TUV Rheinland Cert has confirmed a uniform standard at all KHS production locations.

“We’re extremely pleased about the successful expansion of the group,” said Hans-Joachim Peinemann, head of quality management at KHS. “It is perfectly normal to have individual sites audited but being certified group-wide is very special.”

In addition to its German production sites in Dortmund, Bad Kreuznach, Kleve, Hamburg and Worms the KHS Group also manufactures its plant engineering in Ahmedabad (India), Waukesha and Sarasota (both in the USA), Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Zinacantepec (Mexico).

ISO 9001 stipulates the requirements made of a company-related system of quality management, the fulfilment of which acts as proof of conformity with defined standards. The practical application of these standards is verified by audits performed by an independent certification body. In the new, revised edition of the quality management standard from 2015 there is now an even stronger focus on continuous improvement and process and customer orientation.

Peinemann said, “Customers like to know for certain that they can rely on certain quality criteria. This certificate objectively confirms the KHS Group’s good system of quality management worldwide.”

“Appearing together before a German TUV auditor has internally heightened awareness of the common aspects the group shares. In the future we don’t just want to keep this standard but to build on it.”

The current certification is valid until 2019.