ISO stands for International Organization for Standardization which was established in 1946. This standard aims at ensuring quality and safety to both products and services in international trade. The main purpose of this standard is to make global exchange of goods and services easier, convenient and efficient. Though the standards set by ISO are voluntary in nature, more and more countries accept ISO standard as a mandatory requirement.
Today, we will comprehend the Importance of ISO.
What is ISO?
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Any product with the ISO production label becomes the first preference of the customers. However, still there are confusion among the people regarding the concept of ISO and its standard.
ISO standard ensures quality and safety to both products and services in International Market. DLI has renewed their certifications of ISO 9001: 2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 on 8th Jan,2021 approved by Bureau Veritas.
ISO is derived from the Greek word “ISOS” meaning equal. As ISO although has different acronyms for different languages, the organizers decided to give it an abbreviation form as ISO. Mainly, English, French and Russian are the three official languages for ISO.
Why is ISO important in International Trade?
Any product or service certified with ISO recommends that the consumers can trust the products to be safe, reliable and of good quality.
Some of the benefits of ISO are as under:
- ISO standard ensures that the products and services are reliable, safe and of good quality.
- ISO standards help to increase productivity and reduces errors and wastes in the businesses. The facilities of entering companies in the new market and allowing direct comparison of products from different markets, supports the development of global trade on a fair basis.
ISO standards not only aims at protecting the consumers and end users of the products and services but also ensures that the certified products and services conforms to the minimum International Standards.
Classification of ISO standards
ISO has issued more than 20,000 International Standards till now and their related documents cover almost every industry from food, technology, agriculture and health centers.
The two popular standards are:
- ISO 9001: Quality Management System
ISO 9001 is the world’s most well-known management standard for all companies and establishments. The newest version of this ISO standard is ISO 9001:2015, which was released on September 24, 2015. Its focus is to help companies work more efficiently and reduce product defects.
- ISO 14001: Environmental Management System
ISO 14001 is a set of standards relating to environmental management to assist organizations in reducing their adversative effects on the environment, and in conforming with other environmental laws, regulations and policies.
Considering the consumers trust on the ISO certifications, DLI has always strived to maintain the quality of their steel pipe products by following ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards for over twenty years.
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Daiwa Anaya Steel is part of Anaya Steel, LLC (US parent company). Our group has over 30 years of experience in steel products mainly:
- Specialized steel hardware – punched, pressed, galvanized, powder coated.
- Steel pipes and tubing – specialized, color coated, galvanized and structural.
- Our Lance pipes are produced by Daiwa Lance International in Vietnam..
