Hamad airport re-granted BSI’s Asset Management System certification

Hamad International Airport, operated by the Qatar Company for Airports Operations and Management MATAR, has been re-granted British Standards Institution’s (BSI) Asset Management System (AMS) ISO 55001:2014 certification.

HIA has won the certificate for the consecutive three time since 2018 and is an endorsement of the airport’s approach to providing efficient and effective asset management across the airport’s infrastructure.

The BSI ISO 55001:2014 framework also enables the businesses to strategically manage the lifecycle of their assets by helping the industry with the best practices by offering assessment of risk, cost and performance associated with assets operation.

It also acts as continuous support in constant improvement and value optimisation of the airport’s Asset Management System. The audit assessed HIA’s efficiency, effectiveness, and competence in the management of its organisational and physical assets across the airport infrastructure that support passenger and aircraft transport.

HIA’s Senior Vice-President of Facilities Management, Michael McMillan, stated that, “Our aim has always been to contribute to HIA’s business objectives by mitigating the risks and costs of asset management, and maintaining optimal asset performance and services for the benefit of our customers.”

McMillan also said that “the assessment not only reaffirms our continual commitment to implementing best practices, but also our dedication to ensuring a safe and comfortable passenger experience across the airport at all times.”

“We would like to thank our staff, stakeholders, and partners who have embraced their responsibilities and helped maintain the airport’s infrastructure to strengthen our asset management system over the years,” he added.

Theuns Kotze, Managing Director, BSI, IMETA Assurance, said that “On behalf of BSI, I offer my congratulations to Hamad International Airport (HIA) on demonstrating that it continues working according to recognized best practices. ISO 55001 provides a robust asset management framework that helps make the most of assets while balancing risk, financial, environmental, and social costs.”

Kotze further added: “Moreover, this successful recertification gives travellers confidence that HIA strives to manage its assets effectively thus ensure high quality of service and seamless performance, raising their experience.”

In addition to this, HIA’s waste water treatment plant proved itself to be efficiently in smoothly running as the audit reports zero non-conformities.

BSI’s long-standing history with Hamad airport has marked several milestones for HIA. Last year, HIA was awarded the BSI ISO 22301:2012 Business Continuity Management System Certification, reaching the milestone of becoming the first airports to achieve.

HIA has also become the first airport in the world to receive independent verification from BSI for carrying out COVID-19 Aviation Health Safety measures. These achievements are clear evidences to the world on the airport’s operational resilience in the light of the irruptable disruptions due to the epidemic caused by the deadly virus.

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