Smiley Monroe Announces Upgrade to ISO 9001:2008 & OHSAS 18001:2007

Smiley Monroe Ltd is proud to announce that on Friday 12^th June 2009, its Quality and Health & Safety Management Systems were audited by a third party accreditor - BM Trada Certification Ltd - and have been upgraded to ISO 9001:2008 and OHSAS 18001:2007, from ISO 9001:2000 and OHSAS 18001:1999, respectively.

This latest upgrade ensures a sustained focus on quality, health, safety and welfare performance, which means that Smiley Monroe’s consistency in improving its performance - to benefit all customers, employees, suppliers and sub-contractors -  continues to be recognised. So customers can be confident that whether they purchase Conveyor Belts, CNC Cut Rubber & PU Parts, Screening Media, Spillage Control Systems, Chute Lining or On-Site Vulcanising Service, with Smiley Monroe they have full traceability, with approved documented procedures to ensure all products and services conform to the highest possible standards.

Craig McDowell, Quality and Health & Safety Manager, Smiley Monroe, says: “Smiley Monroe is very keen to demonstrate to all its customers, the benefits of its in-house test laboratory - another important investment in quality.  Based in our 20,000 Sq ft modernised production facility in Lisburn, the lab allows us to quickly and conclusively, while-you-wait, test the abrasion resistance, tensile strength and adhesion levels of the cover rubber and fabric of conveyor belts and rubber materials, to ensure conformity to DIN and ISO standards. Our in-house laboratory also boasts one of Europe's few dynamic testers, which means - through simulating accelerated life of conveyor belt and splices, especially when used with minimum diameter pulleys, we can test conveyor belt quality to its limits for: flex, durability, adhesion, stretch, joint types and tensile strength.”

Smiley Monroe achieved ISO 9001 back in 2000, which operates in parallel with OHSAS 18001 Health and Safety Management - awarded in 2006 - and we remain committed to best practice in all areas of the Company’s operations and to raising the overall standards of safety within our industry. Over 300 customers, all exposed to the dangers of modern bulk conveyor systems - including foremen, fitters and design engineers - have already benefited from Smiley Monroe’s ‘Working Safely with Conveyors’ Training Course. The Quarry Products Association, Northern Ireland (QPANI) reports that, here in Northern Ireland, ‘the past five years has seen accidents levels more than halved, health and safety become the number one agenda item on many companies management meetings…..and visible felt leadership, not just an idea, but an active pursuit carried out by many of the leaders within the industry.’

Vaughan Monroe, Managing Director, Smiley Monroe, states: “Earning the satisfaction of our customers, through total quality at all levels, remains our highest priority, so we are delighted to be awarded this latest upgrade to our Quality and Health & Safety Management Systems.”

Northern Ireland based Smiley Monroe Ltd - celebrating 30 years in business - specialises in the design, manufacture and service of rubber & PVC/PU conveyor belts, screening media, chute lining, skirting rubber & gaskets and conveyor spillage control systems for end users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of mobile crushing, screening and recycling equipment in the UK & Ireland markets, with export worldwide. Industries served range from quarrying, mining, recycling, timber and cement to agriculture, print, packaging and food.

Visit us at www.smileymonroe.com to find out more