Thrustmaster Receives ISO 9001 Certification from ABS
Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc., has received ISO 9001 Certification from ABS. The certification was awarded after a series of rigorous quality-control audits, and verification that Thrustmaster is compliant with all phases of the ISO 9001 Quality Control processes and procedures. “We have been working towards ISO certification for well over a year,” said Gene Little, Thrustmaster quality manager. “We revised many of our existing policies and procedures, and refined others to make sure we were above and beyond what ABS was looking for. The certification is just part of an overall program to enhance the overall operations of Thrustmaster.
Thrustmaster of Texas Announces Appointments
Owen Traylor has been named General Manager for Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc., a Houston-based manufacturer of marine propulsion systems. Traylor comes to Thrustmaster with over thirty-five (35) years of experience in the management of fabrication, machining and assembly of rotating equipment. He will be responsible for all operational functions including materials, manufacturing and field service. Amy Carrick has rejoined Thrustmaster of Texas, Inc. as Marketing Manager. Amy has extensive experience in a multitude of marketing functions, with the past 5 years related to the marine industry. Her responsibilities include all advertising, trade-show, promotional and customer/public relations.
Thrustmaster Expands Houston Facility
Thrustmaster of Texas has expanded their Houston manufacturing facility by over 65 percent. The expansion, which was completed this week, now gives Thrustmaster over 50,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space, in addition to over 10,000 sq. ft. of administrative, design, and research space on their six-acre Northwest Houston location. The expansion, which was started with the official groundbreaking and pouring of slab in September, took five months to complete without any interruption in ongoing work. “We were in the middle of a huge portable dynamic positioning system job building eight 1,000 hp thrusters and hydraulic power units while the slab was being poured and the new roof was being added.
