Occupier Solutions specialist attains compliance with ISO standards for quality and environmental management

Birmingham, 1st June 2010, Portal leaders in delivering innovative space and infrastructure solutions, are pleased to announce that they now meet the ISO 14001 Environmental (the international standard for Environmental Management Systems) and ISO 9001 Quality and Management (the international standard for Quality Management Systems).

Managing Director at Portal, John Gotley comments on the achievement, “I would like to offer my congratulations to everyone within the company who have worked hard to attain this recognition. Our clients demand that we deliver high quality sustainable accommodation solutions that adhere to the relevant environmental standards. Meeting these requirements demonstrates that we have the systems and processes in place to ensure that ‘best practice’ is applied across all our sites and that we have a culture for continual improvements both in what we offer to our clients and also what we expect from our suppliers.”

The compliance extends across all of Portal’s facilities located at; Birmingham, Glasgow, Rotherham, Nottingham, Chatham, Coventry and Leeds.

ISO 9001

Compliance with ISO 9001 provides objective proof that a business has implemented an effective quality management system, and that it satisfies all of the requirements of the applicable standard. An external, impartial expert called a registrar or CB (Certification Body) conducts an on-site audit to determine whether or not a company is in conformance with the standard. If they are found to be in conformance, they will be issued a certificate showing their address, scope of operations and the seals of the accreditation bodies that give the registrar its legitimacy.

ISO 14001

Compliance with ISO 14001 is evidence that an organisation has met the requirements of the ISO standard for Environmental Management Systems (EMS). The standard provides the framework for businesses to demonstrate their commitment to environmental responsibility. The goal of the ISO 14001 standard is to give the top management of any organisation a framework for managing environmental impacts. These include, adopting policies for dealing with waste, recycling, heating and other emissions.

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About Portal

Portal deliver ready to occupy office space to the corporate sector. By bundling office space, infrastructure and support services into a single operational contract Portal can offer property solutions to help property directors and property strategists better align their property portfolios with the dynamic needs of their business.

Portal term this approach ‘Occupier Solutions’ and they can be delivered anywhere around the UK. They are characterised by their CAPEX-free nature, speed of inception, service-based delivery and flexible term. The result is a greatly simplified, low risk and cost-effective approach to satisfying a business’s accommodation needs.

Occupier Solutions can use existing buildings or, where time permits, new bespoke facilities, built to a client’s specific requirements in a location of their choice. Terms are flexible and range from 1-5 years in an existing portfolio facility, from 3 years in an existing but non-portfolio building, and typically just 7 years for a build-to-order solution. All options provide a ‘clean’ exit with no dilapidations, legal fees or other write-offs.

Portal’s clients include: BSkyB, Provident Financial, E.ON and other prestigious organisations.