International quality management certification highlights consistent standards across all company operations

Dubai, UAE; September 5, 2011: InfoFort, an Aramex company and the leading records and information management solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa, announced today that it has received ISO 9001: 2008 certification from the British Standards Institution (BSI). This international mark of recognition, which covers the company's entire operations, highlights InfoFort's commitment to the highest quality standards and its continuous improvement efforts.-.

As the region's leading information management service provider, InfoFort moved to implement ISO 9001 standards to further ensure an effective quality management system, based on international best practices. At a time when InfoFort is increasingly growing both the scale and scope of its operations, this global benchmarking will serve to assure clients and partners of the company's focus on operational excellence.

"Today's announcement underscores our long-term commitment to quality, which we have sought to demonstrate for the past 15 years to every client, in every market we serve," said Abed Shaheen, Managing Director of InfoFort.

"At InfoFort, we work every day to fulfil our promise to help preserve knowledge and intellectual capital, protect data and enable progress for individuals, businesses and economies," he said. "We will continue to focus on meeting the InfoFort promise by providing innovative, secure and environmentally sound solutions that meet the rapidly evolving information management requirements of our local, regional and international clients."

Operating across 11 countries in the Middle East and Africa, InfoFort continues to expand its full information life-cycle management offering to new markets, providing its unique technical expertise and unlocking growth opportunities in this high-growth region.

In line with its belief that quality is a journey rather than a destination, InfoFort conducts in-house audits and continuous monitoring of all areas of its operations to ensure that quality standards and customer service delivery are continuously enhanced and in line with international best practice.

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About ISO:
ISO does not itself certify organizations; rather, third-party certification bodies (such as the British Standards Institution) provide independent confirmation that organizations meet the requirements of ISO 9001. Over 1 million organizations worldwide are independently certified, making ISO 9001 one of the most widely used management tools in the world today.

About InfoFort:
Established in 1997, InfoFort is the leading records and information management solution provider in the Middle East & Africa (UAE: Abu Dhabi, Dubai; KSA: Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam; Egypt: Cairo, Alexandria; Qatar; Oman; Bahrain; Kuwait; Jordan; Lebanon; Kenya; Ghana).

InfoFort continues to develop secure, innovative and customized solutions for a wide range of industries. These solutions address the full information life-cycle: physical records management, electronic records management, media and tape vaulting and rotation (local and offshore), cheques management services, IT escrow services, consultancy, secure shredding and secure data destruction.

InfoFort's global customers, ranging from small and medium sized enterprises to multinationals and Fortune 500 corporations, span a broad range of industries, including financial services, legal, healthcare, engineering, government, public services, energy, oil and gas, information technology and media.  

InfoFort is owned by Aramex, a leading global provider of comprehensive logistics, transportation and information management solutions, which is listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). With 310 locations around the world and a team over 8,600 strong, Aramex has a strong alliance network with a truly global reach.

For more information, please visit: www.infofort.com or contact us at + 971 4 813 0300.

For media inquiries, please contact:
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
Nicholas Wilson / Nicholas Nesson
Dubai, UAE
Tel: 971-4-3355969
Fax: 971-4-3356080
Email: n.wilson@asdaa.com / n.nesson@asdaa.com

InfoFort
Caroline Ismail
Marketing & Communications Manager
Tel: + 971 4 813 0300
Mobile: + 971 4 886 3088
Fax: + 971 50 457 57 39

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