ISO 9001 Quality Management Standard FAQs

What is the ‘ISO 9001’?
Who is ISO 9001 relevant to?
What are the benefits ‘ISO 9001’?
ISO 9001 within 30 days?

What is the ‘ISO 9001’?

The ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management Systems (QMS) Standard is primarily concerned with ‘Quality Management’ issues. It is a generic standard, and as such can be applied to any size or type of organisation, whatever its product or service, in any sector of activity, and whether it is a business enterprise, a public agency or government department. It is the most widely used quality standard in the world.

The ISO 9001 Standard includes the following main sections:

Quality Management System (QMS) Requirements
Management Responsibility
Resource Management
Product Realisation
Measurement Analysis and Improvement

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Who is ISO 9001 relevant to?

All organisations, regardless of size or sector, strive to provide their customers with good quality products and services. This is best achieved in a quality culture that permeates all aspects and parts of the organisation. ISO 9001 is vital to establishing optimal working practices, which can enhance profit as well as customer satisfaction. In today’s competitive business climate, it is the most successful companies that recognise the importance of having a proven and externally assessed Quality Management System in place. ISO 9001 can be adopted by any organisation wishing to implement a formal quality framework which will help improve customer satisfaction levels, internal efficiency and employee involvement.

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What are the benefits ‘ISO 9001’?

Although ISO 9001 certification is not a legal requirement, most companies opt to achieve certification for key business reasons including:

Improvements in organisations’ efficiency and effectiveness
Enhanced customer satisfaction
Lower costs and wastage
Increased sales and profits
Competitive advantage over rivals
Requirement within ‘invitations to tender’
Requirement within ‘supply chains’

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ISO 9001 within 30 days?

In our experience, most companies and organisations, in carrying out their day to day functions are already meeting most of the requirements of ISO Management System Standards. Our unique ‘Certification made simple’ approach ensures that you will achieve ISO Certification within 30 days, with minimum input of your management time and minimum disruption to your company or organisation.

With IMS Certification Limited, your organisation is ‘Guaranteed ‘certification within 30 days’ and benefits from a risk-free ‘No Certificate – No Fee’ promise.

Organisations successfully achieving certification against ISO Standards are entered onto the prestigious ‘International ISO Register,’ which is freely available to the public and certification bodies to search and confirm company certification registrations.

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