Thumbs up for China chain

Donghua awarded ISO 9001 certification

Donghua Ltd, the UK distribution centre of one of the world’s biggest chain manufacturers, were awarded ISO 9001 certification in 2010. In May this year [2011] they were audited by Bureau Veritas, independent assessors of ISO quality standards, and easily passed the rigorous scrutiny.

Managing director, Bob Wellsbury, said: ‘I’m really pleased that we’ve passed our first annual audit. We’ve worked hard to ensure that we meet ISO 9001 quality standards, undertaking regular reviews of our work practices and procedures during the last 12 months. Our headquarters in China have achieved a number of internationally recognized quality standards including ISO 9001, ISO 9002, ISO 14001, ISO 10012 and API certification and operate stringent production and assembly procedures to ensure top-class products that are hard to beat. They expect all their subsidiaries to have this same commitment to quality.

‘This nationally recognized quality standard supports our mission to deliver the highest quality chains to our customers. Passing the audit is the icing on the cake for what has been a tremendous first two years of trading. We’ve doubled our turnover year on year and we are continuing to invest in the UK market, taking on more staff and increasing our network of distributors.’

ISO 9001 is a quality management standard that ensures organizations have proven processes in place to meet customer requirements. It is an internationally recognized standard supported by the Government.