QMF Global Consultants, a leading global provider of ISO quality assurance services, recently launched a first-of-its-kind online consultancy service in the region titled the Annual Support Membership Programme (ASMP).

QMF Global held special seminars to kick start the service at its regional headquarters in Bahrain.

Corporate firms attending the seminars included Cluttons, Eskan Bank, Deutsche Bank, Ramsis Hospitality, Hidd Power Company, Gulf Consulting House, Exponent, Zamil Steel, Al-Hoty Analytical Services and Procco Financial Services.

“The ASMP is an annual subscription service available to members only; 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Membership to the programme allows clients to access a wealth of ISO expertise across QMF Global Consultant’s worldwide network of consultants and auditors,” said Faisal Riaz, director at QMF Global.

“The ASMP was developed by QMF Global Consultants after extensive consultations with clients in the UK and the GCC.

“As the current world economic climate gets tougher for business trading across the globe, we have found that businesses are facing increasingly difficult choices when it comes to acquiring the ISO expertise they need to survive without wiping a significant chunk off their bank-balance sheet. We feel the ASMP is an affordable answer to the needs of every business requiring ISO consultancy services during these uncertain times,” he added.

Yousaf Razaq, director at QMF Global Consultants, said: “The service costs just BD4 ($10.60) per day for both new and existing clients and is payable on an annual subscription basis. The membership gives unlimited online access to ask as many ISO related questions and share as many ISO related challenges with us as the client wants.”

“Then, it’s up to QMF Global to find the answers and solutions. As well as the 24 hours a day, 365 days a year unlimited access to our knowledge and expertise, the client can also look forward to an ever expanding list of additional member benefits.”

The benefits include:

• Quarterly QMF Global Consultants newsletter

• Regular industry updates and bulletins

• 10 per cent discount on all onsite consultancy services

• 10 per cent discount on all ISO training courses

• 30 per cent discount on all ISO implementation document templates including procedures, manuals and ISO standards

QMF Global Consultants is a Tamkeen approved quality assurance services provider and therefore is able to provide further benefit to its clients as Tamkeen will pay 80 per cent of the consultancy fees and 100 per cent of the UK certification costs, a statement said.

For training Tamkeen will pay 100 per cent of the fee, it added.

QMF Global Consultants WLL is a UK based international consultancy with regional headquarters in Bahrain setup in 2009 to help SMEs worldwide attain internationally recognised quality standards such as ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, ISO 22000:2005 and OHSAS 18001:2007, among others. – TradeArabia News Service