River Metals Recycling Earns ISO 14001 Certification

River Metals Recycling LLC (RMR), headquartered in Fort Mitchell, KY, recently achieved ISO 14001-2004 certification. RMR committed to achieving ISO certification in an ongoing effort to realize continual improvement and in consideration of supplier and customer-driven demand for environmentally friendly products and services delivered by socially responsible companies. The certification includes RMR’s headquarters and yards in Newport, Louisville, Henderson, and Somerset, KY.

To become accredited, a company must undergo a rigorous evaluation of all its environmental systems, including the environmental aspects of the activities, products and services it performs. This evaluation takes into consideration environmental protection, pollution prevention and socioeconomic needs. Typically, this process takes 15 – 18 months, yet RMR attained certification in just six months. The Company attributed the rapid certification to having proper operations in place well before the certification process began.

This certification validates The Company’s overall environmental compliance, emphasizing its longstanding role as a leading scrap supplier and reaffirming its continuing commitment to excellence.

This certification follows RMR’s ISO 9001-2000 certification late in 2004. This quality initiative allows RMR to sustain their long-term competitiveness and realize stronger market performance as discerning customers and suppliers are becoming more quality conscious.

“The ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accreditations are milestones in the history of RMR. We are very proud of these accomplishments, which are tributes to our employees’ dedication to providing the highest quality and ongoing environmentally friendly service” said Alan Crouch, President.

The Gamma-Tech Crossbelt Metal Analyzer is an example of RMR’s improved quality and commitment to continual improvement. RMR, along with Gamma-Tech, developed the process to produce shredded scrap to a specific chemistry, assisting consumers in capturing maximum value from the supply chain. This cleaner shredded grade with lower residuals is called Gamma shred. RMR operates 3 Gamma-Tech analyzers and is a world leader in producing Gamma shred.