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READE Announces Certification to ISO 9001:2015

by Kayla Viveiros | Jun 4, 2018

East Providence, Rhode Island: Reade International Corp., DBA Reade Advanced Materials, a global distributor of specialty chemical solids, is proud to announce their recent International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 certification. The 2015 revision...

NEB Becomes ISO 9001:2015 Registered for Composite Manufacturing

by Kayla Viveiros | May 8, 2018

Portsmouth, Rhode Island: After close to a year of refining their Quality Management System with help from Rhode Island’s Polaris MEP, New England Boatworks Inc. (NEB) has been ISO 9001:2015 registered by NQA. NEB joins a very limited number of Rhode Island Composites...

Polaris MEP Recruiting Experts to Accelerate Manufacturing Growth

by Kayla Viveiros | May 1, 2018

Industry Specialists Sought to Meet Evolving Needs of RI Manufacturers May 1, 2018 – PROVIDENCE, RI – Polaris MEP, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership for Rhode Island, is recruiting professional business consultants with a goal to help the state’s manufacturing...

First Card Company is now First Card Packaging

by Polaris MEP | Sep 10, 2017

New vision, more services and products, same commitment East Providence, Rhode Island – September 6, 2017 – First Card Company, a family owned and operated packaging manufacturer located in East Providence, Rhode Island, announced today that it will now serve its...

Rhode Island Manufacturing Leader Named to NIST MEP Advisory Board

by Polaris MEP | Aug 10, 2017

Hope Global’s Leslie Taito Joins National Team Providing Guidance to Help Small Manufacturers PROVIDENCE, RI – Leslie Taito, Senior Vice President of Corporate Operations for Hope Global in Cumberland, RI, has been named to the National Institute of Standards and...

Panel Discusses Federal Funding to Benefit Rhode Island Manufacturers

by Kayla Viveiros | Aug 7, 2017

Congressional Delegation and Local Manufacturers Discuss the Tangible Benefits to the MEP Program PROVIDENCE, RI – At a panel discussion hosted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and Representative David Cicilline, representatives from three Rhode Island manufacturers...