One way Elk River ensures each product complies with National
Consensus Standards is through our ISO 9001:2000 compliant Quality
Management System. ISO 9001:2000 is a standard developed to
establish the best practices for Quality Management Systems. The ISO
9001:2000 standard is recognized worldwide as the blue print for
quality systems, and is considered the "Gold Standard" in quality
management systems.

The 2000 version of ISO 9001 is much more extensive than previous
versions. Previous versions were product oriented, whereas the 2000
version is much more customer oriented and system oriented. The 2000
version covers every aspect of a company that interacts with the
customer. It is a very rigorous process, but one that is very
beneficial.

Elk River’s Quality Management system has been certified as compliant
by an external registration organization, with a worldwide
reputation. A copy of our certification to ISO 9001:2000 is
available upon request.