03/24/2025
Purity Gas has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 certification, the internationally recognized standard for quality management. Certification demonstrates a business has established – and is continually improving – a system that includes effective, repeatable processes as well as a trained, skilled staff and an overall dedication to meeting customer expectations for quality products and services.
Purity Gas empowers manufacturers to generate their own nitrogen gas – on-site and as needed – instead of relying on expensive deliveries of liquid nitrogen. Alan Hopkins and Chris Styles are its co-founders and leaders.
“We always want to ensure our foundation is as solid as it can possibly be. Especially when you consider how quickly we’re growing, meeting the ISO standard not only keeps us efficient – it shows the world that we’re committed to sound procedures and best practices. And that we’ll never stop improving,” said Styles.
The ISO 9001 standard is based on seven principles: customer focus, leadership, engagement of people, process approach, improvement, evidence-based decision making and relationship management. With such a broad definition of quality management, efforts to review and standardize operations reach every part of the business.
“We look at what each person does to be successful, and we ensure those best practices are properly recorded and standardized. Having a clear roadmap to success means we each perform at the highest level for our customers. When customers are satisfied, when we know we had a positive impact, that’s a win. Each win feeds our team’s motivation to get more wins,” said Hopkins.
Meeting the ISO 9001 standard includes a demonstrated commitment to continual improvement.
“We’ve always had that mindset here, but now we have clear processes for gathering and acting on feedback to help us get better all the time. Fundamentally, that’s what having a quality management system is all about. Where are the points of risk? What aspects of your operations are you measuring and how are you going to act on the information you collect? Can you do something a little bit better the next time you do it? Over time, you see how everyday actions contribute to major steps,” said Styles.
Surveying customers to evaluate their satisfaction with various segments of the business is another important element of continual improvement.
“Potential and existing customers understand that meeting the ISO 9001 standard means we have formalized our customer feedback process,” Styles said. “This gives us credibility because they know our work is visibly anchored in customer satisfaction.”
Using Purity Gas’s turnkey NITROCENTER® system, industrial users of nitrogen gas can generate their own supply, either inside their facility or in the NitroVault™ first-of-its-kind outdoor enclosure. Common industrial uses for nitrogen gas include laser cutting, metal fabrication, food and beverage production, oil and gas and chemical manufacturing. This means Purity Gas supplies some of the largest manufacturers in North America, each of them with their own unique and rigorous requirements.
“Overall, the driving force is becoming a better company for our customers,” Styles said. “Inside the organization, each person understands the value of their role and feels confident they are performing that role in the best possible way. For those looking in from the outside, they see a business and a team of people they can trust.”
About Purity Gas
Making the transition from nitrogen delivery to nitrogen generation requires a partner with proven technology and experience. At Purity Gas, nitrogen generation is all the company does. Its NITROCENTER® systems are custom designed to your specific application requirements and facility and they’re engineered, installed and maintained by a specialized team committed to your satisfaction. For more information, visit https://puritygas.ca.
