MMI Logistics was awarded the highly coveted OHSAS 18001 standard for occupational health and safety early last year. Accredited and certified by Moody International, MMI became the second company in the UAE, and the only logistics company in the Middle East to win this certification.

The official OHSAS 18001certification was conferred on an MMI team spearheaded by the company's CEO, Kerem Camcigil, who was accompanied by Mike Lee, manager, and Varun Sharma, manager-client services of MMI Logistics.

Wayne Bamford, general manager of international assessing firm Moody International Certification Ltd., who presented the certificate, congratulated the MMI team and applauded the company's efforts towards gaining this praiseworthy accreditation.

"It is not merely another significant feather in MMI's cap, but also a matter of pride for UAE's industry that they have been successful in being certified for the OHSAS standard. Coming so close on the heels of their other recent certifications, and being among the earliest companies in the region to truly adopt international standards, it ranks high as a commendable corporate achievement," he declared.

Receiving the certificate on behalf of MMI Logistics, Camcigil announced that the company had achieved a hat trick in recent months, aspiring for and winning as many as three internationally recognised global standards. "It is a matter of immense honour and pride for the company that our teams have been able to win accreditation for the revised ISO 9001: 2000, the ISO 14001 and now, the OHSAS 18001 standard," he stated.

"MMI's vision lies in harnessing our core competencies of sales, marketing and supply-chain management and encouraging our people to lead the businesses that we are in. MMI has local expertise and market knowledge gained over more than a hundred years of operation in Dubai, the financial resources and the backing of our shareholders to achieve what we have set out to do. With these foundation stones in place, and with the holistic management process offered by international standards, the company is ideally positioned for growth and expansion in the immediate and long-term future." Camcigil stated.