The Takeuchi-US assembly plant in Moore, South Carolina has achieved ISO 9001:2015 certification. This certification underscores Takeuchi’s commitment to producing equipment that meets the highest standards of quality, reliability and performance.
“One of our strategic objectives for 2025 was to create a business and/or quality management system that would allow for scale,” says Chris Burdette, director of operations at Takeuchi’s Moore facility. “Our culture is to show up each day with the intention of ‘Making Our Best Better’—Takeuchi’s 2025 motto— for our team members and customers.
“This certification is just another example of our vision becoming a reality through strong action planning, collaboration, and execution. I firmly believe that our mentality, when we began this objective, set us apart and allowed us to be successful. ISO certification was not the destination, but instead, a verification of effectiveness for the system we installed to manage change, mitigate risk, and leverage opportunities with speed.”
Achieving ISO 9001:2015 certification is no small feat. It recognizes that an organization has implemented a quality management system (QMS) meeting the requirements of the international ISO 9001 standard. The process typically takes a minimum of one to two years to achieve, requiring companies to fully understand the standard, assess gaps, document processes, implement a plan and undergo an audit to ensure they meet the standard’s requirements for consistent quality and customer satisfaction.
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