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Are you an ISO Certified Company? Don’t keep it a secret – let the world know and get new business by registering on QualityTrade!

Did you know that all ISO Certified companies are eligible to register for free on the QualityTrade?

QualityTrade is a trade marketplace that connects quality conscious buyers with high-quality, compliant, ISO certified companies – helping certified companies to maximize the value of their certification through the promotion of their ISO Certification status.

If you are a buyer of goods and services then QualityTrade will help you source and procure goods and services from ISO certified companies in an efficient and safe manner, saving you money and minimizing risks.

According to Quality Trade, they have helped more than 1 million ISO-certified companies by directing nearly $720 million worth of inquiries to companies that are registered on their site.

To register on the QualityTrade website, a company needs to have either product or management system certification that has been audited and certified by a third-party conformity assessment bodies (CABs) that is accredited by an IAF Accreditation Body.

ISO Management Systems that can be registered may include:

The QualityTrade Mission

The QualityTrade Mission is:

  1. Connect quality conscious buyers with ISO certified companies
  2. Develop compliant supply chains within the ISO network
  3. Grow the ISO network by increasing trade for ISO certified companies

The QualityTrade Vision

To create a world where consumers have reliable access to businesses who can prove they do the right thing by their customers, employees and the environment through certification.

So Why Wait? Get Registered today!

If you are a buyer looking for an ISO Certified Company then click HERE.

If you are an ISO Certified Company that would like to list your details on QualityTrade then click HERE.

If you would like to become an ISO certified company, simply use the form to the right to contact us (or the contact information below) and we will contact you with information and an obligation-free proposal.

How Streamline can help

Streamline ISO Consultants can design, develop and implement a certification-ready ISO Management System for your business, with Certification Guaranteed the first time, every time!

Our trained and experienced Consultants have a 100% track record achieving ISO certification for our clients so that you can get certified faster and win more business.

Contact Us Today

If you’d like more information including ISO 9001 certification cost, or to request a Quick Quote please use the form to the right and one of our ISO Consultants will contact you within one business day. Alternatively, you are welcome to contact us directly by emailing [email protected] or by calling:

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ISO Certification Experts

The number of ISO Consulting Services has increased dramatically over the last ten years so in this article we are going to take a closer look a what it means to be ISO Certification Experts.

What is ISO Certification?

The Cambridge Dictionary defines Certification as: “the process of giving official or legal approval to a person, company, product, etc. that has reached a particular standard”.

With respect to ISO Standards, eg ISO Certification, this means that an accredited, independent third party (called a Certification Body) has audited the organisation’s ISO management system and determined that it appropriately fulfills the requirements of the relevant reference standards. This may include:

What is an Expert?

There is an old saying that an Expert is “a burnt-out drip under pressure”, but the Cambridge Dictionary defines an expert as “a person having a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular subject”. You could say an expert is a guru or professional within the industry.

ISO Certification Experts

Who are ISO Certification Experts?

An ISO Certification Expert would be a specialist ISO Consultant who has mastered the art of developing streamlined, practical ISO management systems that add value to an organisation’s operations AND allows them to seamlessly achieve and maintain ISO certification. This means that the ISO system is a Sustainable Certification solution for the client.

Sustainable ISO Solutions are very important as certification isn’t a one-off deal – the Certification Bodies will undertake a surveillance audit on an annual basis so the ISO Management System needs to be easy to maintain.

It is important for the ISO Certification Experts have significant industry experience as well as formal qualifications in the relevant ISO standards they are consulting to.

How can Streamline ISO Certification Experts help?

Streamline ISO Consultants are experts in delivering ISO Consulting services to help clients achieve ISO Certification – as evidenced by our ISO Client Testimonials.

Our down-to-earth ISO 9001 Consultants can design, develop and implement a certification-ready ISO Management System from the ground up to meet the requirements of Australian and International ISO standards.

Our trained and experienced ISO 9001 Consultants have a 100% track record achieving certification for our clients and we guarantee your Quality management system will get certified by a JAS-ANZ accredited Certification Body.

Contact Us Today

If you’d like more information including ISO certification cost, or to request a Quick Quote please use the form to the right and one of our ISO Certification Experts will contact you within one business day. Alternatively, you are welcome to contact us directly by emailing [email protected] or by calling:

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Is it Legitimate? How to tell if your ISO Certificate is Real or Fake

ISO Certificates should be proof that you have developed and implemented an ISO Management System to meet the requirements of the applicable reference standards. This might include one of the following ISO standards:

But how do you know if the certificate that has been provided is legitimate? There are plenty of shadowy operators in the certification industry so it is important to ensure the Certification Body that you engage to complete the independent, third-party certification audit of your management system is accredited, meaning that your certificate is legit.

Are there really fake ISO Certificates?

Most definitely yes. A recent report into Fake ISO Certification indicated China leads the world in fake certificates. The report is titled Faking ISO 9001 in China: An exploratory study, and a copy is available by clicking HERE. The report concluded that there were four types of fake certifications as follows:

  1. Counterfeit ISO Certificates – where the organisation uses photoshop or other image editing software to create a completely fake certificate.
  2. Unaccredited ISO Certificates – where an unaccredited third party completes an audit and provides a certificate (this is the most common type of fake certificate in Australia – see HERE for more information).
  3. Paperworked ISO – where a company has used another organisations management system to achieve certification.
  4. Implemented but not in use ISO system – where an organisation has developed an ISO system but it has not been implemented so has no bearing on the business operations.

