ENERGY helps set NZDS apart from their competition is the demanding accreditation they ’ ve achieved . “ From a commercial diving perspective , we are the only diving contractor in New Zealand to holds ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditation ,” says Fergus .
Fergus pointed out “ For us to be competitive and meet client requirements , particularly international clients , it ’ s essentially imperative that we have accredited management systems ”. “ Looking at the international players , such as the oil and gas operators here in New Zealand , most of those companies are involved with major offshore corporations , which have large compliance rules and regulations , and if you don ’ t offer the complete package including service credibility with accredited systems then it is likely that you may not be considered ”.
“ Those two particular ones [ ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001 ] from a health , safety and quality standing are essentially a musthave in my view as they represent a commitment to the delivery of safe quality service assurance . When you have a company like ours , with an employment staff of upwards of 20 full-time marine contractors , administrative and management , we ’ ve got to be competitive and have all the right things in place to secure the necessary volume of work ,” says Fergus . “ It ’ s also about improving the company ’ s own internal systems .”
Competitive Advantages and Strategic Alliances The range of services that NZDS has undertaken and the innovation and methodologies that they ’ ve come up with over the years have not only had large cost-saving implications for their clients but have also enabled the company to be successful with every undertaking they ’ ve performed ; from salvage to biosecurity responses to patented geotech investigation tooling . “ The knowledge that we have internally in terms of the marine coastal area around New Zealand and certain parts of the South Pacific , I don ’ t believe anyone else in New Zealand has that from a business perspective ,” says Fergus .
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