Article Regarding ISO Certification says it is worth effort.

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In its Winter 2010 issue, Welding and Gases Today features Clark Phinney's article concerning ISO certification. Phinney cites accreditation as having powerful impact on SpecAir Specialty Gases, which holds ISO 17025:2005 accreditation for calibration and testing, and says it affects how employees work together by compelling new ways of looking at work flow and work product. When incorporated into marketing and price presentations, accreditation can help influence customers' choices.



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ISO Certification Is Worth the Extra Effort



In the current issue of Welding & Gases Today, Clark Phinney examines the value of ISO certification.

Dewitt, NY: ISO certification can be a challenging endeavor. According to Clark Finney, STS, WSO-CST, the results of certification are worth the extra effort.

In the Winter 2010 issue of Welding & Gases Today, the leading provider of information to the welding and gases supply business, Phinney, the safety director for Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply and the quality director for the SpecAir Division located in Auburn, Maine, examines the value of ISO certification.

SpecAir Specialty Gases was one of the first independent specialty gas producers to achieve ISO 17025:2005 accreditation for calibration and testing. In his article, Phinney says accreditation had a powerful impact on the company.

Accreditation affects the way SpecAir's employees work together as it compels a new way of looking at work flow and the work product. Phinney notes that many of proprietary innovations at SpecAir are a result of ISO's influence on the team's thought process

ISO certification also impacts SpecAir's sales and marketing components. According to Phinney, SpecAir Senior Sales Manager Ernest Glynn observed that many of SpecAir's customers recognize the value of ISO certification. Glynn notes that he incorporates accreditation into marketing and price presentations as many customers are willing to pay for quality and excellence.

Phinney concludes that the company view ISO accreditation as a key to SpecAir's growth beyond its current local distribution network. He writes that ISO certification enables SpecAir to present a high-end quality product line to customers around the world.

For more information, contact Welding & Gases Today Carole Jesiolowski, Editor of Welding & Gases Today, (315) 445-2347; e-mail editor@weldingandgasestoday.org.

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