Qatar’s leading logistics provider Gulf Warehousing Company was recently awarded the ISO 27001:2013 for information security management systems (ISMS) after a “thorough audit” of its record management services (RMS) department by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance.
“This most recent ISO certificate is a testament to GWC’s high standard of security and guaranteed customer confidentiality during the provision of physical and electronic, archiving, retrieval, and disposal of documents,” the company has said in a release.
The first records management service provider in Qatar to acquire this standard, it stands as a testament to GWC’s commitment to continuous improvement across all aspects of its service, as well as the Company’s ability to forecast the needs and requirements of its clientele, the company said. The certificate is among the most difficult to acquire, necessitating strict review of practices, facilities, and equipment, with audits performed periodically to assure sustained quality.
“A company’s records are its most valuable assets, helping business operations by aiding decision making, enabling compliance, and improving efficiency,” said Ranjeev Menon, Group CEO, Gulf Warehousing Company. “With the acquisition of the ISO 27001:2013, GWC shall continue to set the pace in the market, delivering the best physical and digital archiving solutions in Qatar.”
GWC records management services provides turnkey records and information management solutions: right from collection of documents from clients’ premises up to secured destruction, covering all its life cycle. With the automated gas-based fire-protected, dedicated records storage facility - the only one of its kind in the country - GWC ensures ultimate security to all records that are being kept under its custody and in-transit, as transported documents are carried in dedicated carriers equipped with fire retardant vaults.
“GWC’s service offerings are always best of the breed, whether it is physical storage or digitisation/scanning of documents or asset management, it exceeds the expectations of the clients at all times,” said Sunil Kambrath, director, Records Management Services.  
GWC Records has been operational for the past 8 years, acquiring over 100 clients and entrusted with almost 1.5bn documents for physical storage. It has over 7bn pages digitised (scanned) and over 700,000 assets managed up to date, which has resulted in a perfect retention record, without a single client-drop since its establishment. The company has offered its records and asset management services to industry verticals such like financial, oil & gas, healthcare, and project management sectors.