computer software

ISO/IEC 90003:2004

Education

IWA 2:2003

Food and drink industry

ISO 15161:2001

Iron ore industry

ISO/TR 13352:1997

Medical Devices

ISO 13485:2003

Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries

PD ISO/TS 29001: 2003

Telecommunications Industry

TL 9000

Testing and calibration laboratories

ISO/IEC 17025:2000

Scroll down for full details of CD’s contents                                 ISBN 0-9548647-1-9

 

 For further details and examples from this CD, please CLICK HERE                                            

                                        HOW DO I OBTAIN A COPY OF THIS CD

By e-mail

If you would like us to e-mail you a copy of this CD, then this is possible provided that we receive payment in advance (and provided that your ISP is capable of accepting fairly large files!).    

By "Snail-Mail"

First Class Post to addresses within the UK

Air Mail to all other countries.

If you would like to order - e-mail author at stingray@herne.org.uk or send your order direct to:

Ray Tricker, Riddiford House, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8D

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"Aide Memoire to ISO 9001:2000" 

(Second Edition)

by

Ray Tricker

Our Price

£30.00

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NOTE:  All of the files have been saved in MS Word so that they can be printed out as an A5 booklet (handy

for the briefcase), downloaded onto your laptop or PC (for easy reference) or customized to suit your own purposes

and used as part of your own documentation.

An electronic book (in CD format) directly aimed at those professionally involved in the use of the ISO 9001:2000 standard.  It cuts out all the lengthy explanations, hypothesis and discussions about ISO 9001:2000 and just provides  the reader with the bare details of the standard (e.g. What does the standard actually say?   What needs to be checked?   Where is a particular requirement covered in the standard?   What will an auditor be looking for? etc.).

Also includes additional auditors checksheets and example forms etc from “ISO 9001:2000 for Small Businesses ” and “ ISO 9001:2000 Audit Procedures ”

Scroll down for full details of CD’s contents

ISBN 0-9548647-3-5

 For further details and examples from this CD, please CLICK HERE

                                                                

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                                HOW DO I OBTAIN COPIES OF THESE CDS        

By e-mail

If you would like us to e-mail you a copy of any of these CDs, then this is possible provided that we receive payment in advance (and provided that your ISP is capable of accepting fairly large files!).    

By "Snail-Mail"

First Class Post to addresses within the UK

Air Mail to all other countries.

If you would like to order - e-mail author at stingray@herne.org.uk or send your order direct to:

Ray Tricker, Riddiford House, Winkleigh, Devon, EX19 8DW

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UK:- For UK:- we can accept GBP Sterling by cheque, postal or bankers order (Recorded Delivery recommended).

Overseas:- We accept payment from everywhere via Paypal in either BGP Sterling, US$ or €.   We will also accept BGP Sterling, US$ and €  in money orders or cheques but, Please Note, for Cheques & money orders not drawn in Sterling, the buyer is responsible for any additional costs incurred when converting to GBP Sterling – please ask for details before finalising your order to avoid complications.

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ISO 9001:2000 Books

For a more detailed look at any of these books, please follow one of the links to the publisher’s website

 

ISO 9001:2000 The Quality Management Process

Our price £29.00

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WHAT IS INCLUDED? 

“ISO 9001:2000 The Quality Management Process” is unique, being the first publication that is specifically aimed at those professionals who are directly involved in using the standard.

It outlines the background and requirements of the standard in an easily accessible format and presents the reader with essential, basic answers to the following questions:

  • What does the standard actually say?
  • What needs to be checked?
  • Where is a particular requirements covered in the standard?
  • What will an auditor be looking for? 

It will prove invaluable to all Quality Managers, Internal Auditors and anyone involved in the management and understanding of ISO 9001:2000.  It also acts as a handy reference for professional auditors to the requirements for auditing ISO 9001:2000.

In addition to this essential reference book, an accompanying CD contains the most complete set of ISO 9001:2000 audit checksheets currently available.  Readers can now bespoke the checksheets to suit their organisation. (subject to the licence enclosed).

For details of this publication and sample chapter

follow this link to the publisher’s website

http://www.vanharen.net/product_info.php?cPath=39&products_id=249

        PUBLISHED! - June 2005

“ISO 9001:2000 for Small Businesses”

(Third Edition)

by

Ray Tricker

New edition of this top selling quality management handbook.

Contains a full description of the ISO 9001: 2000 standard plus detailed information on quality control and quality assurance.

Fully updated following 4 years practical field experience of the standard

Includes a sample quality manual (that can be customised to suit individual requirements) and assistance on self-certification etc..

For details of this publication and sample chapter

follow this link to the publisher’s website

http://books.elsevier.com/engineering/?isbn=075066617X

Readers comments:

Your book is the only one that actually contains a   complete example of a QMS that is supposed to fit with the ISO 9001:2000 requirements.   Itr is by far the best book on 98200 I’ve ever seen

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I wanted to write and say thank you so much.... without your book and CDs I would still be struggling trying to understand the standard! It was your book and CDs which have enabled us succeed today and I have every confidence will help us in achieving our ISO accreditation. I would not hesitate in recommending your publications to any potential customer, not only for their straight forward, easy to understand format but also the fact they have saved us thousands of pounds!

