Westfield Steel Earns Another ISO 9001 Certification

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October 22, 2014

WESTFIELD, Ind. – Following a long and demanding review process, Westfield Steel Inc. was re-certified under ISO 9001:2008.

“We are pleased that we achieved the re-certification. Since our prior re-cert audit in 2011, we have improved many parts of our quality system, focused on continuous improvement, and worked very hard to engage our employees.” said the company’s President & CFO, Fritz Prine. The effort put forth by many over the past two years will help the company improve its products and services in the future. The original certification was issued in October 2008.

According to ASR, ISO 9001:2008 is a set of basic business principles written in a standard for quality management systems that is accepted around the world. Currently, more than 100 countries have adopted ISO 9001 as a national standard. The standard is intended for quality management system assessments and registrations to ISO 9001.

About Westfield Steel

Westfield Steel is an independent, family-owned, full-line steel service center. Headquartered in Westfield, Ind., the company was founded in 1977 and has grown to accommodate customers’ needs and credits its success to quality people and the capacity to provide customers quality steel and processing. The company’s main processing center is in Westfield and a second facility operates in Terre Haute, Ind.
To learn more visit www.westfieldsteel.com.

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About Fritz Prine

Fritz is the President & CEO at Westfield Steel. He oversees the daily operations and is involved with the strategic vision of the company. Fritz has been with Westfield Steel since 2007. Before joining the team, Fritz worked with General Electric and GE Capital for 16 years. He started in finance through GE’s Financial Management Program after graduating from Syracuse University. At GE, he successfully moved from finance, to manufacturing, to sales, and then to acquisitions. He relishes in change and enjoys developing people.