Latest ISO Boosts Expansion for Tranzone

Online, February 1, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Tranzone FZCO have added a major award, the ISO 27001, to their existing ISO 9001.

General Manager, Juergen Hirsch, was justifiably proud as he explained the process of achieving this latest certificate and what it augurs for the company. He stated, "There was of course a certain rigorous procedure to follow in order to attain this certificate, part of which involved information/document collection, GAP analyses, creation of Standard Operating Procedures, an internal audit and an external certification audit. Added to that, we constantly cross checked our ISO 9001 processes and documentation in order to ensure that both systems were fully interlocking and to avoid double work."

Asked what exactly this new award means to Tranzone, he claimed, "First of all, it demonstrates our commitment to a total quality approach. While our competitors are emphasising mainly physical security and safety, we have found it equally important to have information management well-organised and tightly controlled. This is for our own protection as well as that of our clients, especially as we operate multiple clients in our facility. In this current, modern environment, safety of information is just as important as the security of the actual, physical product. Therefore, in this context, we regard the ISO 27001 as a required extension of our ISO 9001 activities."

Mr Hirsch was confident as he spoke of how this latest credential would help Tranzone achieve pre-set targets: "It categorically proves our unwavering commitment to quality and endorses our capabilities. Supposing a potential client has two comparable commercial offers; obviously, the decision will come down on the side of the company which can offer the highest quality in all departments, something which is vital in the healthcare sector. In fact, one of our clients, Glaxo Smith Kline, has been highly supportive of our acquisition of this certificate."

Bang on target for its own forecast of 80% warehouse occupancy, Tranzone's expansion plans over the next few years are quite rightly bullish: multiple warehouses both inside and outside of the Jebel Ali Free Zone, and its own intra-regional air/sea/land freight network, including clearing capabilities at destinations. There is also the intention to do more than store goods in the facilities but details of this are yet to be divulged. Watch this space!

Pressed for some statistics for 2011 and targets for 2012, Mr Hirsch offered, "In 2011, Tranzone increased its headcount by more than 20% and revenue was more than 50% up on 2010. All indications are that the company will grow even faster in 2012. Commercially we are aiming to secure further blue chip clients, which will engender a larger business volume, which in turn will facilitate the execution of our new strategy. Now that we have the ISO 27001, from a quality perspective, we expect to have the ISO 14001/18001 within the first two quarters of 2012. All certifications will have to be integrated into our quality management system and of course, we will be focusing on the renewal of the ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certificates."

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Tranzone Logistics, a member of Banaja Holdings, operates a state-of-the-art 3PL warehouse at JAFZA in Jebel Ali. Utilizing a unique one-stop approach, Tranzone centralizes logistics. They provide storage, inventory management, as well as purchasing and re-invoicing to the distributor, all at one convenient location. Ultimately, Tranzone is able to store pharmaceuticals in the ideal environment, and their business model is unmatched. Their integrated system better links principals with distributors, removes layers of inefficiency and cuts costs while improving service quality.