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tammydiz
Good afternoon my fellow covers! My situation is this - Our end customer is requiring that we become ceritified to the PED (Pressure Equipment Directive - a European requirement).
Our product passes through an external process which is located on site, but which we do not own, then comes back into our process for further processing. This external process must also meet the requirements of PED. :mg:
When we approached our external suppleir regarding the PED requirements and becoming certified their reply was that they would be happy to do this as long as we paid all costs asscociated with the audit and continued maintenance. Now, please understand that this in the end will benefit them as well (it is marketable and desireable to their other customers).
I have not heard of a supplier asking their customer to pay for certification costs. Is this common? Is it because it is a "specialty" certification? Should we accept this type of behavior from our supplier? Am I just out of the loop on this??
Any feedback or information would be greatly appreciated!
Our product passes through an external process which is located on site, but which we do not own, then comes back into our process for further processing. This external process must also meet the requirements of PED. :mg:
When we approached our external suppleir regarding the PED requirements and becoming certified their reply was that they would be happy to do this as long as we paid all costs asscociated with the audit and continued maintenance. Now, please understand that this in the end will benefit them as well (it is marketable and desireable to their other customers).
I have not heard of a supplier asking their customer to pay for certification costs. Is this common? Is it because it is a "specialty" certification? Should we accept this type of behavior from our supplier? Am I just out of the loop on this??
Any feedback or information would be greatly appreciated!