Construction companies

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Construction Companies and ISO 9001
Certification
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What is ISO 9001 Certification?

• ISO 9001 is a Quality Management System built on
  seven important principles that are the
  foundation for ongoing performance improvement
  and organizational excellence. These seven
  principles create an organizational focus that
  includes
• Being customer focused
• Finds and nourishes leadership
• Rich engagement of people

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• Using a process approach to project management
• Continual improvement of processes and
  workmanship
• Decisions that are based on evidence and metrics
• A high degree of relationship management

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What are the Benefits of ISO 9001 Certification?

• When your construction business holds an ISO 9001
  certification your firm enjoys many benefits
  including
• The ability to bid on government contracts at all
  levels
• Gives you independent feedback on how you
  implemented your ISO 9001 program
• Gives your construction company world-renowned
  recognition of your management processes to
  architects, project owners, subcontractors, and
  other external stakeholders.
• ISO 9001 certification tells your customers that
  your services are of high-quality and gains their
  confidence
• Gives you a competitive edge for marketing
  purposes

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Steps for Ensuring a Smooth ISO 9001
Certification Process for Your Construction
Business

• The ISO 9001 Certification Process is dependent
  on certain steps being completed. Lets take a
  closer look at these steps.
• Planning
• Leadership
• Employee Involvement
• Ongoing Communication
• Keep Track of Your Key Performance Indicators
• Get Software to Support You

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• Planning
• A common denominator in the failure of many
  companies to obtain certification is the lack of
  planning or no planning at all. For your process
  to be successful you need to create realistic
  goals and attainable time periods. Sound planning
  is the single most important common denominator
  for construction companies that successfully
  implemented an ISO 9001 certification process.
• Leadership
• Leadership is an equally important aspect of ISO
  9001 implementation. For a construction company
  to succeed in obtaining certification top
  management must be actively involved in promoting
  and securing ISO certification.

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• Employee Involvement
• With top management behind the implementation, it
  is imperative to nurture employee understanding
  and commitment to ISO 9001. To achieve employee
  buy-in, top management should seek the opinions
  and advice of key employees. This includes
  foreman, team leaders, and shop stewards if
  unionized.
• Ongoing Communication
• Change is hard for everyone. Implementing ISO-
  9001 means some significant changes in company
  culture and processes. Since change is
  unsettling, timely, accurate, and concise
  communications about the changes, progress, and
  challenges related to certification help assuage
  worker concerns.

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• Keep Track of Your Key Performance Indicators
• Key Performance Indicators commonly referred to
  as KPIs is a way to measure the progress of your
  certification process. Another way to keep track
  is through your internal audit system. Progress
  should be measured against the objectives you
  stated as part of the planning process.

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ISO Certified Contracting Companies in Dubai

• AL SAHEL CONTRACTING COMPANY LLCDubai,
  UAE.P.O.Box 3815,Phone [phone]FAX
  971 4 2851609Email info_at_alsahelcon.com