DQS

DQS Holding GmbH based in

History

DQS was founded in 1985 in Berlin and was the first German certification body.

In 1986 DQS became the first certification body in Germany to issue a certificate according to ISO 9001.^[4]

After the merger of DQS with the Management Systems Solutions (MSS) division of the American product certification body

Headquartered in Bangalore Main and with a local offices in Chennai, Pune, Gujarat, DQS India is the largest subsidiary of DQS Holding GmbH.

DQS GmbH in Germany

Headquartered in Frankfurt am Main and with a local offices in Hamburg, DQS GmbH is the largest subsidiary of DQS Holding GmbH.

Service spectrum

The group’s services include cross-industry assessments to customer or industry-specific requirements and certifications to national and international standards and specifications.

• ISO 9001 (Quality
  )
• Environment
  )
• ISO 45001 (Workplace safety)
• Automotive
  )
• Business Continuity
  )
• ISO 27001 (Information security
  )
• ISO 28000 (Security Management System for the Supply Chain)
• ISO 37001 (Anti-Bribery Management Systems)
• ISO 50001 (Energy management)
• ISO 13485 (Medical Device certification)
• ISO/TS 22163:2017/IRIS (Rail sector)
• EN 9100:2018 series (Aerospace)
• International Featured Standard (IFS)
• FSSC 22000
• GRI

In addition, the group also offers assessments in the areas of Risk Management Systems,

Network

DQS is a charter and full member of the international certification network IQNet Association which was founded in 1990. The main objective of the currently approx. 40-member global network is the mutual recognition of certificates issued by the member companies. Dr Sied Sadek, former Managing Director of DQS CFS and DQS Middle East, who is now the Managing Director of SQS Deutschland GmbH, pointed out in an interview to share DQS's expertise in the field of CSR reporting and DQS's understanding of the necessity to do so sensitive to the regional and cultural context, in the development process of the Islamic Reporting Initiative (IRI).^[7]

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