EANS-News: Rosenbauer International AG / Quality Austria honors Rosenbauer for 20 years of ISO 9001

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Company Information/Rosenbauer awarded as quality pioneer

Leonding (euro adhoc) - Within the fire industry, Rosenbauer is
regarded as the innovation and technology leader and during the
introduction of management systems was also one of Austria's
pioneers. Work commenced on the creation of quality management in
line with ISO 9001 more than twenty years ago and certification was
first achieved in 1993. Since then, the management system has been
gradually expanded and subjected to sustained improvement with the
result that in the meantime it covers all relevant business
processes.

Today, Rosenbauer possesses: - Quality management pursuant to ISO
9001:2008 - Environmental management pursuant to ISO 14001:2004 -
Work safety and health protection management pursuant to OHSAS
18001:2007 - Energy management pursuant to ISO 50001:2011

The management system is a firmly established element within
Rosenbauer's corporate policy and is based on its mission statement
and strategy. It is employed as a comprehensive information and
control instrument and extends well beyond issues of quality
insurance in line with standards and the evidencing of international
standards in the areas of environmental protection and work safety.
It is for this achievement and over 20 years of successful ISO 9001
certification that Quality Austria has honored Rosenbauer.

Process optimization and continuous improvement First and foremost,
Rosenbauer's management system serves as a process optimization
instrument. Regular internal and external audits by Quality Austria
secure sustained improvements at every corporate level, as well as to
the system itself. Rosenbauer uses continuous improvement, which is
secured as a basic concept with the ISO system, as an independent
process. Within this context, quality management constitutes a
central integration platform and according to Wilhelm Pötscher, the
Head of the Quality Assurance and Management System, "Everyone
produces quality." Therefore, CIP is appropriately securely anchored
within the Rosenbauer organization.

A lean system with clear key indicators From the outset, Rosenbauer
has relied upon a lean management system and has made it accessible
to the workforce via the company portal. All the regulations and
documents required for operational procedures are currently available
online and include relevant system documentation such as procedural
instructions, process descriptions, organizational diagrams, the
various service and working directives, safety regulations,
organizational guidelines and company agreements. Within the scope of
the ISO system, internal answerability and responsibilities have also
been clearly defined, which in an increasingly globalized company
represents an important organizational criterion. In addition, the
system also allows the guidance of the group according to defined key
indicators. These include the determination of targets and ongoing
checks as to their achievement on every corporate level from product
quality to energy consumption.

Transparency for customers and stakeholders The main focus of
Rosenbauer's management system is on its European locations and it is
guided from the group's headquarters in Leonding. This ensures that
the same procedures and processes are employed in all vehicle plants
and the attainment of the required quality. As a result of the use of
the management system in conformity with standards and thus adherence
to international norms, Rosenbauer also achieves a high degree of
legal security in global competition. Furthermore, customers and
stakeholders receive information as to which process, under what
working and environmental conditions, and with which energy use
Rosenbauer products are manufactured.

The technological leadership of the company has one again been
evidenced by its energy management system, which was awarded ISO
50001:2011 certification during this spring, making Rosenbauer one of
the first companies in Austria to have received this accreditation.

Further inquiry note:
Rosenbauer International AG
Mag. Gerda Königstorfer
Tel.: 0732/6794-568
gerda.koenigstorfer@rosenbauer.com

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company: Rosenbauer International AG
Paschingerstrasse 90
A-4060 Leonding
phone: +43(0)732 6794 568
FAX: +43(0)732 6794 89
mail: ir@rosenbauer.com
WWW: www.rosenbauer.com
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT0000922554
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language: English