BROWN BROTHERS® gain ISO 9001:2015 certification

13/06/17

Brown Brothers Distribution, a PPG company, are delighted to announce that they have gained ISO 9001: 2015 certification.

ISO 9001: 2015 is a quality management system (QMS) standard published by the International organisation for standardisation (ISO), the world’s largest developer of voluntary international standards. The certification is received from Bureau Veritas certifications and is a benchmark of expertise and excellence. The ISO 9001:2015 standard promotes a flexible management system framework, which promotes within Brown Brothers an efficient operational process and increased employee engagement within the distribution branches.

PPG continues to build on an already established reputation as a world leading coatings company by ensuring their direct route to market distribution service, Brown Brothers, meets all of the statutory and regulatory requirements for the ISO 9001:2015 standard. This certification further demonstrates PPG’scommitment to safety and environmental compliance, whilst ensuring the company meet the needs of all employees and customers. Receiving ISO 9001:2015 certification confirms that PPG’s Brown Brothers organisation has established market leading operational prcoesses to continue meeting the ever changing needs of our customers within the car repair, commercial transportation and light industrial markets.

David Heal, PPG UK & Ireland Market Director stated, “Achieving ISO 9001:2015 certification for Brown Brothers, in addition to our extensive existing certification to this standard, provides confirmation to our customers that we contiue to invest in operational excellence and customer focused services. This investment and certification illustrates our desire to continue put our customers at the centre of everything we do, leading the UK & Ireland Refinish coating market”.

The ISO 9001:2015 standard emphasises how PPG via Brown Brothers strives to continually improve and effectively meet customers’ requirements. PPG strongly believes that the ISO 9001:2015 standard and the associated framework will be beneficial to both PPG’s Brown Brothers business and our customers businesses moving into the future.