Certification Services

Certification is required as evidence or proof that products, materials, shipments/consignments or services meet regulations, standards or other requirements. This may be a customer or market requirement or could be a part of import or export regulations.

Verification of conformity

These certificates are often mandatory, such as certificates of conformity (CoC) for verification of conformity (VOC) programs, mandatory for importing regulated products or materials in many countries, but certificates can also help to differentiate a business against the competition.

Certification of services

Certification for services, show a commitment to a specific focus area of an operation, for example a sustainable tourism certificate for a hotel, shows commitment to sustainable tourism, differentiating that hotel from competitors and proving credibility for a very specific market.

How does it work

The process

The products or samples of a consignment generally need to be tested against the required standard’s specified parameters. Often the production process or procedures are also taken into account to ensure ongoing consistency of results are maintained through quality control.

If the tested products or materials meet the required standards, then a certificate of conformity (CoC) can be issued.

For the certification of management systems, such as for sustainable tourism, an audit process is required to determine that all areas of the operation meet the required standards.

The advantages of working with cwm for certification

  • CWM’s long history and wide-ranging experience and accreditations (such as ISO17020) provide the expertise required by importers and exporters, to be certain that products or consignments have the correct certification applied to meet the market access requirements.
  • Our process is quick which means minimal or no disruption to the supply chain.
  • The many regulated product types and materials have different requirements for different markets and it is constantly changing. This, along with today’s complex supply chains, can create many critical risk areas. Our inspectors and technical staff are well trained and experienced enough to identify any such risks and to take quick action to advise clients to rectify any potential issues – services that provide minimum risk and maximum value.

  • Sustainability auditing

    CWM is now able to offer auditing and certification for sustainable tourism for the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) standards, one of the most recognised sustainable tourism certification programs for hotels/accommodations, tour operators/transport providers, and destinations.

  • Chartered Engineer Valuations

    CWM offers Chartered Engineering and valuation services for second hand machinery at most major ports across the world.

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