East Coast Freight Forwarders is pleased to announce its certification to ISO 9001:2000 (Quality Management System) and ISO 14001:2004 (Environmental Management System) on 17 th October 2007 and 2 nd November 2007 respectively.

Both certifications were received from Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS), the world's leading inspection, verification and certification company recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity after an extensive audit of the company's quality and environmental systems and processes.

According to Mr Michael Tan, the Managing Director of East Coast, "our commitment is to provide the best in customer service and at the same time be environmentally responsible to both our employees and customers. Certification to both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 benchmarks our performance both in terms of quality and environmental management to international standards, providing accountability not only to the customers we serve but also to our employees in terms of quality service and a safe working environment."

"The successful integration of the ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System and ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management System is a critical milestone in our quest for operational and service excellence. We have in place a strong Quality and Environmental Management System aligned with international standards which allows us to not only meet but hopefully exceed the quality and safety requirements of our customers with minimal environmental risk whilst ensuring the safety of our employees as well as our customer's assets. Both certifications demonstrate our ability to consistently provide quality service that meet regulatory and world-class standards, hence instilling greater customer confidence in our services."