ASPGulf a subsidiary of Al Bawardi Technology Group has become the first data centre in the Middle East to achieve official International Standardization Organization (ISO) 9001:2000. ISO 9001:2000 is the internationally recognized standard for Quality Management Systems.

Yngve Amunundsen, Middle Eastern Manager for certifying company DNV's Management Systems Certification Services, presented Tony Sparks, Executive Director of ASPGulf.com with the certification at a ceremony on Wednesday the 22nd of October 2003. ASPGulf received certification for the design, development, provisioning, maintenance and support of its shared and dedicated web hosting platforms, operations and services.

"We believe in continual improvement at all levels. The ISO 9001 certification provides us with a framework to address key areas of our operations. It provides a methodology to implement corporate vision and objectives to the functional levels and measure them by identifying Key Performance Indicators, which forms a basis of continual improvement."
Mr. Tony Sparks - Executive Director ASPGulf.com Ltd

The objectives for certification were higher customer satisfaction, effective processing, improved services, and addressing changing market needs. The ISO 9000 certification standardises, organises and controls operations; it provides consistent dissemination of information and a platform for continual improvement.

ASPGulf are focused on providing customers reliable services they can depend on.

Quality Management  
Customers are increasingly becoming quality-conscious shoppers. They want to know up front that your business will meet their needs. A certified Quality Management System demonstrates your commitment to quality and customer satisfaction.

About ISO 9001
An ISO 9001:2000 certificate proves that your Quality Management System has been certified against a best practice standard and found compliant. Issued by a third party certification body/registrar, the certificate lets customers know they can trust that you have implemented the necessary internal processes to meet obligations.

The ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the source of the ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 families of quality and environmental management standards and some 14 000 International Standards for business, government and society. ISO is a network of national standards institutes from more than 140 countries working in partnership with international organizations, governments, industry, business and consumer representatives.