More Batam firms to get ISOs

More Batam firms to get ISOs

JAKARTA (JP): State-owned PT Surveyor Indonesia's
representative office in Batam has targeted at least 12 local
companies to get ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certifications this year
for their quality management and environmental quality
management.

The company's branch office manager, Dadang Yogaswara, said
Surveyor Indonesia (SI) would continue in its efforts to have
more companies in the area receive ISO certifications.

Batam is the country's largest industrial zone.

"Companies will need quality certifications to compete in the
free trade era and they will be demanded to maintain their
quality management," he said.

SI previously carried out pre-shipment inspections on imports
to Indonesia in cooperation with the Geneva-based Societe
Generale de Surveillance (SGS). The government changed its
function to an ISO certification issuer following changes in the
country's customs regulations.

SI issued ISO 14000 certifications to seven Batam-based
companies last year in cooperation with international
certification agencies SGS, BVQI and Lloyd Register. (gis)