TUV Rheinland North America has voluntarily suspended its ANAB accreditation for AS9100 and AS9120. A company representative has reported to Oxebridge that the suspension is temporary, and will not affect current TUV clients.
The suspension was prompted by TUV Rheinland’s strategic decision to reorganize its Aerospace certification program. The company hired a new program manager, and TUV management elected to voluntarily suspend the accreditation until restructuring is completed, which the company expects to happen within a few months.
Contrary to some rumors, the suspension does not mean TUV Rheinland is abandoning AS9100, nor that it is seeking an alternative accreditation away from ANAB.
The suspension will have no impact on TUV Rheinland’s current clients, and only limits the new clients that the company can take on while the suspension is in effect.
Further questions can be directed to info@tuv.com or 888-743-4652.
Christopher Paris is the founder and VP Operations of Oxebridge. He has over 35 years’ experience implementing ISO 9001 and AS9100 systems, and helps establish certification and accreditation bodies with the ISO 17000 series. He is a vocal advocate for the development and use of standards from the point of view of actual users. He is the writer and artist of THE AUDITOR comic strip, and is currently writing the DR. CUBA pulp novel series. Visit www.drcuba.world
