ISO and GRC certification consulting in Manama

ISO and GRC certification in Manama at a glance

Manama's business map has two centres of gravity. In the city itself, the Central Bank of Bahrain has its seat in the Diplomatic Area, the Bahrain Bourse works from Bahrain Financial Harbour, and Bahrain Bay is a mixed-use development on reclaimed islands to the north. Industry and trade sit in the Hidd area, where Salman Industrial City hosts the Bahrain International Investment Park and the Bahrain Logistics Zone beside Khalifa Bin Salman Port, which APM Terminals Bahrain operates. Bahrain International Airport, run by Bahrain Airport Company, adds a cargo terminal and an express cargo village in Muharraq. Suppliers to the banks are asked about security and continuity, while manufacturers and logistics tenants face questions on quality, safety and food hygiene. Sterling supports Manama organisations from its Dubai office, with 20+ years behind the work and Effivity and Sterling Academy included with the engagement. Certificates are issued by accredited certification bodies, and national law sits on the Bahrain country page.

Manama is the seat of the Capital Governorate. The Central Bank of Bahrain is in the Diplomatic Area and the Bahrain Bourse is at Bahrain Financial Harbour, so the city is the home of the Kingdom's financial supervision and listed market. Trade, manufacturing and logistics concentrate in the Hidd area around Khalifa Bin Salman Port and Salman Industrial City, and at Bahrain International Airport in Muharraq.

Standards Sterling delivers in Manama

Each page sets out why the standard is asked for in Manama, what it requires and how Sterling delivers it locally. National law and accreditation are covered on the Bahrain page.

Industries in Manama that ask for certification

• Financial services and listed companies: Central Bank of Bahrain at Building 96, Road 1702, Block 317, Diplomatic Area, Manama; Bahrain Bourse at Bahrain Financial Harbour, Manama, whose listed companies span commercial banking, investment, insurance, services, industrial, and hotels and tourism. Standards asked for: ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 22301, PCI DSS, SOC 2, Bahrain Personal Data Protection Law
• Port-led logistics and re-export: Khalifa Bin Salman Port at Hidd is operated by APM Terminals Bahrain, and the Economic Development Board describes it as approved as a first point of entry for the GCC with easy access to the Bahrain Logistics Zone, a customs-free, value-added logistics park focused on re-export. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, ISO 45001, ISO 14001
• Air cargo and express logistics: Bahrain Airport Company operates Bahrain International Airport in Muharraq; its cargo terminal offers customs clearance, bonded warehousing and cold storage, with dedicated areas for dangerous goods, livestock and valuable cargo, and the Bahrain Express Cargo Village is planned with a bonded zone. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, ISO 45001
• Manufacturing in the Bahrain International Investment Park: The Economic Development Board lists the Bahrain International Investment Park and the Bahrain Logistics Zone as places where manufacturing and logistics investors set up, with food and consumer manufacturers, textile and fashion distributors, and logistics and industrial firms among them. Standards asked for: ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, HACCP, ISO 14001

Industrial areas and zones in Manama

• Salman Industrial City, Hidd (industrial city housing the Bahrain International Investment Park and the Bahrain Logistics Zone): manufacturing, logistics
• Bahrain International Investment Park (BIIP) (investment park within Salman Industrial City): food and consumer manufacturing, industrial
• Bahrain Logistics Zone (BLZ) (customs-free, value-added logistics park within Salman Industrial City): logistics, re-export, distribution
• Bahrain Express Cargo Village (Bahrain Airport Company development at the northern end of the runway, with a bonded logistics zone): express cargo, bonded storage, re-export
• Bahrain Bay (mixed-use development on reclaimed islands on the Northern Shore, just north of the Diplomatic Area, by Bahrain Bay Development WLL): offices, mixed-use

Local authorities

• Capital Municipality, Manama: Municipal authority for the City of Manama, set up to protect public health and safety and manage residents' daily affairs; premises-licence detail to be confirmed with the municipality.

National laws, regulators and accreditation are on the Bahrain page.

Ports and logistics

• Port: Khalifa Bin Salman Port at Hidd, operated by APM Terminals Bahrain
• Airport: Bahrain International Airport, Muharraq, operated by Bahrain Airport Company

The Economic Development Board describes both the port and the airport as first points of entry for the GCC with easy access to the investment park and logistics zone, and the King Fahd Causeway links Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.

Sterling in Manama

Served from Sterling's Dubai office. One team carries the work from scoping to certificate, with Effivity ISO & GRC software and preferential Sterling Academy access, with complimentary awareness training for your people. Sterling does not certify; certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

What the standards require, clause by clause

Before you start in Manama, read what each clause and subclause requires of you, how to implement it, the evidence auditors look for and the mistakes to avoid.

Questions Manama clients ask