I was wondering if anyone knew of any website where you can search for companies that are registered to a quality system standard. Sites where you could search by product or industry would be the most helpful. Our registrar (UL) has one but they only list companies certified by them. Any suggestions?

I know I have come accross several when using the 'WEB' search function, but I did not bookmark any. There was a common statement about only have suppliers listed that have 'registered', which I presume is a paid service for advertising.

This is just one I found by searching 'Supplier ISO Certified':
ISO Seek (http://isoseek.com/directory/Industrial_Products_and_Supplies/)

I would recommend you use different search engines to get various hits for the most beneficial listings for you.

Good luck.
Eileen

Go to www.worldpreferred.com. You can search by standard, company name, state, city or the world.

Thanks to both of you. I plan on visiting the sites to see for myself. My intent was to inform our purchasing agents so they can use it as a resource.
Ted

When checking to see if our company was on their listing, I found quite a number of problems on the ISOseek web site. This problem is compounded by them not having a contact listing at all.

A few of the problems I encountered:
1. Add my company - does not open to entry form as described in their directions.
2. several of the wb page links for suppliers lead back to the ISOseek home page

A really easy to use database--by any number of attributes is
the Quality Digest website with an international and North American list of certifications.
You may do a hundred or so searches a day for free. The only downside is that some registrars do not purge certifications, so there may be dupes.

:cool: This makes the magic number 10!! (posts)

Hey everybody....The new guy Ric can count to 10:biglaugh:

Very good Ric. Can we say our A,B,C,s and do a toidie by ourselves:rolleyes: ?

Ric your imput has already been insightful and informative, please keep it up.:agree:

Hey Randy!!! We squids had to be able to count to over 20!! :vfunny: (but the conditions will remain unstated!):eek:

Thanks for the feedback--and hope the input from the registrar's perspective helps. Just trying to shed some light on the issues some registrars may not want divulged! or just too busy to share with their clients and prospective clients. :rolleyes:

Don't mind that grumpy ole jar head, Ric. All he wants to do is brag about the weather!!!!!:D
Nashville, I've never seen so many pick-em ups or recording studios in place than in Nashville. First time I was there we rode in and I saw White Castle (hadn't had one since I had left MI) and thought alright!!! Then around the corner there was a Crystals and down the street a Hooters. I fell in love with the place (even if I don't like the music). Use to visit Fairview a lot.
:bigwave:

A note as to the content of the Quality Digest database. A former company in which I was the MR is listed twice, one by AQSR and one by Perry Johnson.

PJ registered them after AQSR washed their hands of them.

My hats off to the people of my former company that were able to take a non-functioning system with multiple majors, de-certification pending, and turning it around in 6 weeks. They passed the PJ audit without even a minor.

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ASCB(E) has sponsored a searh engine for ISO registrations. It is found at :-

http://ascb.co.uk/cgi-bin/genpage.cgi?p=1.

The data base is not yet as extensive as could be but entry is free and application by any ISO 9001/ 14001 etc registered organisation may be made.

Additional verification of registered status may be sought following registration at this site

I am looking for help from my Canadian colleagues. We have been told that our company must show evidence that we spend up to 7% of our sales dollars with certified Minority Owned businesses from the US.

Our problem is the following:
1) Most of the US vendors with whom we deal are in a 'niche industry' and do not have a minority owned counterpart.
2) while we do buy raw materials, our labour costs constitute the biggest percentage of our expenditures.
3) Those services that are independent of our business activity (electricians, plumbing, snow removal, cleaning, printing etc) are too 'local' to have imported from the US.

My question to others in the manufacturing sector in Canada, - how do you satisfy this requirement from the automotive companies?

I look forward to your creative suggestions,
Barb

www.whosregistered.com

This is the best source that I know of. This database is compiled of info taken from major registrars. The data for our comapny is not quite correct so take the info with a grain of salt (maybe follow up with a phone call to the company to confirm).

Regards, Dirk

By the way, make sure you ask the potential supplier if the parts/material/ service/stuff you intend to buy is within the scope of the supplier's registration. Also, ask if the the location, where the product that you intend to buy is made , is included in the scope of their registration. Some companies claim "ISO 9001 Certified" or "TS 16949 Certified" but it may not apply to all locations and all products.

For example, I remember in the late 90's, seeing a Chrysler semitruck with "ISO 9002 Certified" on the side. At the time, Chrysler had few locations that were certified but their semitrucks advertised as though it was all of Chrysler.

Be careful with suppliers that have many locations.

Regards, Dirk