During the recent Quality, Purchasing and Technology Ferrari and Maserati Convention, DNV officially delivered the ISO 9001:2000 certificates to Ferrari and Maserati. The Convention was held in December at the Maranello Ferrari plant.

DNV’s Institutional Relation Manager in South Europe, Leonardo Omodeo Zorini, and DNV Italy’s North-West District Manager, Nicola Privato, handed over the certificates.

Both certificates cover design, manufacture, sale and after-sale of GT cars.

Ferrari has always been quality oriented. The initial Quality Management System Certification is dated 1996 for Ferrari whilst 2000 for Maserati.

Production process improvement
As a result of the production process improvement, there has been a sensible reduction of waste, pollution and non-profitable activities. The emphasis on improvement and innovation also led Ferrari and Maserati to implement Environmental Management Systems certified by DNV in 2001 and 2003 respectively.

“The achievement of becoming certified to the ISO 9001:2000 standard confirms their intention to further raise the quality standard for both companies,” says Leonardo Omodeo Zorini.