United Plastic Fabricating, Inc. (UPF) Announces ISO 9001:2000 Certification

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 29, 2004

CONTACT: LOUIS S. TRAPASSO,

DIRECTOR OF QUALITY AND MATERIALS

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North Andover, MA: United Plastic Fabricating, Inc. (UPF) announced today that it has achieved ISO 9001:2000 Certification for its quality management system for the four UPF locations.

ISO 9001:2000 Certification verifies that UPF’s quality management system has been audited by an independent third party registrar and that UPF's system conforms to standards set by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). UPF was audited and registered by DET NORSKE VERITAS Certification, Inc. (DNV) of Houston, Texas.

Joe Lingel, President/CEO stated, “I am proud of the teamwork and dedication to continual improvement shown by everyone at UPF that made this certification possible. We are committed to providing excellent service to our customers. Our quality management system reflects this commitment. As does our quality policy to: Continually Improve Everything We Do and to Give Our Customers More Than They Expect.”

Corporate headquarters is located in North Andover, Massachusetts. UPF has three other manufacturing facilities, located in, Neenah, Wisconsin; Ocala, Florida and Dayton Nevada. Since 1986, UPF has been designing, manufacturing, and assembling custom fabricated plastic products such as the POLY-TANK®, the #1 water and foam tank for the Fire Service Industry as well as other industrial and government applications utilizing high quality thermoplastics.

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