About Us

Trusted Compliance Experts Since 2006

Since our formation in April 2006, we’ve built a strong reputation for delivering outstanding service and practical compliance solutions across a wide range of sectors.

We specialise in ISO and BRCGS consultancy, helping organisations achieve certification smoothly and efficiently. Working closely with you, we develop effective, easy-to-manage systems that support lasting success — often powered by ProActive, our innovative ISO and BRCGS compliance software.

What Sets Us Apart

  • Experienced Team: Our consultants are highly skilled industry experts who understand the challenges of compliance and certification.
  • Smart Systems: We design solutions that are simple to use, deliver value, and achieve first-time certification success.
  • Proven Impact: Our approach reduces risk, strengthens compliance, and cuts operating costs.
  • Growth Focus: We build management systems that remove barriers to tenders, unlock growth, and ensure regulatory confidence.

Our Commitment

We believe that certification is only the beginning.
Our mission is to deliver great systems that continue to add value long after certification — driving continual improvement, supporting sustainable growth, and helping our clients achieve genuine business benefits.

At every step, we focus on partnership, transparency, and real results. It’s this commitment that has earned us the trust of organisations across multiple industries for nearly two decades.

 

Core Service Values

Build ISO and BRC systems that add value

Surpass client expectations

Develop and set new standards of client care

Continually improve ProActive, our compliance software service

Help to develop client leadership

Differentiate through consultant and ProActive technical excellence

Build trust and a mutually beneficial working relationships

Place clients front and centre in our thinking

Challenge the status quo at every opportunity!

DAT Performance History

2006

DAT Performance founded in April 2006 by Dale and Elaine Town to fill a gap in the market for high quality " common sense" ISO and BRC Global consultancy services.

2007

DAT expanded to cover ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and lean services. The business continued to grow throughout the recession, building an reputation for excellence and achieving numerous; ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 27001 certifications for its clients.

2012

2012 saw DAT increase its consultant group to fourteen, covering both UK and international ISO projects. The majority of consultants being chartered in their respective disciplines and considered to be experts in their own right.

2013

ProActive 1 successfully introduced filling a gap in the market for easy to use cost effective web ISO systems software.

2016

ProActive 4 software released providing DAT clients with exceptional ISO software capability, simply unmatched by other web based packages.

2018

ProActive 6 launched August 2018 adding an application for remote site or workshop information download and upload using hand held devices such as mobile phones and tablets.

2019

ProActive reaches new heights of success with higher numbers of client users. ProActive 7 software introduced in July to include additional innovations including instruction manuals for all key software functions.

2020

April 2020 new ProActive Doc Manager, Performance Leader and Business Manager packages made available to clients. New compliance evaluation software containing regulatory requirements and compliance check capability added to ProActive.

2021

DAT celebrates its first fifteen years of business success delivering performance improvements and ISO / BRC certifications to a vast range of clients using its best in class ISO management software ProActive.

2022

New web site dedicated solely to ProActive ISO / BRCGS compliance software sales launched. Web site launched following the success of ProActive in competing with other more costly and less technically competent software packages.

2023

Extensive upgrades to ProActive including external provider management, action log enhancements. In effect much more for less, placing ProActive over the competition for quality, value and speed of compliance delivery! ProActive master classes introduced to help clients maximise their ProActive competitive advantage! Dedicated web site www.proactiveqms.com introduced to bring our great software to more clients.

2024

Continued success with both our ProActive compliance software and our first rate ISO and BRC consultancy services. Innovations recognised through client accolades relating to DATs revised ISO 14001 methodologies for easy, practical measurement of environmental performance and improvements. New 8D problem solving training course successfully introduced and well received in the UK.

2025

Significant investment and re development of ProActive, integrating the latest web technologies. Benefits covering improved user experience, options for future software development, cross-platform compatibility. Exciting development programme established to ensure that ProActive remains the first choice for clients seeking an highly effective online means of managing their ISO and BRCGS management system activities.