Certifications & memberships

ISO 9001 is an internationally recognised standard for the quality management of businesses. It helps us to improve customer satisfaction, staff motivation and create a culture of continuous improvement.

TL 9000 is the telecom industry’s unique extension to ISO 9001. It includes supplemental requirements over and above the ISO Management System including recording metrics so that a company can benchmark its performance for improvement, providing quality measurement data to a central repository and addressing communications between telecom network operators and suppliers. The standard was developed by the Quality Excellence for Suppliers of Telecommunications Forum (QuEST Forum).

• View our ISO 9001/TL 9000 certificate – TXO Systems Ltd
• View our ISO 9001 certificate – TXO Systems Inc
• View our ISO 9001:2015 certificate – MMX Communications Services Ltd

ISO 14001:2015 is an internationally accepted standard that sets out a framework of essential elements for putting an effective Environmental Management System (EMS) in place. The standard is designed to address the delicate balance between maintaining profitability and reducing environmental impact.

TXO has been certified by BSI to ISO 14001:2015 under certificate number EMS 642765.

• View our ISO 14001:2015 certificate – TXO Systems Ltd
• View our ISO 14001:2015 certificate – TXO Systems Inc
• View our ISO 14001:2015 certificate – MMX Communications Services Ltd
• Our environmental management policy is available upon request.

ISO 27001 is the only auditable international standard which defines the requirements for an information security management system (ISMS). The standard is designed to ensure the selection of adequate and proportionate security controls. The standard helps us to protect information assets and adopt a process approach for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and improving our ISMS.

• View our ISO 27001 certificate – TXO Systems Ltd
• View our ISO 27001 certificate – TXO Systems Inc
• View our ISO 27001:2013 certificate – MMX Communications Services Ltd

We are delighted to become one of the first telecommunications companies in our field to be awarded the ISO 45001 certification. The new standard is the first International standard for Occupational Health and Safety and has been developed in order to consider the business requirements of today. The certification has replaced OHSAS 18001, which TXO has maintained, for a number of years, alongside our other ISO certifications.

• View our ISO 45001 certificate – TXO Systems Ltd
• View our ISO 45001 certificate – TXO Systems Inc
• View our ISO 45001:2018 certificate – MMX Communications Services Ltd
• Our H&S policy is available upon request.

TXO has been certified by BSI to ISO 45001 under certificate number OHS 642766.

At TXO, we’re passionate about engaging in sustainable business. Where telecommunication network equipment has no further market value, or cannot be refurbished for return to service, we offer a comprehensive WEEE recycling service and work with our clients to reduce their carbon footprint through strategic recycling and responsible disposal of their telecom networking equipment.

In recognition of our ability to ensure the responsible collection, treatment, recovery and disposal of WEEE, we are proud to have received the following certifications:

• The Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2010 – Environmental Permit no. – EPR/AB3297TQ
• Notification of grant of approval as an Approved Authorised Treatment Facility (AATF) – WEE/NR0021WA/ATF
• Hazardous Waste Registration Report – Registration no. – CAF286
• Waste Carriers Licence – Registration number – CBDL7781
• Approved Exporter number – WEE/NR0001WA/EXP

As the de facto standard in data erasure, Blancco data erasure software provides thousands of organisations with data erasure solutions that have been tested, certified, approved and recommended by 18 governing bodies around the world.

No other security firm can boast this level of compliance with the most rigorous requirements set by government agencies, legal authorities and independent testing laboratories. For example, Blancco is certified by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the UK Government’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance. The Blancco product exceeded the highest security specifications detailed in the HMG Infosec Standard No: 5.

• Download the Blancco certification fact sheet here

In recognition of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) performance, we’re pleased to say that we have been awarded a Silver rating by global CSR rating agency, EcoVadis. This has been granted for environmentally conscious development and achievements in areas concerning the Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Sustainable Procurement and Ethics.

