OREANDA-NEWS. October 28, 2009. KLW Wheelco, which sells railway wheel products under the KLW brand for international markets, has received a management certificate of quality control under the ISO 9001:2008 standard with a value period of three years. The certification was given by the TUV Rheinland Ukraine Company during KLW’s annual clients’ conference “KLW. Thinking ahead – Winning globally”, that took place in Antalya, Turkey, from 15-18 October.

Michael Iskov, the Director for Railway Wheels Sales at Interpipe said: “It is an honor for us to receive the quality certificate under the ISO 9001:2008 standard as it is extremely beneficial for our customers. Our next step will be the certification of our wheels business at Interpipe according to the IRIS standard (International Railway Industry Standard). The first audit stage has been successfully passed, the second one is planned for October 2010”.

More than 80 representatives of large Ukrainian and International railway companies and rolling-stock producers participated at the annual KLW clients’ conference “KLW. Thinking ahead – winning globally”. Executives from the senior management team at Interpipe, Commercial Director Duncan Pell, Director for Railway Wheels Sales Michael Iskov and the Director for Corporate Affairs Oleg Kuzmin, made speeches at the plenary meetings. During the presentations, the development of the railway wheels sector was discussed alongside KLW’s strategy and progress.

Oleg Kuzmin, Director for Corporate Affairs at Interpipe said: “The organization of international client conferences under the KLW brand has become a good tradition for our Company. We were delighted to welcome so many guests at this year’s conference. The plenary meetings were informative and at the round tables people actively exchanged their opinions on different topics. The feedback from our clients’ has been highly positive and we are pleased to say that this year’s conference has been a great success!”