News Release
11 July 2012
NGCP is now IMS
certified
QUEZON CITY - The National Grid
Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) received its Integrated Management System
(IMS) certification on June 19, 2012 from TUV Rheinland Philippines, a
third-party auditing firm specializing in international standards
accreditation. The country’s sole transmission service provider and power
system operator was certified in three management systems: Quality Management
System – ISO 9001: 2008, Occupational Health & Safety Management System –
OHSAS 18001:2007 and Environmental Management System – ISO 14001: 2004.
The three management
systems ensure consistency in implementing procedures and policies on the
corporation’s technical and non-technical operations. With the IMS
certification, power customers and the public are assured that NGCP’s services
are delivered with utmost quality, with due consideration to the environment
and the safety of its employees and stakeholders.
The certification covers
the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the nationwide transmission
network including support functions performed by NGCP’s Office of the
President, Administration, Finance, Operation & Maintenance, System
Operation, and Planning and Engineering Groups.
Mr. Tristan Arwen G.
Loveres, Chief Operating Officer of TUV Rheinland Philippines presented the
three certificates to NGCP President and CEO Mr. Henry T. Sy, Jr. at the
awarding ceremony held at the NGCP Head Office in Quezon City.
“As an IMS-certified
company, NGCP moves one step closer towards its goal of becoming the strongest
power transmission facility in Southeast Asia.,” Mr. Sy said after accepting
the award on behalf of management and employees. He also expressed his
heartfelt gratitude to NGCP employees, “particularly the IMS Technical Working
Group, for their tireless cooperation and dedication in complying with the
technical and documentary requirements.”
At the awarding ceremony,
NGCP Chief Technical Officer Mr. Wen Bo also hailed the certification as a tool
for “continuous improvement of business processes and overall performance.” The
transmission company’s Chairman of the Board Mr. Du Zhigang witnessed the
awarding which was attended by several other executives and employees.
Twenty (20) corporate
procedures of NGCP were IMS certified, including quality and safety management,
purchasing, training and development, emergency preparedness and corporate
performance management, to name a few. These procedures passed TUV’s assessment
and are now at par with international standards.
NGCP started the
application for certification in March 2011 which took almost a year to
complete. By February this year, after two rounds of certification audits, TUV
recommended NGCP to be IMS certified.
The IMS certification is
the latest in NGCP’s various efforts to provide more reliable transmission
services to meet the growing demands of its customers and the public. (NGCP/PIA Sorsogon)
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The management team of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines
(NGCP) accepts the Integrated Management System (IMS) certification from TUV
Rheinland Phils. for quality, health and safety, and environmental management
on June 19, 2012. In photo (left to right): Mr. Ma Ruoxin – Chief Executive
Adviser and Assistant Chief Technical Officer for System Operations; Mr. Yao
Yousheng – Chairman of the Board Audit Committee; Ms. Ma. Nanette G. Bugnosen –
Chief Finance Officer; Mr. Wang Honghai – SVP, State Grid International
Development; TUV Rheinland Phils. COO Mr. Tristan Arwen G. Loveres; Chairman Du
Zhigang – Chairman of the Board, NGCP and VP, State Grid Corp. of the China;
Mr. Henry T. Sy, Jr. – President and CEO; Mr. Anthony L. Almeda – Chief
Administrative Officer; Mr. Wen Bo – Chief Technical Officer; and Atty. Joseph
Ferdinand M. Dechavez – Senior Adviser to the President.
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National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) Chairman of the Board
Mr. Du Zhigang leads the ceremonial placement of IMS certification stickers at
the NGCP Main Building in Quezon City. Looking on are TUV Rheinland Phils. COO
Mr. Tristan Arwen G. Loveres (left) and NGCP President and CEO Mr. Henry T. Sy,
Jr. (center).
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Mr. Henry T. Sy, Jr. (right),
President and CEO of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP),
accepts the Integrated Management System (IMS) certification on June 19, 2012
from TUV Rheinland Phils. Chief Operating Officer Mr. Tristan Arwen G. Loveres
(left). Witnessing the awarding ceremony is NGCP Chairman of the Board Mr. Du
Zhigang (center).
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