Case studies

Proven results

Selected engagements from the Americas, Europe and Pakistan: multi-site and multi-country systems, regulated products, climate reporting and integrated management systems, each certified or verified at the first attempt.

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Case studies

Proven results in the Americas

Multi-site certification, regulated-product quality and climate reporting.

Healthcare & packaging · USA

DuPont Spectrum

ISO 13485FSSC 22000

Spectrum Plastics Group, a DuPont business · ISO 13485 2021, 12 months · FSSC 22000 2019, 6 months · 13 sites in 10 states

1stAttempt
0Major NCs
13Sites

The challenge

Bringing 13 sites under one medical-device quality system: controlling design files, purchasing, complaints and CAPA records, qualifying and monitoring suppliers across a complex supply chain, and keeping practices consistent site to site.

What AEC did

Multi-site gap assessment, harmonised QMS documentation and records, design, purchasing, complaints and CAPA processes, supplier qualification and monitoring, risk management across product realisation, site training and internal auditor development, multi-site internal audits and management review, and certification audit support.

Certified at first attempt, no major nonconformities. ISO 13485 opened access to medical device makers that require certified suppliers. Earlier, FSSC 22000 at Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin gave the site GFSI-recognised certification to supply food-contact packaging to major food brands.

Energy · multiple US states

NextEra Energy Resources

ISO 14064

ISO 14064-1 / 14064-3 · 2023 · 12 months · multiple sites

1stTime
0Findings
12Months

The challenge

Producing a complete, verification-ready greenhouse gas inventory across a large, multi-state generation portfolio.

What AEC did

Developed the GHG inventory, boundaries, methodologies and data controls to ISO 14064-1, with verification-ready documentation for an independent verifier.

Verified first time to ISO 14064-3, with no findings. Supports Real Zero reporting, CDP disclosure and readiness for California climate disclosure rules.

Chemicals & materials · USA and Brazil

Dow

ISO/IEC 27001ISO 9001IATF 16949

ISO/IEC 27001 Midland, MI, 2023, 6 months · ISO 9001:2015 Dow Consumer Solutions, 2018, 3 months · IATF 16949:2016 Pindamonhangaba, 2017, 4 months

3Systems
0NCs
2Continents

The challenge

Three different systems, three sites and three regulatory contexts, from information security at headquarters to automotive quality in Brazil.

What AEC did

Information security for Midland headquarters operations; quality management for Dow Consumer Solutions; an IATF 16949 system for glass and plastic bonding systems (product design excluded).

All three certified at first attempt, no nonconformities. A relationship since 2017, across two continents.

Also in the Americas: Cemex · Eagle Materials · McDonald's

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Proven results in Europe

From multi-country energy certification to food-grade industrial gases, delivering across Europe since 2007.

Technology & consulting · nine European countries

Capgemini

ISO 50001ISO 9001

ISO 50001, 2012, 16 months · ISO 9001, 2007, 12 months · electricity, gas and fuel oil

1stAttempt
0NCs
9Countries

The challenge

One energy management system across offices in Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, the Netherlands and the UK, each with different energy sources, metering and local practices.

What AEC did

Multi-country energy review, significant energy uses identified, energy baseline and performance indicators, harmonised procedures across nine countries, energy team and awareness training, multi-site internal audits, management review support and certification audit support.

Certified at first attempt, no nonconformities. One ISO 50001 certificate covering sites in Paris, Utrecht, London, Rome, Warsaw, Berlin, Dublin, Machelen and Bertrange. The relationship began in 2007 with ISO 9001 for Altran Spain (now Capgemini Engineering) at Madrid, La Rinconada and Vitoria.

Industrial gases · United Kingdom

Air Liquide UK

FSSC 22000

FSSC 22000 v6 · 2025 · 4 months · Wissington, King's Lynn

1stAttempt
0NCs
4Months

The challenge

Applying food safety controls to industrial gas production: purified, liquefied CO2 despatched in bulk as a food ingredient and processing aid.

What AEC did

Hazard analysis for bulk CO2, prerequisite programmes to ISO/TS 22002-1, FSSC v6 additional requirements including food defence, food fraud and food safety culture, training and mock audit.

Certified at first attempt, no nonconformities. Food chain category K, production of bio/chemicals.

Coatings · Germany

AkzoNobel Powder Coatings

ISO 9001ISO 14001

ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 · 2024 · 6 months each · Leipzig

2Standards
0NCs
1stAttempt

The challenge

Two separate projects building quality and environmental systems for the development, production and distribution of coating materials and pigment preparations.

What AEC did

Gap assessments, process and environmental aspect reviews, documentation, legal register, training, internal audits and certification support for each standard.

Both certified at first attempt, no nonconformities.

Also in Europe: ASML ISO 14001, Veldhoven, 2007 · Multibase (Dow) ISO 50001, France, 2024 · Schramm Coatings ISO 50001, Offenbach, 2021 · DSM Materials Science Center ISO 9001, Geleen, 2020

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Proven results in Pakistan

Integrated systems for national infrastructure, heavy industry and the public sector.

Energy & utilities · Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan

Uch Power

ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001

Combined-cycle gas turbine generation · 990 MW (586 + 404) · Uch-I and Uch-II · 2019 · 6 months

1stAttempt
0Major NCs
3Standards

The challenge

Integrating two combined-cycle plants into one quality, environmental and safety system at a remote, safety-critical site, without disrupting round-the-clock generation, while aligning established working practices and defining clear process ownership.

What AEC did

Gap assessment against all three standards, integrated documentation, policies and SOPs, legal and regulatory compliance register, hazard and environmental aspect assessments, awareness and internal auditor training, internal audit and management review, mock certification audit, and support through certification and nonconformity closure.

Certified at first attempt, no major nonconformities. One integrated management system covers power generation, operation and maintenance across both plants, with a single policy, risk register and audit programme.

Manufacturing · Karachi

Amreli Steels

ISO 9001

ISO 9001:2015 · 2022 · 4 months · Sher Shah site

1stAttempt
0Major NCs
4Months

The challenge

Making quality controls consistent across high-volume rebar production, so every batch reliably meets BS 4449 and ASTM A615 product requirements.

What AEC did

Gap assessment, process and inspection controls linked to product specifications, procedure development, awareness and internal auditor training, internal and mock audits.

Certified at first attempt, no major nonconformities. Quality system covering Xtreme high-strength bars (BS 4449) and hot-rolled deformed bars (ASTM A615/A615M).

Government & research · Karachi

SUPARCO

ISO 14001

ISO 14001 · partner since 2018 · 3 months per cycle

1stAttempt
0Major NCs
5Cycles

The challenge

Building and sustaining an environmental management system around laboratory testing operations that serve both research and commercial clients.

What AEC did

Laboratory-specific environmental aspects and impacts, legal register, procedures, training and internal audit, renewed through repeat engagements every two years.

Certified at first attempt, no major nonconformities. Long-term partner, with repeat engagements in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2026.

Also in Pakistan: Adamjee Engineering ISO 9001 & ISO 14001, fasteners and powder-metal parts · plus engagements for Unilever, Nestlé, BASF, Merck KGaA and Linde

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