ISO 14001 External Audit Cycle Completed by Bendix

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Source: Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems announcement

ELYRIA, Ohio – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC, the North American leader in the development and manufacture of active safety, air management, and braking system technologies for commercial vehicles, recently completed the 2021 ISO 14001 external audit cycle for all of its facilities across five locations.

With this achievement, Bendix demonstrates a history of commitment to the standard spanning more than two decades. Bendix has had facilities certified to the ISO 14001 standard since 1999, when Plant 1 at the Acuña, Mexico, operation became the first Bendix location to be certified.

ISO, the International Organization for Standardization, focuses on environmental management systems in ISO 14001. The standard is intended for use by an organization seeking to manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.

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In 2018, Bendix advanced to the latest ISO 14001 standard, completing ISO 14001:2015 transition audits across all locations. And last year, the company further enhanced its commitment, moving from individual site-level certificates to a single Bendix Corporate certificate encompassing multiple locations.

Bendix operations completing the ISO 14001 external audit cycle were the facilities in Acuña, Mexico; Bowling Green, Kentucky; the Elyria headquarters; Huntington, Indiana; and Mexico City, Mexico. The company’s wholly owned subsidiary, R.H. Sheppard Co., Inc., is also ISO 14001 certified at its Hanover, Pennsylvania, location. Bendix is a member of the Munich, Germany-based Knorr-Bremse.

The achievement fulfills customer obligations for continued certification, while demonstrating Bendix’s commitment to compliance with regulatory requirements – as well as the continual improvement of the company’s management systems.

“By achieving this third-party certification, we’re providing assurances to our customers, suppliers, and other stakeholders that Bendix has properly implemented the standard’s requirements,” said Bill Schubert, Bendix corporate manager, environmental and sustainability. “This year, we also celebrate the level of sophistication we’ve now attained in having pursued this environmental standard for more than two decades. Over that time, we have evolved to the latest version of the standard and are now able to pursue the certification as a single entity rather than as individual sites.

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“Our progress in attaining ISO 14001 is a testament to our dedication to improving our processes in ways that will sustain and benefit our environment.”

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