• View our EcoVadis CSR certificate

Accelerating the transition to a circular economy is something that our team here at TXO is very passionate about. As part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation community, we further our commitment to finding practical ways of integrating the circular economy into our customers’ overall strategy and activities.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a leading authority on the circular economy. Their network brings together industry-leading corporations, emerging innovators, affiliate networks, government authorities, regions and cities, and more. The goal is to build circular capacity, address common barriers to progress, understand the necessary enabling conditions, and pilot circular practices.

• Visit the Ellen MacArthur Foundation website

WRAP (The Waste and Resources Action Programme) is a not-for-profit organisation that works with industry, governments, civil society and consumers to create a world where resources are used sustainably. Since sustainability is at the heart of our business, we have signed up to say that we will play our part in working with WRAP to develop and implement their Electrical and Electronic Equipment Sustainability Action Plan (eSAP) on issues around reuse and recycling.

• View our WRAP eSAP declaration

We have also been awarded accreditation from Alcumus SafeContractor for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace.

Alcumus SafeContractor is a leading third party accreditation scheme which recognises extremely rigorous standards in health and safety management amongst contractors. It is used by thousands of organisations in the UK including SMEs and FTSE 100 companies.

• View our Alcumus SafeContractor certificate

European Utilities Telecom Council (EUTC) membership gains us access to the latest information on telecoms and technology issues affecting the electric, gas and water utilities industries.

• Learn more about EUTC’s activities

Our IRATA membership allows us to offer rope access work as one of our many services. We will be granted full membership after a minimum of one year as a probationary member.

• View our IRATA certificate
• Learn more about our IRATA services

JOSCAR (the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register) is a collaborative tool used by the aerospace, defence and security industry to act as a single repository for pre-qualification and compliance information. Being members of JOSCAR assures our clients that the products and solutions we provide are of the very highest quality and comply with ADS industry standards.

• View our JOSCAR certificate

Achilles UVDB is the pre-qualification system used by the utilities sector across the UK to manage risk within the supply chain and comply with EU regulation.

• View our Achilles UVDB membership certificate
• View our Achilles UVDB audit certificate

We are a RISQS (Rail Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme) verified supplier. RISQS, formerly known as Achilles Link-up, has been developed to provide a service for the qualification of suppliers for all products and services that are procured by passenger, light rail and freight train operators, rolling stock organisations, main infrastructure contractors and other rail products and services providers in the management of supply chain risk. RISQS is an independent, third party qualification assessment of a supplier’s capability to supply products and services.

Our work is guided by the government’s Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI), and we fully comply with the Directive on security of network and information systems (NIS Directive). We abide by the industrial cyber security standards: ISA/IEC 62443 for SCADA and Industrial Control System security which have been endorsed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

As members of the Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) we are proud to be supporting, planning, building and operating sustainable, independent and interconnected networks that advance the economic and social development of the communities they serve and permit the provision of applications and services through open competition, innovation and diversity. Together we are working together to create cohesive interconnected next-generation networks.

• Learn more about INCA

We are a corporate member of the ESTnet (the electronic and software technologies network for Wales). Created in 2011, the ESTnet is a network of technology organisations whose members design, develop, manufacture or integrate electronic and software technologies. ESTnet’s associated members include supply chains and the professional services which support it. The network provides a collaborative environment in which people and organisations working with these enabling technologies can create strong business relationships, exchange knowledge and share ideas.

In June 2019 we were extremely proud to find out that we won the International Impact Award for Hardware at the Wales Technology Awards, powered by the ESTnet. We took the award home for achieving significant and sustainable growth through international trade.

• Find out more about the ESTnet.

This European Standard gives recommendations for the management and control of confidential data wiping and destruction, to ensure that such material is disposed of securely and safely. We are fully compliant with this standard.

Our range of compatible optical transceivers are built to 100% MSA compliant specifications. MSA stands for “Multi-Source Agreement”. Each MSA provides the ‘common’ or ‘internationally compatible’ specifications for systems manufacturers, system integrators and suppliers, so that they can build optical transceivers and the associated switch and router (or other device) ports that will interoperate with each other. Compliance to MSA standards is key to achieving uniformity and allows us to offer truly vendor equivalent optical transceiver solutions.