GIVEN the rapid growth of Guyana’s oil and gas industry, Evo Business Solutions is looking to work with small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to boost their product and service quality to an international standard.

Incorporated in January 2022, the company provides management system support services to both local and international companies that are already involved in or wish to be a part of the oil and gas sector. The company also targets businesses that are looking to ensure their products attain the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) standard.

The HACCP standard focuses on the production of safe food by organisations in the food supply chain.

Since officials in the oil and gas sector are only looking to work with companies that have attained the quality ISO 9001:2015 standard; the health and safety standard ISO 45001:2018 and the environmental standard, IOS 14001:2015, Evo’s Operations Director Shamar Quintin is encouraging businesses to become internationally certified so as boost their competitiveness.

“So, these standards are all international standards that companies should become certified to, to demonstrate confidence in their products or services being offered,” Quintin told the Guyana Chronicle during a recent interview.

He explained to this publication that a gap assessment will first be done to ascertain what the businesses have in place as it relates to the ISO standards. The deviations are then highlighted and whatever is required for certification is communicated to the business. If the business is committed, Evo Business Solutions helps the business to bridge the gaps by securing the relevant documentation.

“This includes training, documenting all practices and working until a level of maturity is reached, until they decide whether or not to maintain business with us or if they will continue to do so on their own,” Quintin added. After all of this is done, the business is then certified by the relevant third-party certification agency.

Further, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Evo Business Solutions Inc. and Management Systems Solutions Inc. (MSSI) on December 6, 2021, to effectively cater to the needs of Guyanese companies seeking to attain the various ISO and industry-specific certification standards, such as API Q1 and Q2.