David Ford QA Limited
ATEX / UKEX / IECEx Quality Systems Consultancy
Contact Details
To discuss your requirements please contact David at the following:E-mail: david@davidfordqa.com
Mobile: +44 7986 679450
Telephone: +44 1449 258150
Address: 6 Bluebell Grove, Needham Market, IPSWICH,
Suffolk IP6 8JH, England UK
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Page last revised: 19th August 2026
About
Established in 2003, David Ford QA Limited is a quality systems consultancy offering a variety of quality assurance services to all sizes of business. Consultancy Services include the development of quality systems, quality plans, quality system auditing and at source verification activities to meet the requirements of ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 80079-34, SI 2016 No. 1107, Portaria INMETRO 115 and the ATEX Directive 2014/34/EU.The company is run by a father daughter
team. Both David and Gemma are qualified Quality Systems Lead
Assessors and have extensive experience with the undertaking of
ATEX/IECEx/UKEX, INMETRO quality system audits and HazLoc equipment
factory inspections, on behalf of a leading UK based Notified
Bodies/ExCB's. David is an Incorporated Engineer and Chartered
Quality Professional with over 30 years' experience working within
the quality assurance discipline. Gemma is degree qualified with two
and a half years' experience of the implementation of quality
systems for Ex Equipment manufacturing.
The Engineering Council - Incorporated Engineer
The Institution of Engineering and Technology - Member
The Chartered Quality Institute - Member and Chartered Quality Professional
David Ford QA Limited is a member of the Stowmarket & District Chamber of Commerce
Location
The Company is located in Needham Market, Suffolk, Ipswich, with good connections to Southeast England and the Midlands. For assignments further afield, the location is in easy reach of the London airports. Assignments have been undertaken in the UK, Europe, Scandinavia, USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, China and South Korea.Links
David is accredited by the following professional organizations:The Engineering Council - Incorporated Engineer
The Institution of Engineering and Technology - Member
The Chartered Quality Institute - Member and Chartered Quality Professional
David Ford QA Limited is a member of the Stowmarket & District Chamber of Commerce