2018 Press Releases

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29 November 2018

Resilience emerges as key priority for global business leaders >

Business leaders have taken significant steps to shore up the resilience of their companies, but still face significant risks around technology, governance and skills shortages. This is according to the 2018 Organizational Resilience Index report published today by BSI, which is based on more than 800 interviews with senior executives across the globe.

20 November 2018

Dubai Electronic Security Centre ( DESC ) and The British Standards Institution (BSI) sign Memorandum of Understanding ( MOU ) >

Amer Sharafuddin Sharaf, Senior Director - Compliance Support and Alliances, DESC and Theuns Kotzé, Managing Director – BSI Middle East and Africa, signed the MoU in the presence of senior officials from both the organizations. The signing ceremony was held at DESC’s headquarters in Emirates Towers, Dubai

14 October 2018

Khidmah UAE and Saudi Arabia awarded Global Standard Certifications >

Khidmah Saudi Arabia accredited for the first time across different areas Demonstrating its relentless commitment to health, safety, quality and environment (HSQE), Khidmah LLC, one of the region’s leading integrated property solutions providers, has been awarded a number of internationally recognized certifications for its United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia operations. The certificates were presented to Khidmah during a ceremony attended by the United Kingdom Ambassador to the UAE His Excellency Patrick Moody and Khidmah’s Chairman, Jassem Saleh Busaibe and Managing Director, Jahed Rahman as well as other senior management from Khidmah.

01 October 2018

Engineering Contracting Company gets BIM certification >

Engineering Contracting Company (ECC), one of the UAE’s market leaders in providing unique design and build solutions, said it has become the first locally-grown company to receive certification in BIM (building information modelling) technology from BSI Assurance UK.

01 October 2018

Rack Centre achieves Business Continuity Certification >

Rack Centre, Africa’s premium colocation Data Centre achieves the Business Continuity Management Certification, ISO 22301:2012 After an exhaustive evaluation of its operations, Rack Centre, Africa’s premium colocation Data Centre has achieved the ISO 22301:2012, Business Continuity Management Certification, joining an elite number of Data Centres in the world to attain such a feat.

21 June 2018

International food safety standard revised to meet the evolving challenges of the food supply chain >

BSI, the business standards company, has published the revised international standard for food safety management. ISO 22000:2018 Food safety management systems – requirements for any organization in the food chain provides a framework based on best practice for any organization, from a small, family-owned farm to a multi-national food service outlet, to implement a comprehensive food safety management system.

17 April 2018

BSI performs strongly with continued global growth >

BSI, the business improvement company, has announced its results for the year ended 31 December 2017. Global revenue has risen for the eighteenth year in a row to £473 million – an increase of 18% - while underlying operating profit has grown by 19% to its highest ever mark of £59.5 million.

18 April 2018

ADFCA has been awarded 4 more certificates >

The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has been awarded four conformity certificates from the British Standards Institution (BSI), as well as adopting its transition to two new standards in cooperation with the institute.

29 March 2018

Qatar International Airport achieves ISO 55001 Certification for Asset Management Systems >

Hamad International Airport (HIA) has announced that it has been awarded the ISO 55001:2014 certification, the international standard for asset management, making Qatar’s airport the first in the Middle East to achieve this accreditation from the British Standards Institution (BSI).

28 March 2018

RTA obtains BSI Certification in Building Information Modelling >

The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has obtained the certification of the British Standards Institute (BSI) in Building Information Modelling (BIM) – Maintenance and Operation Phase. In the process, the RTA has become the first government body worldwide to obtain (BIM Kite-Mark Certificate PAS 1192-3:2014, BS 1192:2007 and BS 1192-4:2014).

24 March 2018

Ministry of Transport and Communications has obtained its ISO 9001:2015 >

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has obtained its ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Systems certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI).

20 March 2018

FAB is one of the first companies worldwide to conform to the new ISO 45001: 2018 Standard for Occupational Health and Safety >

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) is the first financial institution and one of the first organizations worldwide to conform to ISO 45001:2018 Occupational Health & Safety Management Systems Standard, as independently assessed by BSI.

12 March 2018

New international standard for occupational health and safety management, ISO 45001, launched >

The first global standard for occupational health and safety management, ISO 45001 Occupational health and safety management – requirements with guidance for use has published.

08 March 2018

Teyseer Motor achieves the certificate of ISO 9001:2015 >

BSI has recently awarded Teyseer Motors with the ISO 9001 Quality Management System certification after completing an extensive quality audit of the company’s operational processes.

28 February 2018

ISO 22000 Revision Update: The final draft standard has been published >

The Final Draft International Standard (FDIS) of ISO 22000 for Food Safety is now available. This is the final stage in the revision journey.

27 February 2018

Hamad International Airport Awarded ISO/IEC 20000 Certification >

Hamad International Airport (HIA) is proud to announce that it has achieved ISO/IEC 20000:2011 certification, the international gold standard for excellence in IT Service Management.

26 February 2018

BSI is proud to announce that Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy in Qatar has been awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 certification >

The Supreme Committe for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) Programme Management Office (PMO) has been awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2015 certification by the British Standards Institute (BSI).

09 February 2018

BCI Horizon Scan Report 2018 >

The large-scale cyber-attacks that took place last year reaffirmed the need to build cyber resilient organizations, according to the seventh edition of the BCI Horizon Scan 2018, released today in association with BSI. For the second year in a row, the threat of data breach was ranked second.