Wing Inflatables Secures New Certificates

Arcata-based Wing Inflatables, Inc. announced it has recently been awarded two certifications that will help to continue its growth.

Wing is now ISO 9001:2015 certified, attesting that the company’s quality management system and the knowledge of its employees have met rigorous international-standard requirements. This designation reflects Wing’s values of continuous improvement, quality processes and products, and customer satisfaction and has opened new markets for the products built on the North Coast.

Wing also received a CE (European) boat certification for its P4.2 Craft, meeting the EU Recreational Craft Directive requirements, including essentials such as stability, buoyancy and flotation.  This certificate gives a “seal of approval” that the boat in question has passed the scrutiny of a notified body and that it exceeds safety standards.  Many commercial and military agencies use this as a minimum standard – both in the U.S. and abroad.

The Wing family of companies include Henshaw Inflatables in Wincanton, U.K. and Patten Company in Lake Worth, Florida, with sales offices in Sweden and Maryland.  Wing Inflatables in Arcata manufactures high-performance collars for rigid inflatable boats and builds inflatable watercraft designed to perform in the most challenging marine environments.  Wing is a pioneer in the use of polyurethane coated fabric and thermo-welded air-holding seams, and for two decades, Wing has been designing best-in-class marine products for commercial, professional, recreational and military customers around the world.