Ascent Solar's Quality Management System Achieves ISO 9001

2015 Certification - Seite 2

ABOUT PLATINUM REGISTRATION, INC.:

Platinum Registration is a Denver-based, ANAB-accredited ISO 9001 management system certification body. Over one million organizations worldwide are independently certified, making ISO 9001 one of the most widely used management tools in the world today. Platinum's clients include service and manufacturing organizations in North America and Canada. Platinum's audits ensure that clients conform to international and national standards, assuring customer satisfaction and positioning them for growth in the marketplace. http://www.platinumregistration.com

ABOUT ISO 9001:2015:

Established by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 9001:2015 is recognized as the worldwide standard for quality management systems and practices. The standards body provides requirements, guidance and tools for companies and organizations who want to ensure that their products and services consistently meet customers' requirements and that quality is consistently improved. It can be used by any organization, large or small, regardless of its field of activity.

ISO 9001:2015 has been implemented by over one million companies and organizations in over 170 countries.

http://www.iso.org/iso/home/standards/management-standards/iso_9000.htm

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