Why Choose ISO Certification in the First Place?

Most organisations and businesses are required to have independently certified ISO systems in order to Tender and Quote on new and often existing business. ISO is a Trusted International Bench Mark which offers confidence to those who have the responsibility of buying in goods and services as part of there everyday job.

There are many good reasons why forward thinking businesses and organisations invest in Accredited Audit and Certification of their internal Systems.

To meet customer demands for procurement criteria
To open up new revenue and business opportunities
To improve and stream-line company processes, service and product quality
Increase and improve the customer experience and ensure consistent satisfaction
Improve internal and external communications
Develop a more professional working environment
Raise employee confidence and morale
Steadily improve the consistency and reliability of operations
Good strong focus of Management and Employees roles and responsibilities
Improve overall efficiency by reducing the opportunity for human error
Reduction of costly waste
Reduction in energy costs
Improved Health and Safety
Secure management of valuable information and data
Internationally Recognized Certification
Whatever your reasons for audit and certification of your businesses ISO management system you can rest assured that working with QASCERT Certification will ensure you stand out from the crowd.

ISO International

‘Because “International Organisation for Standardisation” would have different acronyms in different languages (“IOS” in English, “OIN” in French for Organisation Internationale de Normalisation), its founders decided to give it also a short, all-purpose name. They chose “ISO”, derived from the Greek isos, meaning “equal”. Whatever the country, whatever the language, the short form of the organization’s name is always ISO.’ www.iso.org

ISO is the world’s largest developer and publisher of International Standards and is made up of a network of 163 national standards institutes from around the world with one member from each participating country. ISO Central Secretariat is based in Geneva Switzerland, where it coordinates the development of systems with representation from each of the member countries.

ISO is a non-governmental organisation and is designed to act as an impartial conduit between the public and private sectors. This ensures ISO is able to reach a rounded consensus on most outcomes that meet both the needs of business and the wider requirements of society.

ISO Standards are recognized internationally, as the name suggests, and are used as a respected and trusted bench mark for standardizing of service, process, regulation and production all over the world.

A very common mistake (when people are talking about getting certified to an ISO standard) is the use of the phrase ‘ISO Certification’ which implies that ISO offer Certification.

This is in fact a myth and one strongly challenged by ISO themselves.

You may be surprised to know that there is actually NO such thing as ‘ISO’ Certification.

ISO do not issue Certification,

ISO do not publish Certificates,

ISO do not recognize any Certifications

ISO do not recognize or recommend any Certifications Bodies.

Despite this fact, many Certification Bodies allude to offering ‘ISO Certification’ and do not choose to argue or explain the mistake to ‘uninformed’ enquirers, due to the confusion it can cause when challenged.