2017

2017 press releases

22 November 2017

IAF announce ISO 9001/ISO 14001 audits must be carried out to 2015 versions from March 2018 >

With less than a year to go in the three-year transition period for ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) have announced that as of 15th March 2018, certification bodies must conduct all ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 audits to the 2015 versions.

11 January 2017

The Dubai Mall achieves certification to TISSE 2012 and ISO 10002 >

The Guest Services Department at The Dubai Mall has been awarded TISSE 2012, The International Standard for Service Excellence and ISO 10002:2014....

10 October 2017

New BIM Whitepaper Launched >

British Standards Institution (BSI) has recently published a white paper to help those in the built environment industry understand some key points of BIM. Using the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) as a case study, BSI explains not only the benefits of BIM, but also the process of certification.

TRA Achieves Three ISO Certificates in Business Continuity, Quality Management and Environmental Management >

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced today achieving three certificates from the International Standardization Organization ‘ISO’.

17 September 2017

Reputation tops list of business priorities >

Protecting reputation tops business leaders list of priorities, ahead of financial achievements and business leadership, according to the world’s first benchmark of Organizational Resilience published today by BSI.

28 August 2017

National Bank of Egypt has achieved the certification to Information Security ISO/IEC 27001:2013 >

National Bank of Egypt announced today that it has been awarded the ISO 27001 certification for its customer call center from BSI the British Standards Institution.

08 June 2017

RTA becomes first Government to obtain BIM certification worldwide >

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has been awarded the Building Information Modelling (BIM) certification by the British Standards Institution (BSI), rendering it the first government entity in the world to obtain the (BIM Kite-Mark PAS 1192-2:2013, BS 1192-4:2014 and BS 1192:2007).

02 August 2017

Qatar University marks ISO 27001 Certification renewal >

Qatar University’s (QU) Department of Information Technology Services (ITS) yesterday celebrated renewal of its ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certification....

Al Shirawi Infrastructure Construction achieves ISO 9001:2015 certification >

Al Shirawi Infrastructure Construction, a specialist in utility infrastructure development and accompanying underground works, achieved the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 certification.

BSI supports organizations in Lebanon to start their ISO Transition journey >

BSI, the business standards company, proud to host the ISO Transition Seminar held at Phoencia Hotel, Beirut on 23 May 2017.

20 March 2017

Al Jazeera Media Network has obtained ISO 27001:2013 certification >

Al Jazeera Media Network has obtained ISO 27001:2013 certification for an Information Security Management System. This certification is one of the most prestigious in the world in the field of information security management....

Saudi Post achieves the certificate of ISO/IEC 27001:2013 >

Saudi Post has obtained the global ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification for an Information Security Management System. ISO/IEC 27001.

26 February 2017

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority achieves certification to ISO 22301 and ISO/IEC 27001 >

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) announced that it has been awarded ISO 27001 certification for its Information Security Management System (ISMS) and ISO 22301 for its Business Continuity Management system

21 February 2017

Cyber attacks and data breaches remain top of the agenda for business continuity concerns >

Cyber attack is once again the top threat perceived by businesses, according to research published today by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) in association with BSI (British Standards Institution)...