PRESS RELEASE
Thursday 1st June 2006
BSI Group - the global standards and certification body - today announced its acquisition of one of the world’s leading providers of performance and sustainability software solutions,
Entropy International Ltd.
The acquisition will enhance BSI’s portfolio of performance management solutions for its global business customers.
Entropy International Ltd is a UK and North American based company providing large multi-national clients with an integrated web-based tool for assessing and managing risk, performance, and compliance, across environment, health & safety and quality management systems.
Entropy’s offering is highly complementary to BSI’s portfolio of business services products. BSI, which operates in 86 countries, is a world leader in the development of bespoke standardisation solutions and the delivery of management systems standards assessments. BSI’s reputation and expertise in a wide range of current and new standards areas – such as risk and continuity management, relationship management, corporate social responsibility and emissions verification – will considerably broaden the application of Entropy’s software system.
According to Hewitt Roberts, CEO of Entropy International, “This is a hugely positive move for Entropy International and all of our stakeholders. This acquisition substantiates our market-leading position, will add strength and longevity to Entropy International and moves the Entropy System one step closer to being the de facto global standard for enterprise risk, compliance and performance management software.”
Commenting on the announcement, Stevan Breeze, CEO of BSI Group said: “This acquisition adds an important new dimension to the range of business solutions services which BSI offers. Entropy is continually developing its systems to maintain a ‘best of breed’ position in its market – through technical development, expansion of its expert knowledge base and its growing span of integrated applications. Becoming part of BSI can only accelerate this process as they join an organisation with an established global infrastructure and reputation. We are delighted to welcome Entropy International to the BSI Group.”
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Editors’ Notes
BSI Management Systems operates world wide to provide organisations with independent third-party certification of their management systems, including ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment), OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety), ISO/IEC 27001 (previously BS 7799 for Information Security), ISO/IEC 20000 (previously BS 15000 for IT Service Management) and Food Safety, including ISO 22000. In addition, BSI Management Systems offers a range of training services around management systems.
BSI British Standards is the National Standards Body of the UK and develops standards and standardisation solutions to meet the needs of business and society. They work with government, businesses and consumers to represent UK interests and facilitate the production of British, European and international standards. British Standards’ products and services help organisations to successfully implement best practice, manage business critical decisions and achieve excellence. This includes a wide range of published information and commissioned services delivered under the BSI Business Information brand.
Entropy International Ltd is headquartered in Lancaster, UK, with international operations in Ottawa, Canada and Exton PA, USA. Entropy International provides software solutions that enable organisations worldwide to improve environmental, social and economic performance, thereby contributing to global sustainability. The Entropy System is a market-leading, web-based application for enterprise-level risk and compliance management that helps businesses improve internal control and overall corporate governance. Entropy International’s customer base includes companies such as Aggregate Industries, BAA, BT, DHL, Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline, Philips, Toyota, Vodafone and UK Government.
For further information on Entropy International Ltd see: www.entropy-international.com
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