The manufacturer of ambulance vehicles Avtospetsprom LLC (Kyiv region) has received a certificate of compliance from the French company Groupe PSA.
According to a press release from Avtospetsprom, the certification was carried out by the French inspection and certification company Bureau Veritas. The criteria were divided into groups, compliance with which was measured on a 100-point scale. Avtospetsprom received a score of 93 points for the production process, 92 points for quality control and 93 points for the supply chain.
“With an average score of 90 in all parameters, the company received the highest third level of assessment. This is the first time in history of the country when a document of this level was received by a Ukrainian company that converts the base chassis into ambulances. The certificate testifies that the quality of ambulance vehicles assembly at Avtospetsprom LLC fully complies with the requirements of Groupe PSA,” the company reports.
As the Interfax-Ukraine agency was told by the company, since the beginning of 2020, Avtospetsprom has produced 210 ambulances. In 2019, the company produced over 700 ambulances of all types.
Avtospetsprom LLC has been operating since 2012, it is one of the leading manufacturers of emergency (ambulance) medical care vehicles and the main supplier of such vehicles for public and private medical institutions in Ukraine.
In April and May 2020, the second largest autoproducer in Europe, Groupe PSA, together with Avtospetsprom, implemented a campaign to assist the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and regional medical institutions in maintaining the proper technical condition of Peugeot and Citroën ambulances. The companies jointly repaired 100 ambulances.