Why ISO & NABL Certification ?
ISO / IATF Certification has become mandatory now a days. Many Industries and Corporates has the First Criteria for Supplier Selection is that Supplier must be ISO or IATF Certified.
Same is the case for NABL Accreditation for Calibration Labs!
ISO/ NABL Consultancy Services by Nityaa Associates:
Nityaa Associates is having competent & experienced faculty to provide the consultancy complying with ISO9001:2015 as well as ISO/IEC17025:2017. Often, this starts with a customer request or requirement for ISO certification. Or, a small business owner sees a number of competitors advertising “ISO 9001 Certification” and the need becomes apparent. In some cases, a small business sees meeting certification requirements as a way to improve their business operations or prepare for growth. However, the need to achieve certification is increasing in a growing number of markets. We also arrange to provide proper training about calibration activities as well as estimation of measurement uncertainty.
In addition to this, no. of Questions arises in the mind, as below:-
What is ISO certification?
What is involved in the ISO certification process?
What are the ISO 9001 certification requirements?
Can a small business become ISO 9001 certified?
What is the cost of ISO certification?
How do I get started on the ISO 9001 certification?
Once you are ISO certified, your customers should notice a measurable difference in your performance which should lead to greater customer satisfaction. So, from the start of your certification process, we will show you how to use the ISO process to strengthen your business processes and impact your company culture.
Same thing is applicable for NABL Accreditation. Nowadays, Calibration Agencies moving towards getting NABL Accredited, as the companies demands that all the instruments’ Calibration must be performed under NABL Scope. Nityaa Associates provides NABL Consultancy along with proper Documentary & Guidance thoroughly.
Why should use our services?
Companies can hire our services for many reasons. An organization may lack the specific expertise, time, experience, or objectivity to perform the QMS development work, or NABL Documentation work, without outside assistance like ours.
Nityaa Associates will be:
- Able to bridge the knowledge and resource gap;
- Bring experience and insight to your QMS project, considerably improve your chance for success for certification, by preventing any serious mistakes in QMS development and implementation.
- Fast-track the development process by effectively planning, getting management and organizational support and ensuring adequate resources.
- Organize and facilitate project deployment and avoid or resolve difficulties.
- Save time and money by developing an effective QMS, that realizes benefits early and consequently get quicker payback on your QMS project investment.
How we will help you?
Nityaa Associates provides expert consulting, training and auditing services for the different ISO management system standard. Our focus is on providing timely and cost-effective solutions for your system development, implementation, training, and auditing needs.
Business management systems – whether for quality, automotive, environmental, or other, are generally not too difficult to implement and get certified. The difficulty arises in truly using it as a tool to improve your business and obtain the benefits listed above to the fullest extent.
Our goal is to help you develop business management systems that besides getting certified, improve operational performance and customer satisfaction, reduce business risks and increase profitability. We help you to plan and organize the QMS project activities, help identify and document your applicable processes, recommend process improvements, suggest benchmark practices, provide customized on-site training to the various functional levels within your organization, and conduct internal audits. We also help you develop the entire documentation, depending upon the internal resources you have available to you.
Why should we be ISO Certified?
ISO certification is a statement to your stakeholders, employees and senior management that the business wishes to operate to a set framework in order to achieve its company objectives. Be this customer satisfaction objectives, production objectives or environmental objectives etc. By setting yourselves the task of maintaining an external certification you are proving the company’s commitment to these objectives as well as increasing the credibility and customer confidence in the brand / service or product.
For example by running a quality management system, a company can stay in control of its processes and procedures, ensure if anything does go wrong it is rectified quickly, efficiently and to the satisfaction of the customer. It can also ensure a smooth line of communication between employees, suppliers and customers at all times.
Many public and private sector tenders request ISO certification as either a pre-requisite to moving to the next stage or as a filter to remove companies from the tender process. By achieving the ISO certification that your customers give weight to, ensures that you are on a ‘level playing field’ with your potential competitors and improves your chances of successfully tendering. Many companies we work with report a major internal efficiency improvement which allows them to achieve greater results both in a sales and operational capacity.
