ISO 9001:2008 Certification
ISO 9001 is the internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems (QMS). It is the most widely used QMS standard in the world, with over 1.1 million certificates issued to organizations in 178 countries.
Quality Management System certification from us will help your organization develop and improve performance. ISO 9001:2008 certification enables you to demonstrate high levels of service quality when bidding for contracts and a valid ISO 9001:2008 certificate shows that your organization follows internationally recognized quality management principles.
ISO 9001 specifies requirements for a quality management system that can be used for internal application by organizations, or for certification, or for contractual purposes. It focuses on the effectiveness of the quality management system in meeting customer requirements.
The purpose of ISO 9001:2008 is to facilitate international trade by providing a single standard that is recognized and respected globally. It is a generic standard and is applicable to organizations in all areas of work. Some of the areas are manufacturing, processing, servicing, printing, forestry, electronics, steel, computing, legal services, financial services, accounting, trucking, banking, retailing, and so on.
ISO 9000 is a family of standards for quality management systems. ISO 9000 is maintained by ISO, the International Organization for Standardization and is administered by accreditation and certification bodies. Some of the requirements in ISO 9001 (which is one of the standards in the ISO 9000 family) include:-
A set of procedures that cover all key processes in the business;
Monitoring processes to ensure they are effective;
keeping adequate records;
Checking output for defects, with appropriate and corrective action where necessary;
Regularly reviewing individual processes and the quality system itself for effectiveness; and facilitating continual improvement
You can use the fact that your company is ISO 9001:2008 certified in your marketing. Your management system and its processes have been certified to ISO 9001:2008 so you do want to talk about your successful registration to ISO 9001:2008 just as long as you do not suggest that your products are certified or that you are certified by ISO, which is what ISO certified implies.