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“ISO 9001:2000 Audit Procedures”

(Second Edition)

by

Ray Tricker

Advice on how to complete internal, external and third party audits of existing and newly implemented ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems as well as organisational (i.e. non registered) QMSs.

For details of this publication and sample chapter

follow this link to the publisher’s website

http://books.elsevier.com/engineering/?isbn=0750666153

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This book must be the bargain of the year for any small business to use as a template for successful auditing to the international standard

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          PUBLISHED - JUNE 2005

“ISO 9001:2000 In Brief”

(Second Edition)

by

Ray Tricker

Revised and expanded, this new edition of this easy to understand guide provides practical information on how to set up a cost-effective ISO 9001:2000 compliant Quality Management System

For details of this publication and sample chapter

follow this link to the publisher’s website

http://books.elsevier.com/engineering/?isbn=0750666161

Amazon Review :

Being new to this subject I found this book easy to read and informative, just what a beginner needs

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New Publications and New Editions

HOT OFF THE PRESS!

The Fifth edition of this best selling publication

                            

                          

Building Regulations in Brief

(Fifth Edition)

by

Ray Tricker

 

  • Fully updated for revised Part B (Fire Safety
  • Practical guidance on how to comply quickly and easily to the regulations
  • Each step in the building process illustrated, with all regulations explained

Baffled by the Building Regs? Confused by codes of practice? Mystified by materials and puzzled by planning permission? Then look no further!

This handy and affordable guide is a time-saver for both professionals and enthusiasts. The information is sensibly organised by building element rather than by regulation, so that you can quickly lay your hands on whatever you need to know from whichever document. The authors' practical and no-nonsense advice will enable you to comply with the regulations in the simplest and most cost-effective manner.

The benefits and requirements of each regulation are clearly explained, as are history, current status, associated documentation and how local authorities and council view their importance.

This new edition includes:

  • The new Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order and what this means for Part B (Fire Safety)
  • Updates to Part L (Energy Efficiency)
  • An improved user-friendly index
  • Annexes covering; Access and facilities for disabled people; Conservation of fuel and power; Sound insulation and Electrical Safety provided online

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Building Regulations in Brief explains the meaning of the regulations, history, current status, requirements, associated documentation, how local authorities and councils view their importance, and emphasises the benefits and requirements of each regulation.

Readership: Construction trades and professionals, builders, surveyors. Further and higher education students of building and construction. Householders undertaking major self-build or small contractor projects

For further details of this publication and sample chapter

follow this link to the publisher’s website

http://books.elsevier.com/engineering/?isbn=0750684445]

Amazon Review :

An easy to understand guide to the planning and building regulation minefield. I used this book not to try to become an expert on the subject myself, but to question a decision of 'experts' in the field. Very briefly my intention is to build an outbuilding as a hobbies/activity room in my garden. It was designed so as not to require planning permission, only to meet building regulations requirements. Because the proposal was nearer to a highway than the existing building, the local planning authority required a planning application together with a £135 fee. A quick check in Building Regulations in Brief index took me to page 149, 5.17 'Outbuildings', and the statement that planning permission in such circumstances is only required if the building proposed is within 20m of the highway. A 'phone call to the planning authority pointing out that my proposal is 25m from the highway and therefore planning permission was not required was accepted by them and permitted development was authorised.  It saved me a lot of aggravation and £135 into the bargain!

Jim Gibbons

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Brand new publication (December 2006)

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Wiring Regulations in Brief

(First Edition)

by

Ray Tricker

 

  • Comprehensive, succinct reference – avoids the need to search through lengthy Standards
  • Topic based presentation links related areas of working practice for ease of reference
  • Informal writing style maximises accessibility, avoiding legal jargon and complex regulations definitions

 

This essential reference will prove an invaluable guide for anyone based in the electrical industry working on electrical systems (design, installation, inspection and testing), who requires a comprehensive source of information on the specific requirements of the IEE Wiring Regulations (published by the IET), without having to trawl through the lengthy, complicated coverage of the Regulations themselves.

 

Unlike the majority of texts available on the subject of the IEE Wiring Regulations, which explain how adherence to the Regulations is achieved in working practice, Ray Tricker presents the specifics of the actual regulatory Standard itself in his renowned, easily accessible, and informal writing style.

 

Wiring Regulations in Brief presents the IEE Wiring Regulations with a unique topic-based approach. Unlike the Regulations themselves, related topics are linked – areas such as inspection and testing are presented together in one section. This provides the reader with an exceptionally quick source of reference on all aspects of the Regulations as they relate to a specific area of working practice, which maximises easy identification of practical problems, and Regulations compliance.

 

Part P, which brings domestic electrical installations under Building Regulations control as of 2005, is also covered in detail, to highlight the requirement that any person who carries out domestic electrical installation work, is now legally required to demonstrate their competence in their area of work.

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • Domestic buildings
  • Mandatory requirements
  • Earthing
  • External influences
  • Electrical equipment, components, accessories and supplies
  • Cables and conductors
  • Special installations and locations
  • Inspection and testing
  • Installation, maintenance and repair
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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