{"id":291,"date":"2025-09-08T15:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/udqs.co.ke\/en\/?page_id=291"},"modified":"2026-03-08T05:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T05:24:38","slug":"quality-management-systems-iso-9001-iso-17025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/udqs.co.ke\/en\/quality-management-systems-iso-9001-iso-17025\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001 \/ ISO 17025)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"291\" class=\"elementor elementor-291\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68698a62 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68698a62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743a5148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"743a5148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001 \/ ISO 17025) <\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b5390a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b5390a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35153533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"35153533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Home<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494bf78 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"494bf78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M285.476 272.971L91.132 467.314c-9.373 9.373-24.569 9.373-33.941 0l-22.667-22.667c-9.357-9.357-9.375-24.522-.04-33.901L188.505 256 34.484 101.255c-9.335-9.379-9.317-24.544.04-33.901l22.667-22.667c9.373-9.373 24.569-9.373 33.941 0L285.475 239.03c9.373 9.372 9.373 24.568.001 33.941z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13897ee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"13897ee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Service Details<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa5064 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0fa5064\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b048a elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"46b048a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,400;0,700;1,400&family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n\n<style>\n    :root {\n        --mck-white: #ffffff;\n        --mck-offwhite: #f9f9fb;\n        --mck-midnight: #051C2C; 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