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Accreditation More
Draper products than ever are manufactured to international standards
of quality and safety. Dave is a real person and is Draper's Head of Quality Assurance. He knows it's worth paying a little more for a product that may look the same as a cheaper alternative but is much better. |
Some Accreditation symbols and their meanings
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In 1901, the BSI Group began life
as a committee of engineers determined to standardise the number and
type of steel sections that were available to make British manufacturing
more efficient and competitive. Today it still works to standardize
systems to make companies more efficient and competitive.
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Founded in 1878, the SGS Group is
one of the largest verification, testing and certification organizations
in the world. The SGS mark is recognized as a global benchmark for
the highest standards of expertise, quality and integrity, providing
monitoring and verification services for international trade in consumer
products, agricultural, mining and petroleum products as well as certification
and services to governments and institutions.
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The VDE Testing Institute as founded
in 1920 in Berlin and relocated to Offenbach am Main in 1968 where
it has gained worldwide importance. The VDE Testing and Certification
Institute is accredited on a national and international level for
the testing and certification of electro technical equipment, components
and systems. Testing of electro technical products is conducted mainly
for safety and electromagnetic compatibility.
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Products using timber
sourced from forests which have been certified by the Forest Stewardship
Council (FSC) worldwide. These forests are managed to ensure long
term timber supplies while protecting the environment and the lives
of forest-dependent people. A system of 'Chain of Custody' certification
traces forest products through the supply chain to the end user. All
our applicable products are marked 'FSC Certified' to authenticate
the timber used by our suppliers.
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Click to view Draper Tools' DNV current certificates
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Many products now come under European
Directives and to be able to sell them within the EU some must bear
the CE mark as a legal requirement. This mark is the manufacturers
claim that the product meets all of the relevant European Directives.
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This is a quality management standard
which is synonymous with quality and good working practice.
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This is an Environmental Management
System, which provides a framework for managing environmental impact,
which enables us to be more efficient and reduce costs.
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