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Bartco UK and MVIS achieve ISO Registration

Variable message sign (VMS) and ITS solutions manufacturer, Bartco UK and sister company, Mobile Visual Information Systems (MVIS) have achieved ISO registration in quality and environmental management. Bartco UK and MVIS, which supplies Bartco UK ITS on a rental basis, have been registered by the NQA against the provisions of standards BS EN ISO 14001:2015 in environmental management and BS EN ISO 9001:20115 and National Highways Sector Scheme 8 in quality management. The quality certification provid
March 13, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Variable message sign (VMS) and ITS solutions manufacturer, 8321 Bartco UK and sister company, 6918 Mobile Visual Information Systems (MVIS) have achieved ISO registration in quality and environmental management.

Bartco UK and MVIS, which supplies Bartco UK ITS on a rental basis, have been registered by the NQA against the provisions of standards BS EN ISO 14001:2015 in environmental management and BS EN ISO 9001:20115 and National Highways Sector Scheme 8 in quality management.

The quality certification provides assurance that the firms’ products and services meet industry requirements, while the environmental standard is evidence that both are improving their sustainability through the increasingly efficient use of resources and reduction of waste.

The ISO registration relates to the companies’ UK and international ITS manufacture, hire, installation, sales and service operations, while the Highways Sector Scheme 8 relates specifically to the firms’ overseeing, installation and maintenance of VMS equipment.

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