What is ISO CERTIFIACTION Why it is nesscary

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The International Organisation for Standardisation(ISO) is an organisation established in 1946 with 25 Civil Engineers to obtain consensus across different countries in Europe to have a consistent set of specifications for a given subject matter.

Today,ISO have moved on from their Civil Engineering roots. It currently has almost 30,000 different standards covering everything from quality, food safety, pharmaceuticals, information security and manufacturing standards, to name but a few. Thanks to their specific requirements,ISO are behind the ability for us to be able to order a credit card and use it in any card reader in the UK, France, Spain, or to purchase a car seat in Italy which fits any vehicle in France.

The most instantly recognised piece of standardisation is the humble shipping container. Whilst not developed byISO, it was adopted in 1968 as their ‘Standard Box’. Conformance to this standard enabled vehicle manufacturers, shipbuilders and handling agents to have one set of common dimensions.