TPi March 2016

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Van Leeuwen certified for new ISO 9001:2015 Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group has been certified for the new ISO 9001:2015 standard by Lloyd’s Register (LRQA) in the Netherlands. The company is the first company in continental Europe to receive this certificate based on the LRQA audit in October last year. in steel pipe and tube applications, Van Leeuwen is committed to lead the way in compliance with this new standard in quality management. It also fits in with our aim of continuous improvement in our product range and services.” The International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have applied a three-year transition period, ending in September 2018, after which certificates issued based on ISO 9001:2008 will no longer be applicable.

The Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group is an international trading company specialising in steel pipes, and pipe and tube applications. The group has 45 branches spread throughout Europe, the

ISO 9001:2015 was issued as a succes- sor to the ISO 9001:2008 standard. The amendments concern aspects such as stakeholder management, risk manage- ment, documentation and leadership.

Characteristic of the new standard are aspects such as context analysis, stakeholder management and a better risk approach. Paul Bokdam, sales director central Europe of LRQA, said, “Van Leeuwen went to work with this new standard at a very early stage and shows with this certificate that new developments can be integrated quickly.” Mr Bokdam officially awarded the certificate to Peter Rietberg, chairman of the board of Van Leeuwen, in the presence of Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink, chairman of FME, the employers’ organisation for the technological industry.

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Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube Group BV – Netherlands

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(From left) Peter Rietberg (Van Leeuwen), Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink (FME), and Paul Bokdam (LRQA)

Mr Rietberg commented, “As a leading and innovative distributor and specialist

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