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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.
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.
Mr Rietberg commented, “As a leading
and innovative distributor and specialist
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.”
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.
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
Middle East, Asia, Australia,
and North and South America.
Van Leeuwen Pipe and Tube
Group BV – Netherlands
(From left) Peter Rietberg
(Van Leeuwen), Ineke Dezentjé
Hamming-Bluemink (FME),
and Paul Bokdam (LRQA)