Lake Zurich, Illinois (April 22, 2002) – National Plastics and Seals, Inc.'s production and distribution operations have been certified to the QS-9000, 1998 and ISO 9002, 1994, International Quality System Standard. The company's entire quality system was audited and certified by Smithers Quality Assessments Inc. (SQA), a leading independent accredited registrar. Smithers is fully accredited both by the Dutch Council for Accreditation (RvA) and the Registrar Accreditation Board (RAB) and is a member of the Independent Association of Accredited Registrars.

National Plastics and Seals, Inc. was established in 1985 as a service-oriented, full line distributor specializing in the supply of plastic rod, sheet and tubing products, including machined plastic parts, heat shrinkable tubing, sleevings and elastomeric O-rings, seals, and gaskets with coast-to-coast service to industries including agriculture, aerospace, construction, medical and automotive technology, telecommunications, water purification, and many more.