Quality System & ISO 9001:2008 Accreditation

The ISO 9000 standard is one of the best known international standards; it is implemented by countless companies and other organizations in over 150 countries. ISO 9000 addresses "quality management". This means what the organization does to fulfill:

•	their customers' quality requirements, plus
•	any applicable regulatory requirements,
	while aiming to
•	enhance customer satisfaction, and
•	achieve continual improvement of its performance.

The Company operates a Quality Management system that is accredited by the British Standards Institute to this standard, ISO 9001:2000.

ISO 9001 is revised by the International Organization for Standardization "ISO" approximately every 7 years. The newest revision is called ISO 9001:2008; it was published on November 14, 2008 (the ":2008" indicates the year of revision). Important implications are:

•	ISO 9001:2008 supersedes ISO 9001:2000.
•	Companies currently certified to ISO 9001:2000 can change their certification to the new ISO 9001:2008, but only after a successful re-certification or surveillance audit.

We are pleased to announce that after a successful re-certification and surveillance audit the Company are now certified to ISO 9001:2008 even though companies are allowed up to November, 2010 to complete the process.