2016

2016 press releases

07 December 2016

BANAGAS awarded ISO 20000-1 Certification >

The Bahrain National Gas Company (BANAGAS) has been awarded ISO 20000-1 Certification by the British Standards Institution (BSI) for an IT Service Management System....

06 December 2016

Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority Certifies to Four ISO Standards >

Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) have certified to 4 ISO Standards - ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 & ISO 50001.

06 December 2016

National Bank of Egypt obtains certification to ISO 27001 >

The National Bank of Egypt has announced that it has been awarded the ISO/IEC 27001 certification for its main data center. The announcement was made in a ceremony held at the bank premises and attended by the NBE Chairman...

05 December 2016

Gulf Traffic Week 2016 >

Under the patronage of H.H Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Gulf Traffic Week launched its 32nd edition across the UAE and GCC countries. The event was held under the slogan " We Care about Your Safety."

24 November 2016

DEWA is the first utility company to receive ISO 22301 Certification in MENA >

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) ISO 22301 certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI). DEWA has become the first utility in the Middle East and North Africa to receive....

22 November 2016

Emirates Post 1st postal entity to achieve TISSE 2012 certification >

Emirates Post Group (EPG) has been presented with The International Standard for Service Excellence (TISSE 2012) certification by the British Standards Institution (BSI) Middle East & Africa.

31 October 2016

Bethel Group is awarded ISO 9001 & ISO 10002 Certification >

Bethel Group has achieved certification to the internationally-recognised ISO 9001 Standard for a Quality Management System and ISO 10002 for a Customer Satisfaction Management System.....

24 October 2016

Deloitte’s Business Process Solutions awarded latest ISO 9001:2015 certification >

Deloitte’s Business Process Solutions (BPS) service offerings in the Middle East is now ISO 9001:2015 certified by the British Standards Institution (BSI) for a Quality Systems Management....

15 August 2016

BK Gulf is the first company in the Middle East & Africa to achieve certification to BSI’s BIM Verification Scheme >

In order to achieve verification of their BIM capability, BK Gulf had to demonstrate compliance to the requirements of PAS 1192-2 Standard, Information Management for the Capital/Delivery Phase of Construction Projects....

05 August 2016

Ruler's Representative Court of the Eastern Region achieves certification to ISO 27001 >

Ruler’s Representative Court of Eastern Region have been awarded an ISO 27001:2013 Certification for Information Security Management System (ISMS) from the British Standards Institution (BSI).

09 July 2016

eTranzact have been awarded ISO 27001 and ISO 20000 Certification >

eTranzact International PLC, Africa’s premier e-payments solution provider have been awarded ISO 27001 & ISO 20000 certification...

02 August 2016

Cyber-attack top business threat for second year running >

Cyber-attack is the top threat perceived by businesses, according to the fifth annual Horizon Scan report published today by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI)...

26 June 2016

Gulf Capital Receives International ISO/IEC 27001 Certification from the British Standards Institution for Its Information Security Management System >

Gulf Capital, one of the largest and most active alternative asset managers in the Middle East, has received the international ISO/IEC 27001 certification from The British Standards Institution (BSI), the world’s first National Standards Body and a founding member of the International Organization for Standardization.

22 June 2016

Ramaco Trading & Contracting obtain certification to ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 >

Ramaco Trading & Contracting has announced that it has obtained certification to ISO 14001:2004 Environment Management System (EMS) and OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health & Safety Management System (OHSMS)...

13 June 2016

Batelco is the First Telecommunication Company in the Region to achieve certification to ISO 9001:2015 >

Batelco, Bahrain’s leading digital communications provider has announced as their certification to ISO 9001:2015. They are the fist telecoms company in the region to certify to the new ISO 9001:2015 Standard.

First BIM Kitemark paves way for new era of digital technology in construction >

BSI, the business standards company, has today launched a new Kitemark for BIM (Building Information Modelling), helping construction businesses around the world prove their capabilities in delivering projects at the design and construction phase. The first organizations worldwide to achieve the Kitemark....

Arab Bank is the First Bank in Jordan to Receive ISO 22301 Certification >

Arab Bank has been awarded an ISO 22301 Certificate in Business Continuity Management from the British Standards Institution (BSI)...

11 June 2016

First Bank attains certification to ISO 9001: 2015 >

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of FBN Holdings Plc has achieved certification to ISO 9001:2015, Quality Management System Standard. FirstBank is the first organization in the financial services sector in Nigeria to attain this feat...

06 June 2016

Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport Receives ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 27001: 2013 Certification >

The Integrated ITS Division of Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport has successfully gained certification in ISO 9001: 2008 Quality Management System and ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System from BSI (The British Standards Institution).

15 May 2016

Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart Learning Program certifies to ISO/IEC 20000-1 >

Mohammed Bin Rashid Smart Learning Program (MBRSLP) has achieved certification to ISO/IEC 20000-1. The MBRSLP is an initiative that aims to raise the standards....

06 May 2016

Al Khayyat Contracting & Trading (KCT) certifies to ISO 22301 >

The certificate was received by the KCT team on behalf of Mr Salim Ata Jarrar, CEO of KCT. Mr Simon Kendall, First Secretary and Director of UK Trade and Investment and Mr Omar Rashid....

28 April 2016

Vodafone Qatar Certification Handover >

Following an extensive evaluation process, Vodafone Qatar today announced that it has been awarded the prestigious ISO 22301:2012 Business Continuity Management certification....

27 April 2016

BSI reports highest profits and revenue in 114-year history >

BSI, the business standards company, has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2015. Growth of 15% maintains BSI’s consecutive 16-year track record of annual increases in underlying revenue.

25 April 2016

Economic Zones World >

Economic Zones World (EZW) has been awarded the ISO 22301:2012 certificate for a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS)....

12 April 2016

Dubai International Financial Centre is awarded ISO/IEC 27001 Certification >

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial centre connecting businesses and financial institutions with emerging markets across the Middle East, South Asia and Africa (MEASA) region, has been awarded the ISO/IEC 27001 certification in Information Security Management Systems.

05 April 2016