How to check if your ISO Certificate is Legitimate

In the past, you would need to check the accreditation body or certification body register to see whether the ISO certificate was legitimate. This was often impossible as the accreditation bodies and certification bodies didn’t always publish a register.

In order to try and stem the proliferation of fake certificates, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) has now published a global database for accredited management system certifications called CERT Search.

To use the search function simply CLICK HERE and then enter the “Company Name” or “Certificate Number” and the results will allow you to verify the status of a certificate.

What to do if you find you have a fake ISO Certificate

If your search indicates that you or one of your suppliers have a fake certificate then you need to establish:

  1. Was anyone aware that the certificate/system was fake?
  2. What needs to be done to transfer to a legitimate certificate?

If you were not aware that the certificate was a fake then contact the company that issued the certificate. Confirm the situation and then attempt to come to some resolution. We have heard of many situations whereby the threat of legal action achieves a refund however the majority of times it simply comes down to a costly lesson learned.

In order to transfer certification to an accredited Certification Body then I recommend you contact one of the certification bodies listed on this page HERE. Explain the situation and they will need to obtain a copy of your latest audit report (if the dodgy company provided you with one). Keep in mind that if you had a fake certificate then the chances are your system might have significant deficiencies, in which case you may need to engage an ISO Consultant to help action any items.

How Streamline ISO Consultants can help

Streamline ISO 9001 Consultants can design, develop and implement a certification-ready Quality Management System from the ground up to meet ISO 9001 requirements. If you already have an existing management system in place we will help you integrate ISO 9001:2015 into your current management system (eg ISO 45001 Safety or ISO 14001 Environmental) to form an Integrated Management System (IMS).

Our trained and experienced ISO Certification Consultants have a 100% track record achieving certification for our clients and we guarantee your ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System will get certified by a JAS-ANZ accredited Certification Body.

Streamline ISO Certification Consultants can also help develop, implement and internally audit other ISO Management Systems such as:

Contact Us Today

Please use the form to the right and one of our ISO Consultants will contact you within one business day. Alternatively, you are welcome to contact us directly by emailing [email protected] or by calling:

  • Brisbane 07 3667 8280
  • Sydney 02 8315 7780
  • Melbourne 03 9034 3990

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Cheap ISO 9001 Certification

Cheap ISO 9001 Certification – sounds great, doesn’t it!

Alas, however, much like anything, cheap ISO certification most likely means poor quality, and “the Bitterness of Poor Quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.” (Benjamin Franklin). 

There is a range of risks when trying to achieve certification on the cheap:

  1. The ISO Management System does not fully conform with the clauses of the reference standards (eg ISO 9001, ISO 45001 or ISO 14001 etc). This can lead to Major Non-conformances at audit time, delayed certification and additional resource requirements to close out the non-conformances.
    Cheep ISO 9001 Certification
  2. The ISO Management System may not be aligned with the organisation’s processes. This often happens with badly designed management systems, when a company downloads a template, or when a system is “borrowed” that has been developed for another company. This is akin to trying to fit a square peg into a round hole – it is never going to work. In fact, it will most likely have the opposite effect and actually act like a handbrake on the organisation. The most likely effect though is the system is just not used, and the benefits of the framework and continual improvement model never appreciated.
  3. Timeframes to certification can be dragged out. When most companies decide to undertake certification to ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems or any of the other standards, it is fair to say that they would like, or need it done by a certain date. If you are attempting to develop the system internally then no doubt the resources allocated have other responsibilities and when these responsibilities take priority the outcome is a delayed ISO certification schedule.
  4. Process mapping may be done incorrectly or inefficiently. Documenting organisational processes including Risks, Inputs, Outputs and process inter-relationship takes time, and to be done correctly and to a level that will support and help achieve business growth requires a high level of engagement of an experienced consultant with key personnel to ensure ownership, a high degree of implementation.
  5. Cheap ISO Consultants often insist that you choose a specific certification body. Always make sure you obtain a number of quotes from different JAS-ANZ accredited Certification Bodies.

Whether you are attempting to develop the system internally or just looking to engage a cheap ISO 9001 Consultant, make sure that whoever is developing the system has a solid, demonstrated history of management system design, implementation, internal auditing, and certification.

Need your ISO Certification Fast?

To achieve fast ISO 9001 certification there are a few key requirements. For more information on the requirements to get quick QMS Certification CLICK HERE.

Beware of things going cheap! Contact Us Today

If you’d like more information on ISO Management System Design, or to request a Quick Quote please use the form to the right and one of our consultants will contact you within one business day. Alternatively, you are welcome to contact us directly by phone or by emailing [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you and answering any questions you may have.

For more information on JAS-ANZ Click Here. 

Brisbane ISO Consultants

Level 14, 167 Eagle St
Brisbane Queensland 4000
Phone: 07 3667 8280
Email: [email protected]

Sydney ISO Consultants

Level 5, 20 Bond Street,
Sydney NSW 2000
Phone: 02 8315 7780
Email: [email protected]

Melbourne ISO Consultants

Level 8, 350 Collins Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000
Phone: 03 9034 3990
Email: [email protected]

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