LOCAL businesses are being encouraged to be certified, thereby building strong standards to meet customers’ demand for quality services and products.
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) continues to develop and implement the National Quality Infrastructure in partnership with key stakeholders as part of efforts to drive sustainable socioeconomic development and ensure consumer protection.
Two business owners recently shared their perspective on the value of GNBS certification, as well as their experiences working alongside the entity’s team to meet national quality standards.
Bibi Nafeeza Bacchus, the Operations Manager of Caresworth Medical Center and Pharmacy Laboratory, said that reaching this milestone with the GNBS was no easy task. However, they managed to achieve standardisation approval from the bureau.
She said that this approval shows that their products and services meet high standards, assuring customers of accuracy as well as reliability.
Furthermore, Bacchus indicated that without the GNBS, they would not have access to markets overseas and would not have been able to build that trust and credibility among customers.
Other reasons to be certified by the GNBS include having increased profitability and a competitive advantage.
Caresworth was recertified in February this year, an achievement the laboratory said reflects more than a milestone. It was a rigorous evaluation of its processes, equipment, documentation, and team expertise.
Meanwhile, Rampersaud Gopaul, the proprietor of Gopaul’s Jewellery thanked the GNBS for pushing the certification programme in Guyana.
“I personally gained a lot of recognition through their certification programme, and I would definitely recommend others to come onboard, to give customers that assured quality, that guarantee, because they (GNBS) have definitely bridged that gap, and have given customers that assurance that you will give quality pieces to that customer,” he said.
For inquiries about GNBS’s certification process, persons can contact the Bureau’s Certification Services Department on 219-0064-66 or email certification@gnbsgy.org. Persons can also visit https://gnbsgy.com/.
