RMC Certification

BUSINESS CHALLENGE

Owing to the tremendous demand in concrete over the years, Ready Mixed Concrete Manufacturer’ Association (RMCMA), a non-profit industry organization of Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) producers in India realized the requirement of institutionalizing neutral verification system to ensure credibility & quality in ready mix concrete manufacturing 

WHAT IS RMC CERIFICATION?

In order to ensure quality and establish credibility of RMC plants, the Quality Council of India, India’s apex quality facilitation body, set up by the Central Govt. designed and launched the “RMC Plant Certification Scheme” in May, 2013 which allows an independent third party voluntary certification system to assure quality in operations and processes of RMC Plants. This third party voluntary scheme is been targeted towards large number of RMC facilities spread over the country providing them an opportunity for marketing a product, which is an outcome of a stringent process validation via third party certification. 

KEY BENEFITS

1. RMC Certification of a plant demonstrates compliance and thereby communicates to clients it’s adherence to the best quality practices
2. Ensure greater access to existing and fast-growing markets
3. Allows you to measure your progress towards continual improvement of business performance creating a benchmark
4. Helps improve your organizational performance

WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS CERTIFICATION?

Expertise: Bureau Veritas Certification is a worldwide leader with over 150,000 certified companies in more than 140 countries.

Recognition: Bureau Veritas Certification is recognized globally, with more than 60% of all Fortune 500 companies use Bureau Veritas Certification

Network: Bureau Veritas Certification operates in more than 140 countries. This global presence means that our clients can receive the double advantage of international expertise combined with a genuine depth of local knowledge.

Mark of global recognition: The Bureau Veritas Certification Mark is a globally recognized symbol of your organization's on-going commitment to excellence, sustainability and reliability

OUR APPROACH

Bureau Veritas uses the following process for RMC Certification:

1. Registration of Application
2. Review of Documents (Off-Site)
3. Plant Assessment
4. Signing QCI Agreement
5. Grant of Certificate (3 years)
6. Periodic Surveillance (6 monthly)
7. Renewal of Certificate

SUSPENSION PROCESS OF CERTIFICATION STATUS

BVIPL shall issue instructions to the certified RMC plant for suspension of certification when -

a) a critical NC is raised during any surveillance audit and not resolved within 15 days
b) the major NCs issued are not closed in timelines prescribed
c) repeated major NCs are raised in consecutive surveillance assessments
d) there is failure to organize a surveillance audit within the specified time period
e) there is non-payment of outstanding dues
f) any major changes have taken place in the legal status, ownership, name etc. without prior information to BVIPL
g) any wilful misuse of the logo of the Scheme is detected
h) any wilful false declaration in the application form or otherwise is detected
i) excessive or serious complaints against the RMC plant’s production or management system are received and are found to
be valid
j) The RMC plant voluntarily requests a suspension. Such request must be submitted in writing to BVIPL along with the
reasons. BVIPL may decide to accept the request but may not allow the client to revoke suspension on its own.
k) BVIPL shall issue due notice of at least one week for suspension of certification to the RMC plant. In case of critical NCs, the
notice may not be required.
l) On receipt of instructions for suspension of certification, the certified plant shall suspend claiming RMC certification with
immediate effect.
m) BVIPL shall revoke suspension only when Corrective actions have been taken and verified by BVIPL.
n) Suspension shall not exceed a period of six months. The RMC plant’s inability to resolve issues relating to suspension within
this period shall lead to withdrawal of certification after due notice of 15 days is given.
o) In case of change in location of RMC Plant, the certificate shall be suspended. In such a case, the website shall be updated
to reflect the status as “Plant Location Changed”.