HIGH-PURITY STANDARDS ACHIEVES
ISO 9001:2000 CERTIFICATION
CHARLESTON, SC, August 14, 2006 - High-Purity Standards (HPS) of Charleston, SC is proud to announce that it has attained ISO 9001:2000 certification. Application for the ISO 9001:2000 certification was intended to demonstrate HPS commitment to continually improving its quality management system through recognition by an independent third party. The HPS Quality Management System (QMS) underwent a rigorous audit by Perry Johnson Registrars, one of the largest and most respected management system registrars in North America. Perry Johnson Registrars issued the HPS registration on May 31, 2006.
Since its inception HPS has had at the cornerstone of its quality system traceability to National Institute of Standards (NIST) Standard Reference Materials. In 2005, HPS set the goal of improving its procedures using the ISO 9001:2000 standard. HPS chose certification because it provided a disciplined framework that complemented HPS laboratory procedures. President and founder Dr. Theodore Rains explains, "It is important that our customers are confident that HPS standards will meet or exceed their needs. ISO 
9001:2000 Certification helps us reach our goal of offering the most reliable standards in the industry."
ISO 9001:2000 certification emphasizes customer satisfaction. To our customers this means HPS has developed an ISO compliant QMS complete with documentation and certification which can be beneficial for our customers achieving their own quality programs. "We've been a customer of HPS for over ten years. We congratulate them on achieving ISO 9001:2000 certification. It just demonstrates their further commitment to insuring the quality of the products and services they provide," said Garry Price, Lab Manager of MACTEC's Ambient Air Monitoring Laboratory.
"With this certification, we hope our customers will better understand that we our committed to continual improvement and that their success is our success," said Connie Hayes, vice-president and general manager of HPS.
About the ISO 9001:2000 standard
The ISO 9001:2000 standard is an international reference for quality management requirements and continuous improvement in business-to-business dealings. The standard refers to an organization's structure for managing its processes or activities that transform inputs of resources into a product or service to meet customized objectives, such as satisfying customer quality requirements.
A company's compliance to ISO standards is certified by third-party audit and registration organizations, such as Perry Johnson Registrars. For more information about PJR, visit http://www.pjr.com.
About High Purity Standards (HPS)
High-Purity Standards, Inc. was founded over fifteen years ago by Dr. Theodore Rains following his retirement from the National Bureau of Standards (now known as NIST). During his time at NIST, Dr. Rains developed many procedures now used at HPS. Today, High-Purity Standards serves the scientific community with high-purity spectrometric standards and reference material for AAS, ICP, ICP-MS, and IC. Approximately one-half of High-Purity Standards business is in the preparation of custom blends designed to meet customer needs.
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