Milk Quality Ireland Co-operative Society has its registered office at 84 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.

The organization was incorporated in 1989 as the Irish Milk Quality Co-operative Society (IMQCS) with the aim to improve milk quality standards in Ireland and to ensure that Irish milking machine installation and testing standards equate with the best international standards.In 2019, IMQCS was renamed Milk Quality Ireland.

Milk Quality Ireland interprets the ISO international standards on milking equipment for use in Ireland and defines further additional recommendations.

The organisation maintains a list of milking machine technicians which have undergone approved training and certification.