Basrec stood first among Bahrain’s shipyards and received ISO 45001:2018 through Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance for service quality, and maintaining stringent health and safety standards

Bahrain Ship Repairing and Engineering Company (Basrec), the region’s most established and well respected repair yard, has shown remarkable resilience in the face of the ongoing global pandemic, winning global recognition for its services and expanding facilities and its products portfolio.

The company has received ISO 45001:2018 through Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) for its integrated management system in recognition of the quality of its services, and maintaining the latest health and safety standards. It stood first among other shipyards in Bahrain.

The certification process requires the company to have a quality management system, quality manual, and adequate performance documentation processes and procedures related to health and safety with employee consultation and continuous improvement policy. This includes performing and documenting an internal audit and management review in accordance with the standard.

Commenting on the award, a company spokesman says: "This certification complements the company’s well-articulated and successful strategy to high quality, customised, and benefit services. The achievement is the reflection of a proactive approach to turning this Covid-19 risk environment into an opportunity through five days of rigorous video conference with Lloyd’s team from the GCC. This has opened another chapter of successful online auditing. Subsequently, quality assurance management achieved another successful surveillance audit with online through video conference in this pandemic situation."

The company is also ISO 9001: 2015 (Quality Management) and ISO 14001: 2015 (Environmental Management) certified. The system describes the process of monitoring and recording performance to provide data for continuous improvement.

The spokesman explains: "The business excellence and quality assurance functions are centralised and fully autonomous, which ensure that products and services are delivered to consistent quality standards, which are not compromised. The objectives are set in line with strategic goals. Continuous assessment and audits identify opportunities for improving the product realization process and the quality management system."

EXPANSION

In other developments, Basrec subsidiary Marine and Industrial Pump Repair (Gulf) has expanded its workshop facilities, having added high-tech tools and cutting edge technologies to perform effective testing and overhauling process for jerk pumps (cam operated marine fuel pump), and fuel injectors (two and four stroke).

The works.hop is well-equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and upgraded machines (from Chris Marine). It uses the latest techniques to test, overhaul and repair jerk pumps, fuel injectors, and Kemet lapping machine to repair faulty seats.

Keeping with its green goals, Technical Engineering and Marketing Services (TEAMS-Bahrain), a key division of Basrec, will soon launch environment-friendly products, such as e–bikes, heat pumps (to cool and warm water for swimming pools), electric car chargers (for electric vehicles ), and solar water heaters.

Basrec established its operations in 1962 and is now one of the leading facilities in ship repairs and conversions in marine and offshore engineering in the Middle East. The yard is situated at a proximity to the port of Bahrain. It continues to develop by competing in the international market with the support of all stakeholders and trusted by its long staying customers.

Basrec operates two slipways each 60 m in length and having a capacity of 1,000 tonnes, in addition to a floating dock 120 x 22.5 m with lifting capacity up to 3,600 tons. Two repair quaysides have 8 m minimum water depth and can accommodate vessels up to 150 m in length.

Basrec provides all kinds of engineering services, diesel engine overhauls, steel and aluminum fabrication, piping, welding, alignment, machine workshops, chock fasting, Helifusion welding, Meta-lock repairs, propeller repairs, Bollard pull tests, etc. It provides prompt services round the clock.

Basrec is a one-stop-shop for ship owners. It can repair all kinds of boats like FRC, RHIBs and other craft from 3 to 15 m range, inspecting and repairing of containers, servicing and repairing of industrial pumps through associate companies and subsidiaries. Basrec works in compliance with all classification society standards and strictly adheres to international safety and quality standards.