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NSF International Offers QS-9000 TE Supplement Registrations

10 February 1999

NSF International Strategic Registrations, Ltd. Offers QS-9000 TE Supplement Registrations

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 9 -- NSF International Strategic
Registrations, Ltd. (NSF-ISR) has received accreditation of its Tooling and
Equipment (TE) Supplement registration program from the American National
Standards Institute -- Registrar Accreditation Board (ANSI-RAB).  NSF-ISR is
one of the first registrars to provide accredited TE Supplement registration
service to tooling and equipment companies.
    Progressive tooling and equipment suppliers are embracing the TE
Supplement as critical to quality and adding value to every aspect of their
operations.  TE suppliers may pursue voluntary registration to the TE
Supplement.  Mandatory registration may be separately required by suppliers'
customers.  Ford and DaimlerChrysler have already completed audits to the TE
Supplement realizing significant benefits.
    "Very few companies have been registered to the TE Supplement and even
fewer registrars have been accredited to provide TE registrations.  NSF-ISR
can assist any company with their TE Supplement registration and additional
registrations to ISO-9000, QS-9000, AS-9000 and ISO-14000 standards," states
Randy Dougherty, President of NSF-ISR.
    NSF-ISR, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., is a leading supplier of
registration services to industry.  Accredited by ANSI-RAB and the Dutch
Council for Accreditation (RvA), NSF-ISR is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NSF
International.  For additional information, contact NSF-ISR at 888-NSF-9000.