Well equipped for the highest demands of the automotive industry
In August 2009 the English daughter company of TITGEMEYER Group, TITGEMEYER (UK) Ltd in Tipton, was successfully certified in accordance with the strict demands of the international standard ISO/TS 16949. The sales and logistics headquarters for fastening technology in Osnabrück is included in the ISO/TS certification as a ‘remote location’. TITGEMEYER UK is a manufacturer and supplier of innovative fastening systems for the international car industry. “The certification through Lloyds Register went without a problem”, said Stuart Webb, Quality Manager at TITGEMEYER UK. “Since October 2007 the employees at the factory in Tipton have prepared meticulously for the certification. Every detail was inspected under the magnifying glass and continually optimized.” The certification now offers TITGEMEYER UK, as a supplier to the automotive industry, the opportunity to build new relationships with manufacturers. Intensive activity to meet the demands of the ISO/TS was also carried out at the TITGEMEYER Group headquarters in Osnabrück and this was positively emphasized by the certification auditor. “Only with an excellent quality management system, are suppliers able to take a leading position in the market these days. TITGEMEYER is clearly such a company”, commented Klaus vom Lehn, the leading auditor from Lloyds Register.
ISO/TS 16949 – Global Quality Standard
The automotive industry worldwide sets the highest of demands on product quality, productivity, competitiveness and continual improvement. Most automotive manufacturers expect their suppliers to meet the stringent technical specifications of ISO/TS 16949, which define the quality management standard for suppliers to the automotive industry. For the leading automotive manufacturers, certification to this Technical Standard has become a prerequisite for every business relationship. The standard unites and replaces previous country specific standards for quality systems in the automotive industry and sets the requirements for development, production, installation and maintenance of all automobile products.