UAE property major Emaar Properties recently won the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 9001:2000 quality certification, highlighting its management system and continual improvement practices after undergoing a three month scrutiny period.
The ISO 9001:2000 is considered the world's most accepted quality standard, specifying the quality management system (QMS), according to Khaleej Times. The certification was put in place by organizations to ensure consistent product and service quality.
"The ISO 9001:2000 for Emaar marks the first time that a property developer of its size, scale and scope of operations has won the prestigious stamp of quality from the region," stated Ahmad Al Matrooshi, Managing Director of Emaar Properties.
"The certification underpins Emaar's continuous improvement of performance in meeting the quality requirements of its clients and the value-added measures adapted by the company to enhance customer satisfaction."
"Emaar's QMS is world-class and demonstrates the property developer's commitment to being a global property developer and community service provider," added Ahmed Ali, Executive Director, HR & Organisation Effectiveness, Emaar Properties. "The efficiency of operations and systematic approach to QMS at Emaar helped complete the evaluation procedure in record three months."
Emaar received the certification from Basem Obaid, Regional Manager of Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), which completed the stringent evaluation procedures.
