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BIRNS RECEIVES NEW ISO CERTIFICATION FROM DNV
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BIRNS Quality Assurance Manager Steve Hollinger and CEO Eric Birns.
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We're thrilled to report that Det Norske Veritas Certification, Inc. (DNV) recently awarded ISO 9001:2008 certification to our company. BIRNS has held the acclaimed ISO accreditation through another third-party registrar since 2009, and our entire team has since demonstrated its ongoing commitment to a highly effective quality assurance system and continual company-wide quality improvement.
BIRNS made the decision to apply for DNV's ISO 9001:2008 certification to ensure the highest quality products are provided to its national and international customers. "Quality always literally has to come first, and we're pleased to add this globally recognized certification to our list of company achievements," says Eric Birns, BIRNS President and CEO. "We believe that this is not a conclusion to our efforts for our quality system, but rather a major milestone in our continuing strategy to develop seamlessly operating internal systems and to constantly advance our level of excellence."
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| | The BIRNS TubeLight™ is the ideal solution for maximum light  output delivered in a minute package. It provides 10,000+ lumen brilliance, and comes with a wide range of accessories to tailor it to demanding underwater drop-light applications. It's compact (only Ø48mm), so it works beautifully in incredibly tight spaces, and versatile (100W to 500W) to fit seamlessly in an array of systems.
Perfect for bright illumination of narrow inspection tubes, or for complete, easy to manipulate 360° lighting of any pool, it's suspended by its cable for general-purpose drop light use, and can be mounted singly or in pairs for use with underwater cameras.
This powerful lighting system operates at up to 300M, and has sturdy stainless-steel construction, with easy decontamination, comprehensive GFCI/ELCB compatibility, and a unique wire-free design.
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THE FRENCH CONNECTION:
SUCCESSFUL NUKLEA 2011 SHOW
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| | The BIRNS team made the trip to Orleans, France for the recent Nuklea trade show. There, our company displayed the new BIRNS Emergency Light Fixture-LED, the BIRNS Corona, and a wide range of other brilliant lighting solutions for the nuclear power market to the international guests in attendance.
France is extremely influential in the nuclear power market, being the only country that uses nuclear power as its primary source of electricity, and deriving approximately 75% of its electricity from nuclear power generation (by comparison, the U.S. is at around 20%). It's second in nuclear capacity (63 GW) only to the USA (101 GW) and accounts for about 17% of the world's nuclear generating capacity. With 59 operating nuclear power plants, France is also the world's largest net exporter of electric power, exporting 18% of its total production.
 | BIRNS Tubelight and Emergency Light Fixture-LED brightly illuminating the booth at Nuklea.
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1720 Fiske Place Oxnard, CA 93033-1863 Phone: 805.487.5393 | Fax: 805.407.0427 | Toll-Free 1.888.BIRNS.88 service@birns.com | www.birns.com ISO 9001:2008 Certified by DNV
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