2019 Press Releases

2019 Press Releasses

11 March 2019

BSI Food Safety Catering Certification: A new certification with customer health at its heart >

The BSI Food Safety Catering Certification scheme helps food service businesses address regulatory requirements and can help demonstrate due diligence as a legal defence. It also provides a systematic approach to improve the efficiency and consistency of operations, address increasing consumer concerns around allergens, while reducing wastage and helping staff understand the importance of food safety.

16 December 2019

DEWA honoured at UK’s House of Lords for implementing highest collaborative management standards >

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), headed a delegation from DEWA to the House of Lords in the UK Parliament, following an invitation from Lord David Charles Evans, member of the House of Lords and Chairman of the Institute for Collaborative Working. DEWA was honoured for its excellence in managing effective strategic collaborative relationships according to the highest international standards, and for becoming the first organisation in the Middle East and Africa to be awarded the ISO 44001 Collaborative Management Standard certification from the British Standards Institute (BSI).

09 December 2019

Organizational Resilience Index 2019 >

BSI’s third Organizational Resilience Index finds business leaders struggling to adapt to new technology amid political and economic uncertainty Business leaders’ confidence in the resilience of their organizations has faltered for the first time since 2017, according to the third annual Organizational Resilience Index report, published by BSI, which surveys 800 senior leaders across the globe.

26 July 2019

Topsit A.S. >

Primarily established as a construction company in 1973, in Istanbul, Topsit A.S. (Co.) has been representing Xypex Concrete Waterproofing by Crystallization materials in Turkey since 1987. In 1995, Topsit became one of the 12 licenced manufacturers of Xypex Chemical Corporation of Canada who is a leader and pioneer in concrete waterproofing and concrete protection sector. In June 2019, BSI’s Regional Business Development Manager Hanifi Baran delivered Topsit’s certificates to Topsit’s Chairman, Nejat Sonmez joined by Ebru Sonmez and Esra Karahasan.

18 July 2019

BSI launches first global certification scheme for facilities management >

BSI, the business improvement company has today launched a certification scheme and supporting training courses to help organizations develop, implement and maintain effective facilities management across all operations.

17 July 2019

Bonna Premium Porcelain >

Bonna Premium Porcelain has been awarded BSI Kitemark™ certification, the internationally-recognized symbol of quality safety and trust, for its Bonna range of premium porcelain. Bonna has been in the market for over 30 years and today operates in more than 70 countries on 6 continents. At a ceremony held in June 2019, BSI Middle East, Turkey & Africa Business Development Manager Hanifi Baran presented Bonna Assistant of General Manager Erbil Aşkan and Commercial Director Reha Tavil with their KitemarkTM certificate.

07 July 2019

DEWA ACHIEVED ISO 18404 CERTIFICATION >

Dubai: Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has received the ISO 18404 certification for managing and measuring the development and improvement of lean operations and services. DEWA is the first government organisation in the world and the first organisation of any type outside the United Kingdom to receive this certificate. This followed a rigorous audit by the British Standards Institute (BSI) against the ISO 18404, ISO Annex SL, and the Royal Statistical Society (UK) standards.

11 May 2019

Bes A Elektronik >

Bes A Elektronik has been operating in the emergency lighting sector for over 20 years producing emergency lighting units, emergency exit luminaires and emergency lighting luminaires. Completing BSI’s test processes successfully, Bes A has achieved being the first and only Turkish company having the certificate of Civil Defense in the UAE, Qatar and Oman emergency lighting markets. BSI’s META Region Business Development Manager Hanifi Baran handed over BSI Kitemark™ and the UAE Civil Defence Conformity Certificate to Beş A Elektronik’s General Manager Arzu Rona, Operation Director Erdinc Rona and Technical Manager Mustafa Gedik.

11 May 2019

Bes Yapi >

Bes Yapi is a market leading company manufacturing stainless steel flexible metal gas products for different applications to the highest quality under the “GFS” brand name. Achieving 7 certificates with BSI, Bes Yapi has the highest number of BSI certificates issued by BSI Turkey. In January 2019, BSI’s META Region Business Development Manager Hanifi Baran handed over BSI Kitemark and CE certifications to Bes Yapi’s Sales Director Mahmut Akman with a handover ceremony.

09 May 2019

UAE's leading supermarket chain Choithrams gets BSI's HACCP certification >

Retail giant Choithrams achieved another milestone as they received a certification for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) standard awarded by the British Standards Institution (BSI), one of the leading certification bodies that helps organisations all over the World make excellence a habit.

BCI Horizon Scan Report 2019 >

As part of our thought leadership initiative on the topic of business continuity, BSI has sponsored the Horizon Scan report, which captures key trends, disruptions and long-term strategies for business continuity professionals.

10 February 2019

Turkish Cast Iron company Mert Dokum achieved BSI Certification for their products >

Founded in 1990, Mert Döküm has been operating in cast iron sector and has rapidly expanded to the foreign markets in the last 10 years. In January 2019, BSI’s META Region Business Development Manager Hanifi Baran handed over BSI’s Verification Certificate to Mert Döküm’s Board Member Ekrem Kanitoglu and General Manager Osman Demiralay with a ceremony.

27 January 2019

BSI partners with OriginTrail to develop blockchain-enabled solutions >

BSI, the business standards company, has exclusively partnered with OriginTrail to deliver blockchain-enabled solutions that will enhance its global assessment, certification and supply chain services to confirm the provenance of goods and/or the integrity of digital records or services.