Bargain Hunter…
The January sales are upon us and although International Standards don’t generally get marked down in the sales, I thought it would be worth checking out different websites for the cheapest ISO standards available…
I decided to buy a down load copy of ISO 9001:2008 and checked the price at the following on line stores:
BSI (http://shop.bsigroup.com/)
ISO (http://www.iso.org/iso/iso_catalogue.htm)
SAI Global (http://infostore.saiglobal.com/store/)
I am sure that you have probably heard of ISO and BSI but SAI Global? This is a global standard database that looks at standards world wide and gives you the cheapest version available… and a thrifty friend told me this was the cheapest place to get a copy of ISO 9001.
The Results…
- BSI (Members Only): £40
- SAI Global: £56.71
- ISO: £ 71.00
- BSI (Non Members): £80
BSI were in fact the cheapest although you do have to be a member which costs a minimum of £161 per year.
SAI global were next at £56.71. If you are not a BSI member, buying from BSI proved to be the most expensive way to buy a standard.
So, SAI Global provide you with cheap downloads without a membership price tag.