FINDLAY, Ohio (July 12, 2000)—Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.´s tire testing lab at its Findlay tire group headquarters has earned ISO Guide 25 accreditation. The international standard is closely related to ISO 9000, and applies to testing and calibration laboratories.
Carson Miller, manager of the tire testing facility, said ``Cooper is unique in our purpose to acquire this standard because we chose to pursue the ISO certification to enhance the quality of our product tests, not to meet external requirements.´´
He said that because the ISO certification is international in scope it will encourage countries outside the U.S. to more readily accept the testing results Cooper achieves.