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APRIL 25, 2016
From left, PG&E’s Jim Adamson,
Pat Hogan, Nick Stavropoulos,
Des Bell and Gun Shim pose with
the ISO9001:2008 certificate.
(Photos by Alma de la Melena
Cox.)
Posted on April 13, 2016
PG&E Becomes First U.S. Utility to
Earn Supplier Quality Assurance
Certification
PG&E announced today that Lloyd’s Register Quality
Assurance, an internationally­known independent
management systems assurance firm, has certified the
company’s Supplier Quality Assurance Department’s
quality management system to the International
Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2008
standard.
PG&E is the first utility in the United States to earn this
certification after a rigorous five­day assessment of the
department’s quality management system across five
Supplier Quality Assurance Department locations
showed zero non­compliances.
The assessment by
Lloyd’s Register Quality
Assurance determined
that PG&E:
Holds suppliers to the
highest standards so
they can deliver safe,
reliable and affordable
materials that are
trouble­free to our
company.
Has a quality
management system
that meets the
requirements for a proper infrastructure,
procedures, processes and resources.
Has a goal of purchasing material with zero
defects.
Has a supplier quality assurance department that
has set a target of top decile performance in the
utility industry.
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PG&E’s Supplier Quality
Assurance Department became
the first in the utility industry to
earn ISO 9001 certification from
Lloyd’s Register.
Has a team that’s a trusted advisor to the internal
lines of business they support.
“This significant recognition that we’ve earned further
demonstrates the progress we’re making in becoming
the safest, most reliable utility company in the country.
Being recognized by Lloyd’s Register Quality
Assurance has great meaning for PG&E and I’m very
proud of our commitment to continuous improvement
and product excellence. This is just another example of
everyone working together towards building a better
California,” said PG&E’s Des Bell, senior vice president
of safety and shared services and chief supply officer.
“This third­party independent certification ensures
repeatable and sustainable processes that support
consistent delivery of the highest service, product
quality and customer satisfaction, underpinned with
continual improvement. We’re proud to have delivered
our professional assurance services to PG&E in their
initial certification of the Supplier Quality Assurance
Department’s quality management system,” said Chris
Koci, president, Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance.
“PG&E has been a highly­valued GE customer for
many years. We have come to deeply appreciate and
respect PG&E’s commitment to safety, quality and
environmental stewardship. Together, we have worked
towards a better future for our people and our
communities,” said Richard Quintal, Jacksonville site
quality leader, GE Oil & Gas.
“PG&E has raised the
level of their suppliers’
and manufacturers’
quality by demanding
and mentoring the same
degree of commitment at
every level of the supply
chain. They have set a
standard of documented
quality within PG&E for
the good of the California
communities they serve,
the California suppliers
they mentor and the
industry they lead,” said
Steve Tomkovicz,
president, S&S Supplies
and Solutions Inc.
In 2014, Lloyd’s Register
recertified PG&E’s Gas Operations asset management
system to the ISO55001:2014 standard. PG&E was
one of the first in the world to hold the ISO55001:2014
and Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 55­1:2008
certifications.
Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance is known throughout
the world as an organization which aims to enhance the
safety of life, property and the environment. This not­
for­profit enterprise, which is more than 200 years old,
assists companies (through ways such as independent
third­party validation and certification) to ensure the
quality of construction and operation of critical
processes and infrastructure.
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