Raising standards around the globe

May 11, 2012 - PRLog -- QMS International PLC has its headquarters in the UK, but with offices spread across the globe, is able to offer ISO certification in over 60 countries.

ISO is the international organisation for standardisation, which provides a broad range of internationally recognised standards, including the extremely popular ISO 9001 certification for Quality Management.

QMS International PLC has built a strong business model, which focuses on streamlining the often-convoluted certification process. The ISO standards have been criticised in the past for being overly bureaucratic and complex, as well as too expensive to be within reach for SMEs and small businesses.

The approach chosen by QMS has been to remove barriers to entry for all types of businesses and organisations, offering support throughout the certification process, while making the standards accessible to small and large organisations alike.

One of the aims in this approach is to help small businesses introduce ISO standards such as ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental management at an early stage in their business growth. The structure provided by ISO certification can help small businesses to get important controls in place from the start – helping them to streamline growth, reduce waste and improve their client or customer satisfaction.

ISO certifications are also widely recognised by governmental and public sector organisations around the world, so certification can help to build bridges when smaller companies are targeting public sector clients such as schools or councils.

The QMS model of assessing and delivering ISO certification aims to help businesses change their operations to meet the standards when necessary. The company’s systems are reviewed in detail, recommendations are made for improvements if needed, and once these changes have been made the company is eligible for certification.

While some more complex ISO standards apply to specific industries or sectors, the most popular, such as ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 27001 are entirely scalable and can be introduced into all types of businesses and sectors.

For more information about QMS and the standards they offer, please visit their website at http://www.qmsuk.com/iso-9001.php