National Autobody Parts Warehouse Inc. is now certified by NSF International’s Automotive Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program, a program that certifies distributors who sell automotive collision parts. NSF International is an independent testing and certification organization with more than 20 years of automotive experience.
Like this article? Sign up to receive our weekly news blasts here.The NSF Automotive Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program is designed to help close the gap in the supply chain between parts manufacturers and body shops and was developed to respond to the needs of collision repair shops, insurers and ultimately consumers. The distributor program complements the NSF Automotive Collision Replacement Parts Certification Program, which certifies automotive collision replacement parts, including steel bumpers, step bumpers, brackets, rebars, sheet metal, plastic, lighting and absorbers. The latter program certifies that parts meet rigid quality, safety and performance standards in terms of form, fit and function.
“An extension of NSF International’s Automotive Collision Replacement Parts Certification Program, the NSF Automotive Distributor Certification Program certifies the ability of distributors, such as National Autobody Parts Warehouse, Inc., to meet stringent performance and quality standards including having an effective system to track orders and parts,” said Bob Frayer, director of NSF International’s Automotive Parts Certification Programs.
To earn certification, National Autobody Parts Warehouse demonstrated that it has effective records and inventory systems to track orders and parts through the supply chain. National Autobody Parts Warehouse also met the following criteria required by the NSF Automotive Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program:
- An ISO 9001-certified quality management system,
- A parts traceability and inventory tracking system,
- A defective parts procedure including a customer parts complaint process,
- The ability to administer a manufacturer’s recall, and
- When necessary, a formal corrective action to complaints and an immediate recall plan.
This designation as an NSF International Certified Distributor is a badge of honor for all of our employees who work tirelessly day after day and week after week to insure our customer’s needs are met. It’s an official recognition of the quality systems we have in place and continue to promote every day,” said National Autobody Parts Warehouse President Mike Dolabi. “The NSF Automotive Collision Parts Distributor Certification Program provides an opportunity for National Autobody Parts Warehouse, Inc. to compete more effectively with much larger distributors in the market.”
Dolabi is one of the 10 members of the Automotive Body Parts Association’s National Board of Directors (nationalautobody.com). His company employs more that 45 employees and services body shops and other automotive outlets throughout north and central Texas from its 167,000 square foot headquarters-warehouse located in Grand Prairie, Texas.
For more information about NSF’s Automotive Parts Certification Programs email Bob Frayer at [email protected] or visit www.nsfautomotive.com.
