South Plainfield, NJ – Cookson Electronics’ new manufacturing facility located in Apodaca Nuevo León Monterrey, Mexico, was officially recommended for ISO certifications by British Standards Institution (BSI) for two Management System Standards. On July 11^th and August 8th, 2008 respectively, ISO 9001:2000 (QMS) and ISO 14001:2004 (EMS) certifications were awarded. These two standards are now operating as an integrated management system (IMS) in the Cookson Monterrey facility, and will soon be joined by the Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) Standard OHSAS 18001:2007 in early 2009 or sooner. These certifications recognize exceptional performance in meeting stringent quality and environmental standards.

"The new Monterrey facility has met the challenge to achieve Cookson’s world-wide standards of excellence and joins all other Cookson manufacturing operations on a global scale,” said Dr. Nicholas Banis, Cookson Electronics’ Vice President of Global Quality. “Cookson manufacturing facilities in all regions have achieved QMS certifications through BSI (either ISO 9001:2000 and/or ISO/TS 16949), including ISO 14001in most sites and OHSAS 18001 in our larger facilities as integrated systems."

Monterrey’s Quality Management System has also been integrated into Cookson’s Americas Regional Certification Scheme, which allows for maximum communication and standardized business practices among our 25 worldwide registered locations.