Paragon Steel Earns International Automotive Quality Recognition – ISO/TS16949

(Pittsburgh PA) SRI Quality System Registrar is pleased to announce that it has recently awarded an ISO/TS 16949 Quality Management System certificate and an ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System certificate to Paragon Steel located in Butler, Indiana, for processing of hot-rolled, cold-rolled, and galvanized steel products.

“SRI is pleased to acknowledge that Paragon Steel has demonstrated effective implementation of a quality management system that satisfies the tough new auto standard: ISO/TS 16949”, states Peter B. Lake, CEO of SRI, and longtime auto industry participant in issuing sanctioned interpretations for auto system requirements. “Their certification shows their automotive customers worldwide that Paragon Steel is committed to being recognized as a long term supplier of quality goods and services.”

ISO/TS 16949:2002 is an international Quality Management System automotive "sector-specific" technical specification based on ISO 9001:2000, QS-9000 and several other international automotive requirements. ISO/TS 16949:2002 was developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in conjunction with the international standards community. This technical specification, when coupled with the applicable IATF customer-specific requirements, and IATF-specific auditing and qualification procedures, provides the basis for an IATF-recognized registrar such as SRI to certify Paragon Steel.

SRI Quality System Registrar is an internationally accredited registrar for quality management systems standards, such as ISO 9001, QS-9000, AS9100, ISO/TS 16949, and environmental management systems standards such as ISO 14001. SRI also provides public training for auditing, implementing, and maintaining these standards.

Paragon Steel Pursues TS 16949
At Paragon Steel we are continually seeking new ways to improve the service and products we provide you, our valued customers. We are taking that commitment another step further, as we gear up to pursue ISO/TS 16949:2002. ISO/TS 16949 is the new global automotive specification to which many suppliers are preparing their quality management systems.
 

Paragon Steel Earns QS-9000 Certification - August 11, 2003
(Pittsburgh PA) SRI Quality System Registrar is pleased to announce that it has recently awarded a QS-9000 Quality Management System certificate to Paragon Steel, located in Fort Wayne and Butler, Indiana, for processing and distribution of hot-rolled, pickled, oil cold-rolled and galvanized steel products.

"SRI is pleased to acknowledge that Paragon Steel has demonstrated effective implementation of a quality management system that satisfies the QS-9000 auto standard", states Peter B. Lake, President of SRI, and longtime auto industry participant in issuing sanctioned interpretations for auto system requirements. "Their certification shows their automotive customers worldwide that Paragon Steel is committed to being recognized as a long term supplier of quality goods and services."

QS-9000 is a set of quality system requirements developed specifically for the automotive sector. In 1994, the requirements were initiated by Ford, General Motors, and DaimlerChrysler (Big Three) for their suppliers to improve quality, efficiency, delivery, and communications. Since then, QS-9000 has gone through three major revisions or "editions" all based on ISO 9001:1994 -- the most current being QS-9000:1998 Third Edition.

SRI Quality System Registrar is an internationally accredited registrar for quality management systems standards, such as ISO 9001, QS-9000, AS9100, ISO/TS 16949, and environmental management systems standards such as ISO 14001. SRI also provides public training for auditing, implementing, and maintaining these standards.