‘Think Big’
WhosRegistered.com Global Allows Purchasers To Find ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 Suppliers Worldwide

QSU Publishing Company has expanded its popular, free, Internet-based search engine of ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 certificate holders to become www.WhosRegistered.com Global, the world’s largest global listing of certified suppliers anywhere in the world.

The global online service, which can be found at www.WhosRegistered.com, now features the entire worldwide database of some 50,000 certificates issued by British Standards Institution (BSI), the world’s largest issuer of third-party management systems certificates, under an exclusive arrangement with QSU Publishing Company. In addition, the database holds another 80,000 listings from other certification bodies and is receiving additional listings daily for an overall total of 130,233 listings.

“www.WhosRegistered.com Global represents the world’s first truly global directory of certified organizations - giving purchasers a powerful new tool to find suppliers and verify the certification status of existing ones - from London to Brisbane, and Durban to Detroit - with only a few clicks of a computer mouse,” states Paul Scicchitano, president and publisher of QSU Publishing.

Ronald D. Mathis, senior vice president of BSI Management Systems, which operates BSI’s certification business in North and South America, sees the introduction of a global purchasing directory as being consistent with his company’s emphasis on adding value to certification.

“We’re very excited to be able to participate in establishing a global repository,” says Mathis. “It’s an enhanced service for our clients in this world of international standardization to have an international database of global certifications. We hope this opens up new business opportunities for our clients across the world to reinforce the value of their management systems registration.”

QSU Publishing Company will support www.WhosRegistered.com Global with an extensive online and print marketing campaign built around the theme: “Think Big. The World Just Got Smaller.” Additionally, the service will be integrated into a number of related Internet and Intranet sites operated by certification bodies, purchasers and other interested parties.

While www.WhosRegistered.com Global is expected to be more than adequate to accommodate the needs of most casual users, management system professionals, researchers, supplier quality assurance managers and other more serious users may find it advantageous to subscribe to the enhanced analytical and marketing features built into the ISO 9000 Worldwide Certified Company Directory and the ISO 14001 Worldwide Certified Company Directory available through QSU Publishing on CD-ROM.

“Our subscription products can provide a detailed, sortable breakdown of all the certificates in a particular state, province or geographic location by certification body, standard or industry,” says Scicchitano. “Users can even generate reports by standard, registrar or industry at any time while having the added capability of printing mailing labels and other value-enhancing reports.”

Users of www.WhosRegistered.com Global are able to find the names of certified companies, their geographic location, scope of certification and standard (including sector-specific requirements like ISO/TS 16949, AS9100 and TL 9000), certification body, certificate number, accrediting organization and expiration dates through a graphically pleasing interface. There is no charge for certified companies to be listed on www.WhosRegistered.com Global; however, the certification information must come from a recognized certification body to ensure the integrity of the listings.

A special section of www.WhosRegistered.com Global has been reserved as the official site of the Worldwide Sanctioned QS-9000 Database of the QS-9000 Supplier Quality Requirements Task Force (SQRTF) representing DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company and General Motors. This online database includes data on automotive suppliers that have attained third-party certification in accordance with QS-9000, a supplier quality requirement developed by the SQRTF.

“As in the case of many industries, much of the automotive industry is also facing a requirement to verify conformance of suppliers to ISO 9000,” says Scicchitano. “www.WhosRegistered.com Global will provide an important vehicle to meet this need the world over.”

From its world headquarters located near Washington, D.C., QSU Publishing Company collects, analyzes and publishes data on certified organizations throughout the world and publishes authoritative journals, books and software on management systems standards like ISO 9000 and ISO 14001.

QSU Publishing regularly surveys the user community to ascertain attitudes toward certification and critical return on investment data. Through its library of published resources, QSU Publishing provides a forum for end users, researchers and service providers for identifying market trends and anticipating and responding to specialized user needs.

For more information about www.WhosRegistered.com Global contact QSU Publishing at 703-359-8460 or visit www.qsuonline.com.

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