EQTEC plc, a global technology innovator powering distributed, decarbonised, new energy infrastructure through its waste-to-value solutions for hydrogen, biofuels, and energy generation, is pleased to announce that it has successfully achieved certification against three groups of standards set by the International Organisation for Standardisation ("ISO"), comprising ISO 9001 for Quality Management, ISO 14001 for Environmental Management and ISO 45001 for Occupational Health & Safety.
The ISO 9001 certification is well known for its establishment, testing and continuous improvement of a quality management system ("QMS") that aligns resources and effort across the enterprise on collective delivery of customer outcomes, execution efficiency for the business and mitigation of execution risks. The Company's achievement of the certification is expected to increase client and supplier confidence in EQTEC's quality management and the Company's establishment and integration of a QMS-based way of working will support future growth and scale through consistent application of standards across its multinational business.
The ISO 14001 certification helps organisations identify, manage, monitor and control their environmental issues in a holistic manner through an environmental management system ("EMS"). Similar to the QMS, the EMS provides assurance to Company management that it will comply and can remain compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements, also ensuring that its strategic objectives as outlined in its Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") Statement will be met consistently and efficiently. The Company announced its ESG Statement in January 2022 and updated on its activities with it in its annual results published in May 2023.
The ISO 45001 certification specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety management system toward establishment and maintenance of safe and healthy workplaces. Its aims are to improve occupational health and safety, eliminate hazards and minimize risks for people in the workplace. This is especially important for the Company as a provider of infrastructure technology with staff working around the world on construction sites and with regular travel and visits to client locations essential to their roles.
The three certifications and their component management systems are highly complementary and were established in an integrated fashion. The preparation and certification process, undertaken in collaboration with a third-party assessment and consulting agency, lasted nearly one year and culminated in a four-day review of EQTEC's systems with feedback on areas for development and improvement. The certifications are in effect as of 24 October 2023.
Yoel Alemán, CTO of EQTEC, commented:
"This has been a comprehensive and highly iterative process for us that has resulted in a successful set of certifications for our business. I am proud of the team's efforts and collective action to achieve these and believe that our continuous improvement of our standards into the future will support higher quality work and therefore business success."
Jeff Vander Linden, COO of EQTEC, commented:
"On the one hand, the top-tier customers and suppliers we are targeting expect such certifications from their partners; but on the other hand, the hard work invested by the team in these certifications also supports our execution capability and establishment of a standard platform for more rapid growth and scale in future."
