Overview
ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization. It is a non-governmental and independent organisation for international standard development comprising of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries. IT was founded on 23 February 1947 and as of April 2024 it has published over 26,500 international standards covering almost all aspects of technology and manufacturing. It has over 810 technical committees (TCs) and subcommittees (SCs) to take care of standards development. It’s headquarter is situated in Geneva, Switzerland.
ISO certification is a stamp of authenticity from a third party body that an organization’s affairs and operations are as per the international standards developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). It creates a sense of trust among customers. ISO certification provides standard set of values for specified products or technology and companies are bound to follow the same to protect themselves from violation.
Why you should have ISO certification
ISO certification implies that your company’s operations and affairs are genuine, authentic and as per the international standards developed by ISO. It shows your investors, vendors and other key stakeholders that you have a genuine product based or service based business which is approved by a third party.
There are multiple ISO certification requirements and each ISO standard has its own benefits. For example-
ISO 9001 helps in improving existing management processes and to meet regulatory requirements
ISO 27001 takes a process based approach to manage the security risks of information held by you and protects your systems, data and reputation
ISO 14001 reduces your environmental impact
ISO 45001 manages the aspects of your business having significant impact on the environment
ISO 22301 certifies quality management system for the design and manufacture of medical products
There are many more ISO certifications available and what type of ISO certification is exactly required depends on your business requirement.
Documents Required for ISO Certification:
- Company/Organisation/Business Profile
- Letterhead of Company/Business
- Visiting Card
- Address proof of proprietor/Company
- Scanned copy of sale invoice and purchase invoice
- Existing business registration proof (GST, MSME, Company Incorporation, etc as applicable)
Process of ISO certification in India
- The very first step for an entrepreneur is to select the ISO standard and the certifying body
- The next step is to make an application in prescribed form mentioning the details like rights and obligations of entrepreneur, certification body parties and includes liability issues, confidentiality, and access rights.
- Basis the above application, ISO certification body shall review the standard set of process, policies and procedures followed by the organisation as part of quality review
- The management has to present an action plan to eliminate the gaps if any found during the above review by ISO certification body
- After the suggested changes are made by the organisation, ISO registrar shall conduct a physical inspection by visiting the premise where the operations are carried on. The objective of this audit is to find anything that does not meet with the requirements of the ISO standards.
- A final audit is conducted to verify whether all significant nonconformities are closed and same is verified by the Registrar. Once registrar is satisfied that all significant conformities are closed, He grants the ISO certification.
Why Choose Us?
With the ever growing competition from the market, it is important to add credibility to your business continuously and one of adding the credibility to your business organisation is to obtain the ISO registration. We are India’s leading ISO certification provider having our associate partner in more than 10 states of India. Following are our unique features which differentiate us from the market:
- Best quality service at reasonably lower price
- More than 10 years of experience in ISO certification
- Assistance in ISO audit, if required
- 50% money back guarantee in case of unsatisfactory service
- International acceptance of our certification
- We maintain highest level of confidentiality and data integrity
Unless the certification is obtained, Compliance Buddy® maintains the full communication with you through your preferred mode of communication to ensure a hassle free service
