CLEAR WATERS, a subsidiary of the International Pharmaceutical Agency (I.P.A) Group of Companies was recently awarded The International Quality Crown Award (ICQA).
Mr. Lloyd Singh, Chairman of the Group, was invited to receive the prestigious I.Q.C. A in the gold category.
The award presentation took place during The International Quality Convention in London on November 29, 2010 in the ballroom of the Guoman Tower.
Clear Waters has been selected to receive the I.Q.C Award on the basis of the Business Initiative Directions B.I.D World Congress meetings held over the past twelve months that have gathered information on companies from 178 countries.
The I.Q.C.A is presented in recognition of the companies or organisations in different countries throughout the world that further their reputation and position by implementing and promoting quality culture, the continuous  improvement of customers’ satisfaction , leadership, innovation and efficiency as well as improving relations with employees, suppliers and those associated with the company.
Clear Waters produces bottled drinking water and maintains a significant market share while servicing all coastal areas and some interior locations. As part of the company’s waste management strategy, Clear Waters is the only company that recycles bottles in the production of new bottles. It is part of an all inclusive effort of maintaining a green environment.
The company’s management policy is to ensue that its number one priority is the production of high quality water. The purification system is designed to produce water using state-of-the-art aeration and filtration methods, twice carbon filtration and utilising the most unique technology of reverse osmosis,ozonation and U.V sterilisation.
Business Initiative Directions, (B.I.D), is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of quality culture and to the continuous improvement of companies from around the world. Their implementation of quality models and the award promotes and identifies company merits. For this reason B.I.D searches for the participation of the greatest number of companies possible, having already established a voting process in which 178 countries around the world participate. This voting process forms part of the QC100 Total Quality Management Model, which pursues the improvement of management strategies and the correct use of communication in the whole management process. In this way leadership is reinforced by the award presentation.
B.I.D awards are presented annually in Frankfurt, Geneva, Paris, New York and London. The awards conferred by B.I.D promote the interest of clients, employees and suppliers all with a common goal of the achievement of quality in their business practice as well as respecting the environment and their surroundings. For B.I.D, quality is a positive concept of globalisation, which allows for the creation of better and more competitive products and services increasing employment and wealth.
Among some of the most outstanding companies to receive B.I.D awards in Frankfurt, Geneva, Paris, New York and London are Tata Elxsi Ltd. of Tata Group, Beijing COFCO Plaza, Polet Cargo Airlines, Reliance Industries Ltd., Cooparaiso, Ansaldo Energia, RAO Unified Energy Systems of Russia, the largest company of Russia with more than 600,000 employees providing 70% of the country’s electricity, Korea Electric Power Corporation, Jubial Industrial Port, Turner Construction International LLC which managed the construction of the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa Tower in Dubai.