Pretium Packaging Completes ISO Certification at 11 Locations

Pretium Packaging, a St. Louis-based manufacturer of custom plastic packaging solutions for consumer and institutional products, has completed ISO 9001:2000 certification at its corporate office and 10 manufacturing facilities.

Pretium has used ISO certification to establish and document consistent business processes throughout the plants, including the product design procedures, with the majority of the documentation in electronic form. The company has also implemented an internal audit process by trained auditors in several plants.

"We have gone beyond the ISO requirements and documented other areas, such as a Good Manufacturing Process (GMP) program," said Lois Lester, manager of corporate quality. "These processes allow us to better serve our customers, meet customer requirements and operate more efficiently in a consistent manner."

The corporate office and Hermann, MO plant earned ISO certification in 2003. In 2004, the Peru, IL, Muscatine, IA, Seymour, IN, Hazleton, PA and Nashua, NH plants completed ISO 9001:2000 certification. The St. Charles, MO facility earned certification in 2005. The Pointe-Claire (Montreal), St. Laurent (Montreal) and Anaheim, CA plants are on schedule to complete certification in 2006.

Pretium Packaging is reshaping the plastic packaging industry by stressing speed to market, custom design and manufacturing responsiveness. In addition to primary plastic packaging, Pretium also offers customizable delivery and inventory programs to meet customer needs. For additional information on Pretium Packaging, call 314-727-8200.