OPERATIONSSystems that work
where the work happens.
ISO CONSULTANTS · SOUTH AFRICA

Your management system should make the business easier to control, not harder to run.

We implement, audit and improve ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and 22301 management systems that your people use, so delivery stays consistent as the business grows.

Practical systems, clear ownership and evidence that controls work. Built with your team, not handed to them.

ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001ISO 22301Operational Governance
15+ yearsQuality and operational systems in manufacturing, mining and construction
SABS TC/176Member of the South African committee for quality management standards
150+People trained in ISO and management systems
B-BBEE Level 1100% Black woman-owned
Trusted by businesses across South Africa
  • Megatech SA
  • GMTC Holdings
  • Mahlubi Transport and Plant Hire
  • HIA International Security
  • Tola World
  • Emakheni Group
  • Megatech SA
  • GMTC Holdings
  • Mahlubi Transport and Plant Hire
  • HIA International Security
  • Tola World
  • Emakheni Group
  • Megatech SA
  • GMTC Holdings
  • Mahlubi Transport and Plant Hire
  • HIA International Security
  • Tola World
  • Emakheni Group
THE PROBLEM

Is your management system helping the business perform, or only proving compliance?

As a business grows, the gap between what should happen and what does happen gets wider.

Work starts to depend on a few people, the same problems come back and management finds out after the customer does. More documents do not fix it. Clear processes, owners and checks do.

01Rework

Work is done twice because the process was not clear the first time.

02Inconsistency

Different people handle the same task in different ways.

03Late visibility

Management sees the problem after it has reached the customer.

04Paper systems

Procedures and records exist, but they do not change how work is done.

RESULTS

What good looked like for our clients.

Measured outcomes from recent work. Results are shared without client names.

75%fewer customer complaints
MANUFACTURING · OEM SUPPLIER

Consistent product, every delivery.

An OEM supplier needed to meet its customer’s quality requirements without complaints eating into its margins.

Customer complaints fell by 75% and the business secured funding through its customer’s supplier development programme. ISO 9001 certification followed in February 2026.
85%better service delivery
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES · MINING

Service the mines can count on.

An industrial services company needed quality, environment and safety to work as one system across its operations.

Service delivery improved by 85%, helping it win bigger contracts with the surrounding mines.
1way of working, head office to site
CONSTRUCTION · PLANT HIRE

Sites that run like head office.

A transport and plant hire business needed head office and its quarry, plant and workshop sites working the same way.

Process alignment and 5S gave every site clear workflows, cleaner work areas and better efficiency.
HOW WE WORK

Five stages, each signed off.

We start with how your business runs, then build controls your people can use and management can see.

01

DIAGNOSE

Understand how the business runs, where the gaps are and what they cost.

02

DESIGN

Build practical processes and controls around the way your teams work.

03

EMBED

Put the system into daily work, with training and clear owners.

04

ASSURE

Test that the controls work, with evidence.

05

IMPROVE

Use the evidence to strengthen what matters most.

↻ The cycle repeats: evidence from each review feeds the next diagnosis.

Independent advice

We do not issue certificates, so our advice is never tied to an audit.

One fixed fee

Agreed upfront for one scope and billed per phase, never by the hour.

30 days of support

After formal sign-off, at no extra cost.

Capability, not dependence

Your team leaves able to run the system without us.

OPERATIONAL GOVERNANCE DIAGNOSTIC

How well is your business really controlled?

Fifteen questions across five areas show where control is weakening, before small gaps turn into cost, complaints or pressure on management.

FREE15 questions5 areas3–5 minutes
Free, with no obligation. Add your details, answer the questions and see your result straight away.
QUEMSOperational Governance Diagnostic

FREE DIAGNOSTIC · BEFORE YOU START

First, a little about your business.

It is free. Your details let us prepare your result and send you a copy.

TRAINING & CAPACITY

Training that builds the capability behind the system.

Role-based ISO 9001 training, run in-house for your team.

ISO 9001ROLE-BASEDIN-HOUSE
TRAINING PROGRAMMESCapability designed around the role, not a generic course catalogue.
06 PROGRAMMES
01

ISO 9001 Foundation

For people new to ISO 9001 and quality management systems.

02

ISO 9001 Employee

For employees whose daily work contributes to the system.

03

ISO 9001 Executive

For executives and senior managers responsible for leadership and performance.

04

Tailored ISO 9001 Employee

For teams that need ISO training connected to their own work.

05

Tailored ISO 9001 Executive

For leadership teams linking the system to business priorities.

06

Customised ISO 9001 Implementor

For people responsible for developing or improving an ISO 9001 system.

DIGITAL KITS

Not ready for a full engagement? Start with a digital kit.

Practical toolkits built from the same methods we use with clients: guided workbooks, ready-to-brand templates, live dashboards and fully worked examples. Buy online and your files are emailed to you straight after payment.

See the digital kits
NEWISO 9001:2026
Professionals discussing a management system around a meeting tableISO 9001:2026

PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 2026

ISO 9001:2026 is here. Is your system ready?

If you are certified to ISO 9001:2015, you need to move to the new edition before your certification body’s transition deadline. We show you what has changed, what it means for your system and what to update, without rewriting what already works.

See what changedCheck your systemPlan the move
Plan your ISO 9001:2026 transition
Sithembile Mdlalose, Founder and CEO of QUEMS ConsultingSITHEMBILE MDLALOSE
FOUNDER & CEO
ABOUT QUEMS

Led by a quality professional who has done the work.

QUEMS was founded by Sithembile Mdlalose, who started her career in laboratories, where results could not depend on who tested the sample that day.

She has spent more than 15 years building quality and operational systems in manufacturing, mining and construction, sits on SABS TC/176 and has trained more than 150 people. QUEMS brings the same discipline to your business: systems that hold, whoever is on shift.

CONTACT QUEMS

Tell us what you need.

Preparing for certification, fixing a system that is not working or moving to ISO 9001:2026? Send us a note, or book a free discovery call.

PHONE+27 63 251 9055EMAILinfo@quemsconsulting.co.za
LOCATIONBallito, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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