Case Study

47% of sales linked to ISO 9001 certification

Colombian plastics company, Gerfor, which focuses on the manufacturing of PVC pipes and accessories, attributed 47% of total sales revenues to contracts for which compliance with standards (primarily ISO 9001) was considered essential to winning the sale. The company also reduced PVC resin inspection and analysis time from four hours to 15 minutes by following standards-based procedures.

Further information is available on the ISO website.