“Standards define what great looks like, setting consistent benchmarks for businesses and consumers alike – ensuring reliability, building trust, and simplifying choices.”
– The International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization, or ISO, is one of the largest international organizations dedicated to creating conformity across numerous industries worldwide.
How does this all relate to fastener procurement? Procurement personnel have a broad range of choices in today’s market, which can make choosing the right fastener supplier a challenge. Standards and certifications, such as ISO, offer professionals confidence in the consistency and quality of the fasteners they purchase.
What are ISO-Certified Fasteners?
A common misconception is that individual products are ISO-certified. In fact, a manufacturing facility is certified, not the products it manufactures. For the sake of simplicity, in this blog, we will refer to the products we manufacture as ISO-certified.
ISO certification requires a facility to meet a number of requirements. ISO 9000, which covers quality management systems, establishes a common language and framework to ensure product consistency.
In addition to adhering to this framework, ISO certification requires management to demonstrate seven key principles: a strong customer focus, active leadership involvement, employee engagement, a process-oriented approach, a commitment to continuous improvement, evidence-based decision-making, and effective relationship management with partners and suppliers.
ISO and the All-Pro Fasteners Quality Program
At All-Pro, we maintain ISO 9001:2015 certification in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025:2005. These standards cover crucial quality processes, including testing and equipment calibration in our A2LA-accredited quality assurance lab, ensuring that we meet or exceed quality and safety standards for the benefit of our customers.
The All-Pro quality assurance lab is one of the most advanced in the region, enabling us to offer customers a comprehensive range of tests to ensure the quality of our products.
ISO-Certified Hardware from All-Pro
We offer a wide range of fasteners and related hardware to support our customers’ operations. Additionally, we offer our innovative Pro Climb™ utility ladders, which provide unmatched climber safety and rapid installation. Our most requested ISO-certified hardware pieces include, but are not limited to:
- Fasteners
- Structural bolts
- Anchoring products
- Nuts
- Threaded rods & studs
- Lindapter clamps
- Washers, screws, and other hardware
ISO Fasteners for Critical Industries
We provide ISO fasteners for a multitude of industries, including:
- Oil & Gas
- Petrochemical
- Marine
- Infrastructure
- Telecom & Utility
- Construction
- Heavy Equipment
- Manufacturing
Why Engineers Choose All-Pro
All-Pro offers a distinct advantage over other fastener suppliers – our customers gain access to a turnkey supplier. We combine global sourcing, custom domestic manufacturing, value-added services, and an advanced quality assurance program to create an all-encompassing approach that we call All-Pro Connect™.
It all adds up to long-term savings and a stable supply of reliable fasteners.