How long does it take for ISO Certification?
We aim for a 6-8 week delivery period, but again this can vary from organisation to organisation. We will never delay the process, however we understand that things can happen that may mean you require a small delay. We will accommodate this where possible; however for those who are looking to achieve the certifications as soon as possible, we will endeavour to ensure you obtain your certification within our standard timescales.
After the quotation has been accepted and the deposit payment has been received we offer all of our clients a letter that you can send to your potential clients or include with tenders, to confirm that you have entered the process and that you will be fully certified within 6-8 weeks. This is normally sufficient to move forward with a tender process. This can then be followed up by an announcement letter stating that you have achieved the ISO certification.
How much does it cost for certification?
ISO Certification costs vary dependent on the size of an organisation and the level to which the company is already run with regards to processes and procedures. If you decide to implement more than one standard at the same time, there are some preferential fees available. We are a fixed fee organisation, which means once we have met you to discuss your requirements and sent you a formal quotation, this fee is then set. We will not charge you any extra then what is specified, so that you know from the outset your costs and the payment method.
Due to our proposals being bespoke and the number of variables that can affect the cost of implementation, we do like to meet our potential clients so as to get to know them a little better before providing them with costings.
For our charges, please feel free to Contact Us, or visit us at the address mentioned at contact us page.
What is difference between ISO Certification and Accreditation?
It is important to understand that ISO certification and ISO accredited certification are two different things. ISO accreditation or ISO accredited certification is when a company has achieved an ISO and / or a BS standard by a certification body that is accredited by UKAS or equivalent.Every country has its own version of UKAS (i.e. for Ireland its INAB) and although they are not akin to government, they act as the governing body for certification companies.
Please note that there is only one true accreditation body in each country and any other forms of ‘accreditation bodies’ maybe be misleading. In most countries accreditation is a choice and not an obligation. BSI and the International Organisation for Standardisation themselves actually state that ‘the fact that a certification body is not accredited does not mean that it is not a reputable organisation, for example a certification body operating nationally in a highly specific sector might enjoy such a good reputation that it does not feel there is an advantage for it to go to the expense of being accredited’.
Whilst neither may be viewed by the majority of clients as better than the other, there are a few major differences that are worth being aware of. The main difference being an accredited certification body is unable to implement the systems into the business during the certification process the way we or any other certification body is able to. They can only perform the functions of an assessment / audit body and must not have any involvement in the set-up process. This can therefore mean having to employ a company such as ourselves as the consultant to implement the system and have the accredited body in the certify it.
This not only adds additional expense to the client but also can delay the time it takes to achieve the certification. On the other hand, not only can a certification body act as the consultant to implement the systems into the company, they can certify the company once compliance has been met and then offer support and guidance throughout the year to ensure the company maintains its certification and most importantly uses the systems to the benefit of the company on an on-going basis.
You can read more about these differences and ISO certification on the ISO website here .
What is Audit? Why Audits? How we will help you?
An audit is the process by which a company shows evidence of working to the required system and this is a compulsory element of the ISO / BS systems. A qualified auditor will attend your premises in order to assess your management system against the ISO/BS Standard that you are certified to, and will request to see evidence resulting from the companies processes and procedures to ensure the system is being used and maintained on a regular basis.
The auditor will typically compose a report, analysing your management system and the use of, against the clauses of the standard. ISO Quality Services Ltd will also provide you with recommendations for improvement that will have been agreed with you to assist you to drive the system forward to enable continuous improvement, thus getting the most out of the standard/s.
Auditing is a required element of the ISO/NABL Standards. It is the proof that the system you have implemented is fit for purpose and continually improving. It is the regular check that you are managing the system/s consistently.
But Don’t worry, we will not let you face it all alone. We at Nityaa Associates, assures you that we will be there with you always, through out the process!