Andrew Corporation's Nogales, Mexico Manufacturing Facility is Awarded ISO 14001:1996 Registration.Business Editors ORLAND PARK Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 Andrew Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ANDW), a global communications systems equipment supplier, announced that it has received Registration to ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 14001:1996 for its Nogales, Sonora, Mexico manufacturing facility. ISO 14001 is the international standard for environmental management systems. Activities carried out at the Andrew Nogales Nogales (nōgä`lās), city (1990 pop. 19,489), Santa Cruz co., S Ariz. on the Mexican border with its adjacent city, Nogales (1990 pop. 105,873), Sonora, NW Mexico. There are copper, silver, and lead mines. facility include the manufacturing of cable, pressurization Pressurization generally refers to the application of pressure in a given situation or environment; and more specifically refers to the process by which atmospheric pressure is maintained in an isolated or semi-isolated atmospheric environment (for instance, in an aircraft, or , and antenna products for the telecommunications infrastructure market. "This new ISO 14001 registration is another step in our worldwide initiative to implement environmental management systems within all our manufacturing facilities," said Scott Palluth, Global Quality Director, Andrew Corporation. ISO 14001 is an international standard, developed by the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. (ISO), which provides organizations with a framework or structured approach to manage the potential impact its activities, products, or services may have on the environment. The Andrew Nogales facility was independently assessed, audited, and registered for ISO 14001:1996 by BSI Management Systems  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . . With offices in USA, Canada, and Mexico, BSI Management Systems -- part of the BSI Group, the world's largest international standards, testing, registration, and certification organization -- is North America's leading management systems registrar. As well as its global Environmental Management System program, Andrew also operates an integrated worldwide quality management system as part of its overall business strategy. The Andrew Quality Management System (QMS (1) (Minolta-QMS, Inc., Mobile, AL) A manufacturer of laser printers founded in 1977 by Jim Busby. Initially involved with controllers for printing bar codes and labels, it entered the laser printer business in the mid-1980s and set numerous records. ) integrates the ISO 9001 standard, industry-specific criteria such as QS-9000 and ISO/TS 16940, and TL 9000 requirements. The Andrew QMS system is aimed at meeting customer and business needs and ensuring global consistency for Andrew products and services. About Andrew Corporation Andrew Corporation (http://www.andrew.com) designs, manufactures, and delivers innovative and essential communications equipment and solutions for the global telecommunications infrastructure market. Products cover virtually the entire radio frequency (RF) footprint including: transmission line systems, antennas, power amplifiers, filters, in-building distributed wireless systems, and network geolocation products. A global company, with operations in 36 countries, Andrew serves operators and OEMs worldwide. Andrew Corporation's global presence extends across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and The Americas. Andrew (founded in 1937) is an S&P 500 company listed on the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol: ANDW. For further information on Andrew products and services, including the text of this release, visit our website at http://www.andrew.com. |
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