ISO 41001 certification

What is ISO 41001 and why is it important?

ISO 41001 is an international standard for facilities management introduced in 2018. After staffing costs, the biggest expense for most public and private sector organisations is the maintenance and upkeep of the workplace. The ISO 41001 standard was designed to help organisations implement the highest standards of facilities management to reduce costs and boost efficiency.

ISO 41001 focuses on several areas, including:

• Procurement
• Operations
• Maintenance
• Catering
• Technology
• Heating and cooling systems
• Energy

Based on a strategic, tactical and operational approach, the standard provides a common platform, which can be used across all sectors. ISO 41001 is applicable to all organisations or parts of organisations, whether public or private sector, and regardless of the type, size and nature of the organisation or its geographical location. It is designed both for organisations which manage their own facilities, as well as providers which manage facilities for other companies.

How does ISO 41001 certification help you?

Organisations around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of effective facilities management – with rising costs and several examples of poor management highlighted in the media, companies are seeking to implement best practice. ISO 41001 helps you follow the highest standards of facilities management. This helps you:

• Enhance workforce productivity, safety and wellbeing
  Deliver a high-quality working environment
• Grow profitability
  Allow the organisation to focus efforts on core revenue-generating business functions.
• Deliver significant cost benefits
  Boost efficiency within your organisation and extend the lifespan of assets.
• Improve your marketability
  Certification to ISO 41001 proves effective facility management systems are in place to deliver service consistency.

Trust TÜV SÜD for your ISO 41001 certification process

With decades of experience helping organisations improve management practices, TÜV SÜD understands the needs of facilities management teams well.

TÜV SÜD’s auditors hold the necessary national and international accreditations for management system auditing exercises, thereby ensuring that your ISO 41001 certification process is conducted with the highest degree of professionalism and conformance to international guidelines and standards. Furthermore, our auditors are required to follow a strict code of conduct through Auditor Codex, which assures both you and your clients of our complete independence and impartiality.

Once your assessment and certification are complete, you can display the TÜV SÜD certification mark on your website, brochures and communications material as evidence that you have been audited by a trusted third party. The TÜV SÜD certification mark is widely recognised and respected as a symbol of quality, safety and sustainability, as our certificates represent third-party endorsement by a globally renowned organisation.