What are the key benefits? 

• Proof of your company's status as a quality supplier
• International identification and recognition in the railway industry
• Quality improvement throughout the whole supply chain
• Decisive advantage for suppliers looking to secure or maintain contracts in the industry
• Cost saving: due to uniform terms of qualification, reduced cost to obtain IRIS certification through an integrated certification to both ISO 9001 and IRIS
• Time saving: instead of numerous individual audits from your customers, allows one overall audit

 What are the differences between IRIS and ISO 9001?

IRIS is based on the ISO 9001 structure and adds railway-specific requirements to the business management system, for example in relation to project management and design.

Will this certificate replace individual evaluations?

Yes, this certificate will replace individual evaluation by at least the four founders of this initiative (Alstom Transport, AnsaldoBreda, Siemens Transportation and Bombardier Transportation).

For what kind of companies is IRIS most relevant?

IRIS can be applied to all direct and indirect ancillary industries (such as manufacturers of system construction parts and individual components),operators as well as manufacturers of rail-mounted vehicles.

A typical certification process includes the following key steps: 

• Definition of certification scope
• Pre-audit (optional): gap analysis and diagnosis of your current position against the standard
• Certification audit (certificate issued). If successful, alongside the ISO 9001 certificate you will also receive the IRIS certificate and will be entered into the IRIS supplier database
• Surveillance audits to monitor the continual improvement
• Re-certification after three years through full audit or continual assessmet