ROS was formed as a result of the present directors' wish to operate a registrar that was truly receptive to clients needs; in particular the need to understand a business process and to ensure that systems are in place to assist the business in delivering its products and services - not hampering its operation.

Further, certification costs are an "on-cost" and as such, can effect the "bottom-line" which means certification costs should be as competitive as possible.

With the above philosophy in mind, demand for our services has meant that United has now over twenty offices worldwide and has issued certificates in over fifty countries.

Uniteds' policy to provide value added auditing services, be cost competitive and finally, a "one-stop-shop" in respect of scopes offered, it is our plan to continually improve.

The demands placed on ROS may be high in order to achieve the goals stated, in this rapidly ever changing global market, but then any organization knows only too well the pressures that exist in order to survive.

Bill Hartman has held various quality-related positions of increasing responsibilities, including quality assurance/control technician in the pharmaceutical industry and quality manager/ISO management representative for a division of an aerospace and defence engineering and test company.

Currently, Bill is President of Global Registrars, Inc., a member of the ROS Group, there website can be found on the Other Group Companies menu. Bill also manages the United office in the USA office and is the Director of Regulatory Affairs for the ROS Group based in the UK