Certification / BRCGS Certification

BRCGS certification support and audit preparation.

Primor helps food businesses assess readiness, interpret applicable requirements, build practical systems and maintain the discipline needed for ongoing certification.

Discuss your BRCGS scope

When BRCGS becomes commercially relevant

Start with the specific BRCGS requirement from your customer or supply chain. Confirm the sites, products and activities it covers, then assess the gap between current practice and the applicable standard.

The right BRCGS standard

BRCGS Food Safety

For businesses manufacturing, processing or packing food where this standard is applicable.

BRCGS Storage and Distribution

Dedicated preparation and ongoing support for warehouses, distributors and transport businesses. Explore our Storage & Distribution support →

BRCGS Agents and Brokers

For relevant businesses buying, selling or facilitating trade without necessarily handling products.

Practical support from readiness to maintenance

Documentation must reflect what the business genuinely does and operate consistently beyond audit day. Primor helps establish a practical starting point, put the right activity into place and keep it maintained.

Readiness and gap assessment

Proportionate system development

Practical implementation

Internal review and traceability exercises

Audit preparation

Corrective actions and ongoing maintenance

A BRCGS gap analysis compares your current systems and practices with the applicable requirements. A pre-audit or mock audit then tests readiness before the certification audit. Primor can support implementation, root-cause analysis and corrective actions for non-conformances, followed by ongoing certification maintenance.

What Primor can help manage

HACCP and food-safety systems · supplier approval · specifications · traceability and recall · internal audits · vulnerability and threat assessments where applicable · management review preparation · corrective actions · customer technical requirements · ongoing audit readiness.

Before, during and after audit

Before — complete internal review, test traceability, gather evidence, address open actions and prepare management and relevant team members.

During — ensure agreed people, information and evidence are available. Primor’s involvement during the audit is agreed in advance.

After — respond carefully to findings, close corrective actions and continue the maintenance that keeps the business ready throughout the year.

Frequently asked questions.

Does our business need BRCGS certification? Only where it is relevant to your customers, supply chain or commercial objective. Primor helps establish what is genuinely required.

Which BRCGS standard applies to us? That depends on your activities, products and role in the supply chain. Food Safety, Storage and Distribution, and Agents and Brokers apply to different business models.

How long does preparation take? The timetable depends on the starting position, scope of systems, operational readiness and the actions required. A readiness assessment gives a practical view.

Can Primor create and implement our systems? Primor can help develop and improve systems within an agreed scope, while working with the people who will operate them.

Can Primor guarantee certification? No. Audit outcomes are determined by the certification process and the business’s own operation. Primor helps prepare thoroughly and close issues properly.

Can Primor support us after the audit? Yes. Ongoing outsourced technical management can keep agreed systems current, manage actions and maintain audit readiness.

Build a BRCGS system that works beyond audit day.

Discuss BRCGS preparation

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