JULY 25, 2007 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SUPPLYFORCE ACHIEVES ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION
King of Prussia, PA - supplyFORCE, the premier provider of National MRO Commodity Management Programs and Procurement Services, received ISO 9001:2000 certification on July 11, 2007 from SAI Global. This international standard promotes worldwide accepted quality management practices to ensure that certified companies can meet their customers' requirements.
As part of the certification process, SAI Global performed an on-site certification audit at supplyFORCE's King of Prussia, PA headquarters and worked closely with Annie Goulet, Quality Manager and various supplyFORCE team members to determine and verify compliance with the standards. In order to ensure that the high level of standards set by ISO are consistently being practiced after certification, and to ensure continual improvement through the use of the certified quality operating system, supplyFORCE will be subject to periodic surveillance audits of both documentation and processes under the ISO 9001:2000 guidelines. These types of audits are common practice with this certification and will help to guide and strengthen the quality processes already in place at supplyFORCE.
"Becoming a registered ISO 9001:2000 organization is a big milestone for the company," states Paul Baynai, Vice President of National Account Operations. "As we continue to grow and market to new customers, simply stating that we have a quality operating system was not enough for us. The ISO 9001:2000 certification signifies that supplyFORCE has moved to an internationally recognized level of performance and professionalism. This recognition takes our organization to a whole new level, and we are both pleased and excited."
About supplyFORCE: supplyFORCE combines professional contract management, integrated supply and procurement services with North America's largest network of qualified local and regional distributors to provide the complete MRO solution. The supplyFORCE network has more than 175 Owner-Members representing over 2,900 branch locations with annual revenues exceeding $18 billion. The distributor members of supplyFORCE represent over 10,000 manufacturers in the Electrical, Industrial Supply, Safety, Pipe, Valves and Fittings, Janitorial, Filtration and Gas / Welding commodities. To learn more about supplyFORCE, please visit http://www.supplyforce.com