Monday, March 25, 2013

SOBHA DEVELOPERS’ MATTRESS DIVISION RECEIVES ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFICATION


Bangalore, March 21, 2013: Sobha Restoplus, the mattress division of realty major Sobha Developers Ltd.,

today announced that it has received the prestigious ISO 9001:2008 certification from TUV Rheinland. Sobha

Restoplus was awarded this certification after it successfully met the guidelines and assessment criteria set out

by the International Organisation of Standardisation (ISO).

Launched in August 2007 in Bangalore, Sobha Restoplus is the first retail product of Sobha Developers. Over

the years, it has redefined the art of sleeping with its best-in-class products.

The certificate was presented in person by Mr. M. Bhaskar, TUV Director-Finance, to Mr. Ravi Menon,

Chairman, Sobha Developers Ltd., on March 21, 2013.

The ISO 9001:2008 certification has been in place for over a decade now and is used by both customers and

companies as a method of controlling their quality. The Standard provides a framework to manage a business

and ensure a philosophy of continual improvement in all aspects of business. It is externally assessed on an

ongoing basis to ensure these business practices are maintained.

Commenting on the significance of the certification, Mr. Ravi Menon, said, “This certificate reiterates the

commitment to quality of our products and services, which we provide to our customers at Sobha Restoplus.”

“Sobha Restoplus today produces more than 27 variants of mattresses and has a sustainable run rate of 100

mattresses per day,” added Mr. Ravi Menon, Chairman, Sobha Developers Ltd.

Mr. M. Bhaskar, TUV Director- Finance, said, “The certification identifies that Sobha Restoplus has fully

demonstrated its ability to provide quality products that meets customer, and pertinent statutory and

regulatory requirements.”

These mattresses are produced on state-of-the-art spring mattress manufacturing plant located on Jigni Link

Road, Bangalore. The unit, spread over approximately 1.7 lakh sq feet, is one of the largest spring mattress

manufacturing facilities in the country.

“Beneath the super-fine finishing, multi-layered cushioning and the imported springs, is a wealth of

technology, design and engineering. All spring mattresses of Sobha Restoplus are tested under a special

Cornell Type Mattress Tester, which has been imported from Leggett & Platt, USA. It is the best and probably

the only such testing machine in the subcontinent,” concluded Mr. Raghav Menon, Executive Vice

President, Sobha Mattress Division.

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