Quality Partners

What Quality Partners does

Quality Partners, trading under legal entity Clipboard Holdings Pty Ltd (ABN 86 618 796 946), is an Australian boutique management system consulting firm headquartered in Leichhardt, NSW, founded in 2017 by Kieran Fox. The firm delivers professional services across six integrated practice areas: Food Safety Management, Quality/Integrated Management Systems, Corporate Social Responsibility, Regulatory Compliance, WHS/Environmental, and Project Management. Its service offering spans the full lifecycle from system design through audit, management, ongoing compliance and crisis/incident management, covering ISO standards (9001, 13485, 14001, 22001, 27001, 26000, 45001), GFSI standards (BRC, SQF, FSSC22000, Global Gap, HARPS), HACCP, SEDEX/SMETA, and EcoVadis assessments, primarily serving food production, manufacturing, warehousing, food service and retail organizations in Australia with international supply-chain exposure.

The business model is professional services consulting delivered on a project-by-project basis. Quality Partners reaches customers through a sales-led, direct-engagement GTM approach, with inbound facilitated by its website, phone (+61 419 747 835) and email ([email protected]). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is handled via bespoke quotation per engagement. Service delivery is performed by a small core team supplemented by specialist sub-contractors, with the founder Kieran Fox serving as a BRC Global Standard Third-Party Auditor and GFSI consultant, and the firm holding membership in APSCA. There are no disclosed software products, no recurring SaaS revenue streams, no patents, and no proprietary technology assets beyond the team's auditor credentials and methodology.

The firm operates without external funding, without institutional investors, and without disclosed parent or subsidiary entities. With a total headcount of 6 and no public revenue disclosures, Quality Partners is a small, founder-led compliance consultancy whose defensibility rests on auditor credentials, multi-standard coverage and embedded client relationships rather than scale, technology or capital efficiency.

Name

Quality Partners

Legal name

Clipboard Holdings Pty Ltd

Website

https://qualitypartners.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quality Partners is an Australian boutique consultancy providing management system certification, compliance and continuous improvement services across food safety, quality, WHS, environmental, CSR and regulatory standards for primarily Australian food and manufacturing organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compliance and Certification Consulting Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Integrated Management System Certification (Food Safety + Quality/Environment/OHS) (AFALACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pre-Assessment, Gap Assessment & Certification Readiness Services (AFALACAE), Supplier Approval & Second-Party Audit Programs (Retailer/Brand/Manufacturer) (AFALACAF), Witness Audits, Office Assessments & Certification Governance Services (AFALACAG), Quality KPIs, Reporting & Management Review Systems (AFALALAK), EHS Management Systems & ISO Consulting (ISO 14001/45001) (BPAHAJAF)

Keywords

• Management system consulting
• Food safety certification
• ISO compliance auditing
• Regulatory compliance services
• WHS environmental consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Leichhardt

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Management System Consulting Services: Professional consulting services providing design, audit, management, compliance and crisis management for quality, food safety, WHS, environmental, regulatory compliance, and CSR management systems across multiple international standards.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Quality Partners is a management system certification, compliance, and continuous improvement consulting firm that designs, audits, manages, and maintains quality, food safety, work health and safety, environmental, regulatory compliance, corporate social responsibility, and project management systems for client organizations. Services span the full lifecycle from system design and implementation through internal/third-party audits, ongoing management, and crisis/recall response, covering international standards such as ISO 9001, 13485, 14001, 22000, 26000, 27001, 45001, BRC, SQF, FSSC22000, GlobalGAP, HARPS, HACCP, SEDEX/SMETA, and EcoVadis.

Product overview

Quality Partners offers a suite of professional consulting services organized around six core practice areas: Food Safety Management System, Quality/Integrated Management Systems, Corporate Social Responsibility Services, Regulatory Compliance Services, WHS/Environmental Services, and Project Management Services. These services are primarily consulting and audit-oriented, covering multiple international standards (ISO family, GFSI standards, HACCP) across the food, beverage, manufacturing, warehousing, food service, and retail sectors. The company operates as a unified service offering rather than a software platform, providing design, audit, management, compliance, and incident/crisis management capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Safety Management System Comprehensive food safety management service covering GFSI standards (BRC, SQF, FSSC22000, GlobalGAP, HARPS), ISO 22000, HACCP, animal welfare (Animark/LGAP), food fraud/defence (TACCP/VACCP), allergen management, and food safety culture development; targeted at food producers, manufacturers, warehousing, food service, and retail organizations.
• Quality / Integrated Management Systems
• Corporate Social Responsibility Services
• Regulatory Compliance Services
• WHS / Environmental Services
• Project Management Services

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• APSCA (Association of Professional Compliance Auditors)coreOthersQuality Partners is a member of APSCA, the Association of Professional Compliance Auditors. This membership provides professional recognition and standing in the compliance auditing field, supporting the company's audit and certification services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• DNV: International certification body providing ISO, GFSI-recognized food safety certifications, and management system audits, directly overlapping Quality Partners' core service lines.
• Intertek: Global quality assurance provider offering management systems certification, food safety audits, and supply chain compliance services overlapping Quality Partners' portfolio.
• SGS: World-leading testing, inspection, and certification company with food safety, ISO, and supply chain audit services competing for the same clients as Quality Partners.
• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC services firm offering ISO and food safety certification, industry schemes, and CSR audits (SEDEX/SMETA), closely aligned with Quality Partners' offering.
• LRQA (Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance): Established certification body delivering ISO, food safety, and integrated management system certification with global reach, comparable to Quality Partners' integrated model.
• TÜV SÜD: International certification body active in ISO, food safety, and integrated management system auditing, with a comparable multi-standard offering.
• BSI Group: Global standards body and certification body offering ISO and management system certification and training across the same standards Quality Partners audits (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 22000).

Direct peers

• SAI Global: Australia-headquartered certification and standards firm offering ISO, food safety, and integrated management system certification — a direct regional competitor with domestic brand advantage.
• NSF International: Specialist in food safety certification, GFSI standards (BRC, SQF, FSSC 22000), and HACCP, highly relevant as a direct competitor in Quality Partners' primary food safety segment.

Regional players

• Food Safety Systems (Aust): Australian boutique food safety and quality consulting firm offering HACCP, GFSI, and ISO consulting — closely comparable in size and service mix to Quality Partners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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