Our steel wire ropes and connectors are well known for their quality all over the region and in our new facility we will be drawing wire
Quality has been the most important word for the UNIS USHA Company ever since it was established. The factory has already produced steel wire ropes and slings for 35 years and regional buyers look first to this manufacturer for them. The company also takes pride in its accredited laboratory for mechanical and chemical testing, boasting state-of-the-art equipment, certified by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance, a London certification body.
Mr Mandić you are the regional leader in manufacturing stainless steel cable. To which markets do you intend to expand?
– Our factory’s products are found on the markets of Serbia, B-H, Montenegro and, to a lesser extent, Macedonia and Croatia. Our future goal is to increase our presence on the Croatian and Macedonian markets, but we are also negotiating with some Austrian and Slovenian companies with regard to entering their markets.
For which products can you do quality testing in your laboratory?
– UNIS-USHA A.D. Višegrad has a laboratory accredited by BiH (BATA). We are certified for mechanical testing of metallic materials according to BAS EN ISO/ IEC 17025:2006 standards. As our accrediting institute is a member of the European Federation of Associations of Accreditation Bodies, our certificate is recognised all over Europe. Besides our own products, we are engaged to test and certify products for third parties. We are able to carry out mechanical testing of wire, all kinds of steel wire ropes, and slings.
What quality standards and certifications do you have?
– The London certification body Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance has issued us the following certificates:
Certificate for quality management system standards BS ISO 9001:2008, BAS ISO 9001:2009 (pdf, 589 kb)
Product certificate (pdf, 253 kb) Certificate for environmental management system (pdf, 384 kb).
The UNIS USHA Company boasts many certificates, including some issued by the most distinguished certification bodies, such as Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance of London, BATA Institute, SGS Group for global inspection, verification, testing and certification, TUV SUD Management Service GmbH, etc.
The Bosnia and Herzegovina Accreditation Institute (BATA) has issued us the following certificates:
Accreditation for the mechanical testing of metallic substances according to standards BAS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2006 (pdf, 698 kb)
The SGS Group, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, has issued us the following certificates:
Product certificate according to standard ISO 10245:2003 (E)
TÜV SÜD Management Service GmbH has issued us the following certificates:
Certificate for results of the technical file (TF) (steel wire ropes 46mm, steel wire ropes and slings up to 46mm) (pdf, 356kb).
Will you develop new products as customers or market demand?
– Our long-term business strategy involves continuous efforts to expand and innovate our present product range according to market demand and requirements. We would also particularly like to draw attention to our completely novel plant for producing and drawing wire which, in addition to providing us with the intermediate material as required, will enable us to enter a completely new market.