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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 3, 1993                   TAG: 9303030189
SECTION: CURRENT                    PAGE: NRV-12   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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DATELINE: PEMBROKE                                LENGTH: Short

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PEMBROKE COMPANY RATED BY VOLVO-GM

Patrick Enterprises Corp. in Pembroke recently received an A-level assessment rating from Volvo-GM Heavy Truck Corp. in the Quality Requirements Program.

Paul B. Collins, president, called it a major accomplishment, "truly the result of a team effort from production, administrative and management personnel."

The program incorporates all aspects of business into a quality program, including safety, productivity, process control, shipping and statistical analysis.

Patrick Enterprises is a 9-year-old job shop providing machined, fabricated and welded products to industries in Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

The company's return rate as a result of poor quality fell from nearly 5 percent to 2/10 of 1 percent in the past two years.

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