Premiere Resource Awarded ISO 13485:2003 Certification

Premiere Resource, a specialized division of Smart Source LLC, announces today the achievement of ISO 13485:2003 Certification and the implementation of the 13485 Quality Management System. Premiere Resource, a Smart Source company, is an end-to-end service provider for the entire print, production and fulfillment process, working specifically with risk-based Lifesciences companies regulated by the FDA and other government bodies.
 
“We achieved the ISO 13485 certification in less than six months, which is a testament to the rigor and teamwork of Premiere Resource employees. This is a key step toward marketing products to future Lifesciences clients in the US, Europe, Canada, Australia, and Japan,” explained Bob Mehta, VP of Quality and Compliance. “We combine our certification with a quality team that has over 85 years of collective experience.”
 
Premiere Resource offers a full suite of services including compliance labels, from expanded content labels (ECL) to Thermal Transfer Labels, IFUs, folding cartons and flexible packaging. VMI (Vendor managed Inventory), consignment and other inventory management solutions are also provided along with warehousing and distribution.
 
With a team of industry experts, Premiere Resource is hands-on through the entire production process, developing customized solutions to meet the evolving needs of clients across a variety of industries.
 
“Our core focus as a company has been to find innovative solutions that meet our client’s needs, leveraging our industry experience and expertise in a highly sensitive, and detailed process,” explained Joel Mester, President of Premiere Resource. “We understand the cost of poor quality and we are committed to getting it right the first time.”
 
Located in Mission Viejo, Calif., with manufacturing and distribution centers on both the east and west coast, Premiere Resource is known for superior process management and quality control. The company has over 30 years of experience in regulated print and production services and has been a division of Smart Source LLC since April 2013.
 
“Smart Source is a company with category expertise in print and production. We provide the best possible product, in terms of cost, quality and service, and we are constantly evolving to meet the growing needs of our clients,” explained Tom D’Agostino Jr. CEO of Smart Source. “Our ISO certified division, Premiere Resource, takes this to the next level, by being able to offer a wide range of government regulated industries from device manufacturers to aviation, the best possible services and products, to meet the very specific needs of the FDA.”