Self-Certified Woman-Owned Business is Leader in Manufacturing Powdered Metal Friction Products

April 27, 2011 - PRLog -- AKRON, OH (April 27, 2011) – GMP Friction Products, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of powdered metal friction products for clutch plates and brake pads, announced their self-certification as a woman-owned business. The United States government encourages companies to contract with Women Business Enterprises (WBE).

“Many companies and governmental agencies are interested in supporting diversity by doing business with women-owned businesses,” said Jerry Lynch, President and COO of GMP Friction Products. “Their motivation is a desire to partner with high quality, reliable companies as well as to meet their supplier diversity goals.”

The company is investigating other government diversity supplier programs through the Small Business Association. The SBA has developed a new third-party certification program designed to support women-owned businesses called the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program. The SBA announced in February, 2011 that the new Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contract Program expects to award their first contracts later this year.

GMP Friction Products is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturing company, a verification of their commitment to delivering reliable products and quality service that their customers have come to expect.  The certification was achieved following a rigorous audit of their quality program and conformation to the ISO 9001:2008 standards for manufacturing excellence.

Friction parts and materials are used in a variety of industries from marine, construction and agriculture to off road, heavy machinery and military vehicles. GMP Friction Products is a well recognized name in many industries. They engineer and manufacture to exacting product specifications that help to solve many complex challenges for their customers.

Since 1929, GMP Friction Products has designed and manufactured brake pads and clutch plates for use in a variety of industrial applications. They provide friction material products to non-automotive industrial manufacturers such as off-road vehicles, construction, industrial equipment, aerospace, heavy truck, and other specialty markets. As a world leader in sintered metallic friction materials, they specialize in working with clients to engineer and create customized parts in a range of materials for controlling, stopping, or transmitting power. For more information, call 330-633-1226 or visit their website at www.gmpfriction.com.