By Uthman Salami
A Nigerian oilfield services company, Forte Upstream Services Ltd., has received ISO 9001:2015 certification for its quality management system.
The company stated this in a post via its website yesterday.
He said the certificate was presented by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to the company recently.
The award, according to the post, was issued as a result of the conformity of the company’s Quality Management System (QMS) to the requirements of the standard ISO 9001:2015.
The systems of Forte Upstream were subjected to rigorous certification assessment by auditors, after which the system was adjudged to have conformed to the requirements of the international standards, the post states.
It added that certification was in accordance with the company’s drive to improve processes, procedures, and quality delivery of services and products.
The Managing-Director, Forte Upstream, Mr Doyin Ogun said the certification was a confirmation of the company’s effective quality management system, which had been tested by SON.
Ogun said, “The audit process looked at the people, policies that we have, and looked at the system that we use to drive them, and put them to test.
“This essentially factors in what and how in terms of our policy implementation in order to reach quality levels for our stakeholders, current customers, internal stakeholders, and ultimately our potential customers.
“What we believe is that when clients see the ISO certification, it means our system has gone through the right kind of tests.
“It gives us impetus to work with people that we would ordinarily have not been able to work with. It also gives us a better selection chance, when we go out there to look for partners.”
He added that the certification was now a standard for the company as it was imperative to keep to the level by ensuring an adequate feedback system with its clients and other stakeholders.
The ISO 9001 is defined as the international standard that specifies requirements for a QMS.
Most organisations use the standard to demonstrate the ability to consistently provide products and services that meet customers and regulatory requirements.