Garlock Singapore Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification

SINGAPORE--(Business Wire / Korea Newswire)--Garlock Singapore, a global leader in sealing solutions for pharmaceutical and biotechnology applications, has been awarded ISO 9001:2008 Certification in recognition of the company’s demonstration of outstanding production and management practices.

Awarded by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the certification confirms that Garlock Singapore has met or exceeded best-practice standards for quality management principles.

To receive the certification, a company must demonstrate a strong customer focus, continual improvement, a process approach to production and effective management. In addition, the certification also recognizes Garlock Singapore’s efforts in conducting thorough internal audits of its management systems to confirm the efficacy of its processes.

“Achieving ISO 9001:2008 Certification is a major accomplishment and sends a message to our current and prospective customers that Garlock Singapore is committed to implementing world-class production and management principles,” noted Stephen Doherty, Global Segment Leader for Food & Pharmaceutical of Garlock.

Garlock Singapore manufactures and sells a wide range of sealing solutions for processing industries that include pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, chemicals, petrochemicals, refining, pulp and paper, power generation, marine, semiconductor, primary metals, mining and original equipment manufacturers.

“In the highly regulated pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, quality and consistency are absolutely vital to meeting the standards of governing authorities,” Doherty said. “ISO 9001-2008 Certification assures companies in these fields that we have met the best-practice standards to provide them with only the highest quality sealing solutions and related products.”

About the Garlock Family of Companies

The Garlock family of companies is part of EnPro Industries (NYSE: NPO).

Garlock is acknowledged as the global leader in high-performance fluid sealing products, committed to a culture of safety. Processing industries served include chemicals and petrochemicals, refining, pulp and paper, power generation, marine, semiconductor, primary metals, food & beverage, pharmaceuticals, mining and original equipment manufacturers.

This is a news release distributed by Korea Newswire on behalf of this company.