OREANDA-NEWS. March 25, 2010. OJSC "Zavolzhsky motor plant" (is a branch of OJSC "SOLLERS") awarded the Certificate on conformance of OJSC “ZMZ” management system to requirements of international automotive standard ISO/TS 16 949 version 2009.

OJSC "ZMZ" became first Russian engine manufacturer that certified its organization management system (OMS) according to ISO/TS 16 949:2009.

Basis for receipt of Certificate were results of certification audit that was hold in ZMZ in November 2009 by experts of Certification Body "TUV- MANAGEMENT SERVICE" (Germany).

Every direction of OJSC “ZMZ” activity has been assessed – from organization of activity in sphere of quality, engineering and manufacturing of production, supplies up to calculation systems and service.

Validity term of the Certificate is up to February 2013. Annually OJSC "ZMZ" will confirm its validity on the base of control audits.

Simultaneously with OJSC "ZMZ" also two its subsidiary companies successfully overcame certification audit of their OMS and got certificates on correspondence to requirement of international automotive standard ISO/TS 16 949:2009 – ООО "Foundry "RosALit" and ООО "Zavod "Metalloform".

Notes.

In 2000 OJSC "ZMZ" became a first Russian engine manufacturing enterprise that certified its quality management system (QMS) of all its manufacturing on correspondence to requirements of international and Russian standards ISO 9001. During further years ZMZ annually successfully confirmed validity of international and Russian certificates.

Certification according to ISO/TS 16 949 is a higher level relative to standards ISO series 9000, as it covers all activity of the enterprise and oriented on satisfaction of all customer requests.

For ZMZ certification of OMS according to ISO/TS 16949 has principal importance as it directed on increase of enterprise competitiveness in automotive components market and is an access to get orders from world automotive makers.