ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Accreditation Achieved

What is ISO 9001?

ISO 9001 is the international standard for a quality management system.  In order to be certified to the ISO 9001 standard, a company must follow the requirements set forth in the ISO 9001 Standard. The standard is used by organisations to demonstrate their ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customer and regulatory requirements and to demonstrate continuous improvement.

What is ISO 14001?

ISO 14001 is the standard that specifies requirements for an effective environmental management system. This will help us improve our environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste.

How will ISO 9001 affect The Drain Company?

By achieving the ISO 9001 standard provides us with a practical and workable Quality Management System for making improvements to our business and to monitor our processes.

The ISO 9001 standard will improve help us focus on important areas of our business and will help improve efficiency. By having a sound foundation to our business will lead to increased productivity and profit. This will show our customers that we are determined to provide them with a high quality and workmanship striving to ensure the job is completed with the right first time attitude.

How will ISO 14001 affect The Drain Company?

The accreditation of the ISO 14001 standards is a such a welcomed achievement for a small local company looking to stay ahead of the competition and ensuring our environmental risks are managed correctly. This gives our customers the confidence that we take into consideration the environment around their site, looking for dangers such as water courses, drains and protected species habitats and ensuring nothing from our work will run into and hurt these dangers.

The accreditation will also improve the company’s reputation and the confidence of stakeholders through knowing we take the environment seriously and we have manageable tasks ensuring we are constantly looking to improve our environmental standards.