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Parliamentary Secretary for the Self Employed presents ISO 9002 Certification to Local Firm
PR930
20/05/1997
20/05/1997
| W.J. Parnis England Ltd. and Parnis England Trucking Ltd. has | recently been accredited with ISO 9002 Certification. Certification was awarded by the Bureau Veritas Classification Society, one of the leading Classification Societies world-wide. |
| The certificate was officially presented to the company's chairman, | Chev. J. Parnis England, by Dr. Gavin Gulia, Parliamentary Secretary for the Self-Employed, in the presence of Mr. J. Baldacchino, local representative of Bureau Veritas. |
| The company's quality programme was supervised by Johanna Borg | Manduca, who is also qualified as a Lead Auditor of Quality Systems. The implementation of all the standards and procedures required by ISO 9002 was achieved in 12 months. The achievment of ISO 9002 Certification forms part of the company's aim of providing the highest level of service and efficiency to clients and principals alike. |
| W.J. Parnis England Ltd. is one of the oldest ship agencies in | Malta, established in 1899. The company is also one of the oldest members of the Baltic International Maritime Council Organisation (BIMCO) having achieved membership in 1936. The company's main activities include ship agency, ship husbandry, liner agency, transhipment supervision, ship registration under the Maltese Flag, ship broking, crew changes and conveyances. The company represents leading international shipping lines offering liner container services to and from Malta. |
| Parnis England Trucking Ltd. was established in 1982. It is one of | the leading trucking trailer and groupage operators on the island offering trailer and groupage services for most destinations world-wide. The company is a member of IATA; they own their own fleet of 95 CMB trailers which includes box trailers, tilt trailers and hanging garments. The company operates its won groupage private bond at the Hal Far Terminal. The company's quality policy statement is : |
| "Total commitment to excellence, personal service, quality and | reliability". |
The Minister's speech follows :
| "I would like, at the outset, to thank W.J. Parnis England | Ltd. for kindly inviting me to officially present to the company's Chairman, Chevalier John Parnis England the ISO-9002 standard quality certificate, which has been awarded to him on behalf of the Company by the Bureau Veritas Classification Society. |
| I must point out that this award, coming from a leading | Classification Society of international stature and repute, emphasizes the lustre and significance of the accreditation itself. It is evidence of the company's commitment and endeavour to raise its own standards by performing an analysis of internal procedures at the various levels of the company's organisations; from customer relations to human resource management, training, marketing, purchases and sales. |
Getting to the market quickly is fundamental to business success. To improve their competitive performance, businesses need to make use of best practice and product development and to integrate them into their management process. Decisions on quality standards will have a huge impact on the ability to compete and relevant information is crucial. The benefits to a company of effective business development and skills training are improved performance, greater job satisfaction, increased profitability and competitiveness.
| It is paramount that upon certification the company maintains the | quality standards as defined in the certification. The certification demonstrates that much has been achieved. But the ambition is to do more. W.J. Parnis England Ltd has set for itself a carefully structured programme of research and development for the present and the future. |
| I augur well for this success and encourage the Company towards | further initiative in business and commerce." |
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