Fritz Companies, Inc. Announces ISO 9000 Quality Cretification in the U.K.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 1995--Fritz Companies, Inc. is pleased to announce that the British Standards Institute (body, standard) British Standards Institute - (BSI) The British member of ISO. has awarded Fritz Companies (U.K.) Limited 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. 9000 certification. The scope of registration covers 10 Fritz U.K. offices for the provision of a global freight forwarding service covering air, sea and road with verification of service to final destination and the storage, packaging and distribution of goods to customer requirements. Fritz is currently working on ISO 9000 certifications in both the U.S. and Europe. Fred Schardt, Fritz Senior Director of Europe, said, "Fritz clients benefit from this prestigious quality certification because they are assured of dealing with a quality system designed and implemented to guarantee a superior standard of service. Because we will be continuously audited and assessed in order to retain our ISO 9000 certification, customers are guaranteed that Fritz delivers what it mandates." Dennis Pelino, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for Fritz commented, "Obtaining ISO 9000 certification required meticulous examination of our operations in the United Kingdom. Such intense customer focus has been recognized with this certification and continues to serve as our benchmark. The ISO 9000 certification serves as insurance to our multi-national customers of receiving consistently high service throughout the Fritz global network." Fritz Companies, Inc. is a leader in global transportation logistics and related information services See Information Systems. for importers and exporters worldwide. The Company's principal services include logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet , customs brokerage, international air and ocean freight consolidation and forwarding, warehousing and distribution, and other value-added services for the global movement of goods and logistics information. Fritz Companies, Inc. is headquartered at 706 Mission Street, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA 94103, telephone 415/904-8360 (www.fritz.com). The Company's shares are traded on the 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 National Exchange under FRTZ. CONTACT: Fritz Companies, Inc. Kelly Belden Fisher, 415/904-8702 kelly.fisher@fritz.com |
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