Certifications & Memberships

ISO 9001:2008 is an internationally recognized standard for quality management systems that provides a continual improvement model ensuring that products consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. Our system encompasses every detail from identifying your particular project needs to determining the appropriate materials and processing methods that should be utilized. We continuously monitor our response to customers inquires in order to provide our partners with outstanding service and value.

DOT Approved UN Third Party Certification Agency Hedwin self certifies our packaging under UN/DOT regulations to ensure full compliance with the Hazardous Materials Regulation for your product type. Rest assured that your product package will perform precisely as expected.

The Sustainable Packaging Coalition® (SPC) is an industry group dedicated to a more robust environmental vision for packaging. Through strong member support, an informed and science-based approach, supply chain collaborations and continuous outreach, they endeavor to build packaging systems that encourage economic prosperity and a sustainable flow of materials. As a member Hedwin is proud to align with SPC toward a more sustainable future for all.

The Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) label is a sign you are buying wood and paper products from a certified source, backed by a rigorous, third-party certification audit. Hedwin’s corrugate suppliers are expected to not only become certified but to proudly display the SFI logo on our Cubitainer package.

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has an 116-year proven track record of defining safety from the public adoption of electricity to new breakthroughs that help protect our future. UL employees are committed to safeguarding people, places and products in new and innovative ways for today’s borderless world. Their breadth, established objectivity and proven history mean they are a symbol of trust and provide peace of mind to all. Hedwin maintains UL certification for the important application of Fire Fighting Foam containers.

With representation on the Institute of Packaging Professionals (IoPP) Chemical Packaging Committee, Hedwin continues in our mission of supporting the packaging industry in standards development and implementation. IoPP is dedicated to the proposition that packaging is a positive, environmentally responsible and economically efficient force, operating in a modern economic society for the benefit and improved well-being of its people.

Hedwin belongs to the Maryland World Class Consortia (MWCC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to strengthen and grow the state and national economies through performance excellence. They help organizations of all types use world class techniques, such as lean and six sigma, to build competitive capability.

As a 100% ESOP organization, Hedwin participates in the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO), a private, nonprofit membership and research organization that serves as the leading source of accurate, unbiased information on employee stock ownership plans (ESOP)s and ownership culture.