Foundation course for ISO 17025:2005 was attended by delegates from laboratories of Middle East leading organizations like Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA), Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Gulf Petrochemical Industrial Company (GPIC), Al Hoty Analytical Services, Bahrain National Gas Company (BANAGAS), Public Commission for Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife, Ministry of Works (MoW - Bahrain) and other leading independent laboratories.
Director at Ministry of Works Bahrain, Sameer Abdul-Karim Affouni, during his short address to delegates emphasized on the importance of having world-class Laboratories Management System in all laboratories in Bahrain.
"All laboratories in Bahrain must get accreditated for ISO 17025 to ensure that the test results reported by these laboratories are accepted all around the world," said Sameer Abdel-Karim Affouni.
The training program was conducted by Icon-GMG lead tutor for ISO 17025, Devang Jhaveri. "An ISO 17025 accredited laboratories have a definite edge over competitors. Accreditation to internationally accepted criteria provides complete confidence in the quality of services provided by testing laboratories and global acceptance of laboratory reports," said Devang.
Mobin Sheikh, Director / Principal Consultant at Infovision Consultants W. L. L. said at the training, "Bahrain is executing various major infrastructure projects and authorities in Bahrain want to assure that quality is not-compromised; ISO 17025 provides a complete surety to all stakeholders that test are performed as per International Standards and proper test methods, calibrated equipments and trained testing and sampling staff are employed by Laboratories in Bahrain to report the quality of material used in infrastructure project."
"We all want a prosperous Bahrain with sustainable economy and this training is one small step in this direction," said Mobin Sheikh.
The course was designed in such a way to increase participants' understanding of the ISO/IEC 17025 requirements. Using interactive workshops, tutorials and case studies, where the participants gained the understanding of the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025. The course provided detailed guidance on the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025, the structuring of Quality System Documentation, implementation steps and Laboratory Accreditation requirements.
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In 1995, Icon was founded to lead and support developments in MESA region. The company has been in the forefront in introducing new technologies and trends and has many market firsts to its credit. The core strength of the company lies in the vast experience and expertise in consulting, planning, designing, developing, implementing and supporting softwares and ICT solutions for progressive enterprises.
Management Consulting and Training Division (RealConsult) of Icon is recognized as premier organization providing consulting, training, coaching, and project assistance in support of business improvement and implementation of international management system standards and best practices like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO 17025, OHSAS 18001, ISO 20000, ISO 27000, BS 25999, BRC, Six Sigma, and Balanced Scorecard. We are recognized as on the basis of our success, we have expanded and penetrated in various regions and industries. Icon - RealConsult is currently offering consulting solutions to prestigious clients including world leading oil & gas companies, world largest petrochemical plant, leading banks, technology companies, regions leading food processing companies, other industrial and services companies, and government ministries and authorities.
We at Icon see ourselves as strategic company supporting our clients with best practices in management and state-of-the-art technologies. Icon-SOLUTIONS (Enterprise Solution Group of Icon working for Microsoft Dynamics Great Plan, Dynamics AX, Dynamics Retail Management Software, Dynamics CRM, MS SharePoint Portals) offers market leading Enterprise Resource Planning 'ERP', Customer Relationship Management 'CRM' and ICT Turn-key Solutions, which are supporting leading regional companies. In addition, RealPro is a Web-based, enterprise-scale real estate property management solution with powerful multidimensional analysis capabilities. RealPro centralized approach to comprehensive property management unifies all decision-makers, leading to faster business cycle times, improved decision-making and greater company agility to help manage the bottom line.
ICT Division (Information Communication Technology Group) understand the challenges facing today's CxO's and work with them and their teams to design and deliver innovative information and communications technologies (ICT) solutions to these challenges.
We are Truly Glocal - Global Knowledge, Local Practice - understanding the language, knowing the culture, addressing people's concerns are the three building blocks of successful changes, and they are also our capabilities that Clients value. Among our valued clients include global leaders in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Finance and investment, Process Industries, Hospitality, Health Care, Education, ICT, Real Estate Property Management, Food Processing, Governmental Ministries, and other market segment.
