Al Murabit Security Services (AMS) and its sister company Al Thaware Security Services (ATS) have been awarded the ISO 18788:2015 accreditation. AMS and ATS are the first firms to gain the UKAS and IQ Verify-assessed award. They are the security services companies of Iraqi-based, international conglomerate Harlow International. ATS and AMS also the first Iraqi owned businesses to attain the standard through UKAS, the UK accreditation body.
The 18788 standard provides principles and requirements for a security operations management system (SOMS) and AMS says, helps it show its ability to consistently provide services that meet client needs and are in conformance with applicable laws and human rights requirements.
Al Murabit Security Services is a part of Harlow International, an Iraqi owned business working across security, manpower, life support, defence, construction, government services and the media. Harlow operates primarily in Iraq with business development offices in London, Dubai, and Korea. ATS and AMS are Iraqi owned and employ 97pc of their workforce from the local market. This ensures the firm adds that their approach to security is committed to local knowledge, skills and expertise in the areas in which they operate so that the next generation of Iraqis can continue to build a strong and secure nation.
On receiving the award on behalf of ATS and AMS, the head of business development said: “Not only does this accreditation prove to clients our commitment to continually develop our excellent quality of service, but it also showcases our drive to be leaders in Iraq within the security business. We can proudly encourage others to follow suit and increase the overall quality of personal security in the region.”
Visit: http://www.harlowinternational.com/.
Una Riley interviewed MD Mike Lord in our October 2015 print issue of Professional Security magazine.
