DC service provider claims this highlights company’s commitment to international best practices and environment

National Central Cooling Company PJSC (Tabreed), the Abu Dhabi-based district cooling utility company, has announced that its three ISO certifications for its management policies and procedures relating to its environmental practices, services quality and employee health and safety have been renewed.Elaborating on this, the announcement said that the certifications, which are reviewed by external audits every three years, include ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management System), which demonstrates the company’s ability to consistently provide a quality of service that meets its customers’ requirements; ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System), which assesses the company’s environmental practices; and OHSAS 18001:2007 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System), which measures the company’s compliance with various health and safety regulations and promotion of employee health and well being.

The company claimed that it received its re-certifications after an extensive assessment carried out by Intertek International, a leading global ISO accreditation company and the certification process included a comprehensive audit of Tabreed’s district cooling plants’ operations rooms, corporate headquarters as well as its management policies and procedures. The audit also entails an annual review to ensure the company continuously abides by international best practices going forward, Tabreed added.

Sujit Parhar, Tabreed’s CEO, said: “This is a great achievement for Tabreed and is a direct result of the high standards of the systems we have embedded in the company as well as the hard work and professionalism of our employees. The re-certification recognises the importance Tabreed attributes to responsible and effective management systems, and the benefits they in turn create for our customers, society and employees.”

Andrew Cunningam, General Manager, Intertek International Limited, added: “Tabreed has continued to demonstrate its adherence to international best practices, and I’m pleased to announce that, after a thorough assessment of the company’s various management systems, we have renewed Tabreed’s ISO certificates for another three years.”