9 June 2009
AddisonMckee Attains ISO 9001:2008 Certification

Lebanon, OH, USA  June 9, 2009 – World-leading tube bending and endforming technology specialist, AddisonMckee, today announced it has achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification.

The company’s updated ISO 9001:2008 certificate was awarded by World Certification Services Ltd. in recognition of AddisonMckee’s Quality Management System which was audited in May 2009. Previously, the company’s quality systems were maintained and certified to the former ISO9001:2000 standard.

“AddisonMckee is committed to providing our customers with quality tube forming products, solutions and services,” says Christian Rogiers, Vice President of Global Marketing at AddisonMckee. “Our goal is to help our customers become more profitable and competitive. Through pioneering design, state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities, and a unique ability to turn each customer’s vision and functional requirements into a leading-edge solution, AddisonMckee leads the way in bringing reliability, precision and – most importantly – enhanced production capability, to even the most complex aviation, shipbuilding, truck, heat exchanger and HVAC, power generation, automotive, furniture, and other tubular component manufacture requirements.”

To support this commitment, AddisonMckee complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 to continually improve its Quality Management System through active involvement of employees, customers and suppliers. AddisonMckee has adopted, and pledge to maintain, a “best practices” standard in which it:

• Listens to the voice of its customers to make sure the development of current and future solutions responds to their needs
• Ensures that the solutions the company delivers are the solutions it promised
• Maintains continuous improvements in operations to maximize productivity while reducing waste
• Continues to evaluate and improve the company’s services to ensure they meet or exceed the needs of its customers
• Acquires and retains high-caliber employees to work as a team to achieve optimal results in a healthy and constructive environment that is supported with continuous training and development programs

This third party audit and quality system certification to the updated ISO standard provides evidence of AddisonMckee’s commitment to quality and will continue to provide innovative, dependable and quality tube forming solutions to its customers, while maintaining the highest standards.

About AddisonMckee

2008 winners of Managing Automation magazine's Progressive Manufacturing 50 Awards – a prestigious award based on an organization’s ability to use information and automation technologies to transform its business and create a sustainable competitive advantage – AddisonMckee is globally renowned for the design, manufacture and supply of some of the world's finest tube bending and end forming technologies - for increasingly complex automotive, aviation, truck and shipbuilding requirements.

In addition, AddisonMckee also offers highly innovative muffler and catalytic converter assembly solutions, hydraulic press machinery, tube inspection systems, plant automation and complete workcell integration.

In addition to these capabilities, a whole range of tooling and accessory options are also provided, as are comprehensive maintenance and service contracts, training and education programs and financial services. Where applicable, AddisonMckee is also able to offer customers the opportunity of machine rebuilds, refurbishment, upgrades and trade-ins.

From its state-of-the-art manufacturing centers in the USA, Canada and China, AddisonMckee is committed to providing rapid solutions to market and also regularly assists clients in product prototyping, parts development, small production runs and pre-production sample development.

AddisonMckee is principally owned by WHI Capital Partners (WHICP), a Chicago-based private equity group that invests in middle market, industry-leading companies with solid financial fundamentals and proven management teams. WHICP is an affiliate of William Harris Investors, Inc., a family-based asset management firm founded by Irving B. Harris in 1987.

For further information please contact:

Christian Rogiers – AddisonMckee
E-mail: crogiers@addisonmckee.com
Tel:  +1 513 228 7076
Fax: +1 513 228 7226