Each industry has its own rules. Only those who master these rules will win the game. As we have been working intensively with organizations in a variety of industries for many years now, we can support you in your competitive environment too. We concentrate on those market segments in which our knowledge and expertise has been tried and tested in real projects. From analysis through to implementation our products and services are characterized by strong management and ICT know-how.
Company is firmly committed to quality, excellence, superior business performance and continuous improvement. We deliver outstanding service and value to our clients through creative, innovative and intelligent hands-on consulting & engineering services for international firms in various industries at an affordable price. We believe that our growth being directly dependent on our client's growth and success. In fact, Icon is "Your partner in success".
Media contact:
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Director / Principal Consultant
Icon - InfoVision Consultants W. L. L.
P.O. Box: 75872, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Phone: 00973 17749505
Fax: 00973 17749504
InfoVision Consultants W. L. L. (Icon) is fast growing systems Integration Company offering integrated consultancies for management and technology. The newest management trends critically assessed, technological developments are identified at an every stage, and solutions developed. A knowledge advantage which we are happy to pass on to you to be 'your partner in success'.
In 1995, Icon was founded to lead and support developments in MESA region. The company has been in the forefront in introducing new technologies and trends and has many market firsts to its credit. The core strength of the company lies in the vast experience and expertise in consulting, planning, designing, developing, implementing and supporting softwares and ICT solutions for progressive enterprises.
Management Consulting and Training Division (RealConsult) of Icon is recognized as premier organization providing consulting, training, coaching, and project assistance in support of business improvement and implementation of international management system standards and best practices like ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO 17025, OHSAS 18001, ISO 20000, ISO 27000, BS 25999, BRC, Six Sigma, and Balanced Scorecard. We are recognized as on the basis of our success, we have expanded and penetrated in various regions and industries. Icon - RealConsult is currently offering consulting solutions to prestigious clients including world leading oil & gas companies, world largest petrochemical plant, leading banks, technology companies, regions leading food processing companies, other industrial and services companies, and government ministries and authorities.
We at Icon see ourselves as strategic company supporting our clients with best practices in management and state-of-the-art technologies. Icon-SOLUTIONS (Enterprise Solution Group of Icon working for Microsoft Dynamics Great Plan, Dynamics AX, Dynamics Retail Management Software, Dynamics CRM, MS SharePoint Portals) offers market leading Enterprise Resource Planning 'ERP', Customer Relationship Management 'CRM' and ICT Turn-key Solutions, which are supporting leading regional companies. In addition, RealPro is a Web-based, enterprise-scale real estate property management solution with powerful multidimensional analysis capabilities. RealPro centralized approach to comprehensive property management unifies all decision-makers, leading to faster business cycle times, improved decision-making and greater company agility to help manage the bottom line.
ICT Division (Information Communication Technology Group) understand the challenges facing today's CxO's and work with them and their teams to design and deliver innovative information and communications technologies (ICT) solutions to these challenges.
We are Truly Glocal - Global Knowledge, Local Practice - understanding the language, knowing the culture, addressing people's concerns are the three building blocks of successful changes, and they are also our capabilities that Clients value. Among our valued clients include global leaders in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Finance and investment, Process Industries, Hospitality, Health Care, Education, ICT, Real Estate Property Management, Food Processing, Governmental Ministries, and other market segment.
Each industry has its own rules. Only those who master these rules will win the game. As we have been working intensively with organizations in a variety of industries for many years now, we can support you in your competitive environment too. We concentrate on those market segments in which our knowledge and expertise has been tried and tested in real projects. From analysis through to implementation our products and services are characterized by strong management and ICT know-how.
Company is firmly committed to quality, excellence, superior business performance and continuous improvement. We deliver outstanding service and value to our clients through creative, innovative and intelligent hands-on consulting & engineering services for international firms in various industries at an affordable price. We believe that our growth being directly dependent on our client's growth and success. In fact, Icon is "Your partner in success".
Media contact:
Mobin Sheikh
Director / Principal Consultant
Icon - InfoVision Consultants W. L. L.
P.O. Box: 75872, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Phone: 00973 17749505
Fax: 00973 17749504
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