RUBI (BARCELONA), SPAIN--January, 1998. Industrias Jorda, S.L., a subsidiary of Datcon Instrument Company (Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.), has been certified to the ISO 9001 quality standard by Bureau Veritas Quality International (BVQI). Certificates have been obtained with the NACCB (U.K.), TGA (Germany), SINCERT (Italy), ENAC (Spain) and COFRAL (France).

During a company celebration, Matias Boher, director general of Industrias Jorda, recognized the team, saying that, "We are very proud of all of our associates for having achieved this certification. It took a tremendous amount of effort to accomplish this goal at a point in time when we are launching so many new products. It has been a good experience for all of us, and we think it will help grow our business."

The ISO 9001 certification is consistent with Jorda's focus on customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. The company is already regarded as a preferred supplier to many of the biggest names in the agricultural vehicle market in Europe. In fact, the company enjoys an estimated 40% share of the instrumentation currently sold to this market. Moreover, it complements Jorda's growing worldwide presence in the off-highway, material handling and specialty vehicle/motorcycle markets

Jorda is a technology-focused, ISO 9001 certified full-service manufacturer of analog and digital vehicle instrumentation and monitoring systems. Products include instrument clusters and displays; gauges and meters; matching senders and sensors; electronic control units (ECUs); battery monitoring systems; and blinkers, switches and miscellaneous accessories. Jorda is based in Rubi (Barcelona), Spain, where products labeled "AST" are manufactured and assembled for customers in Europe and other parts of the world. Jorda also serves as the European sales, marketing and technical office for Datcon.

For more information: (011) 3493-586-2073 or e-mail to comercial@ast.es