Quality, environment, safety, and sustainability at the heart of our strategy In an industrial context that is constantly evolving, characterized by technological innovation, increasing competitiveness, and ever more stringent regulations, Maflex considers certified management systems a strategic pillar for ensuring quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

“Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of intelligent effort.” - J.R. Our daily commitment is to create lasting value for clients and stakeholders by integrating process quality with social responsibility, sustainable development, environmental protection, and the health and safety of employees, contributing to creating a healthy, hygienic, orderly, and clean work environment, essential for productivity and well-being.

Our Integrated Management System is based on four international certifications:

• ISO 9001 – Quality Management System
• IATF 16949 – Automotive Quality Management System
• ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System
• ISO 45001 – Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Each of these certifications is an integral part of our system and demonstrates our willingness and inclination towards continuous improvement, risk prevention, and transparency towards clients.

We believe in a system that is not only compliant with standards but also becomes a tool for growth, efficiency, and well-being for the entire company.

Our approach is based on:

• an integrated vision of quality, environment, safety, and social responsibility;
• the active participation of personnel, through training, awareness, and engagement;
• a strong focus on sustainability as a competitive and cultural lever;
• commitment to maintaining an orderly, clean, safe, and controlled productive environment.

We look to the future with determination: the goal is to maintain and exceed active standards, improving processes every day to achieve excellence in every area of our activity.

In the automotive sector, where precision, reliability, control, and traceability are essential requirements, Maflex operates according to the IATF 16949 certification, the international standard that integrates the principles of ISO 9001 with the specific requirements of the automotive industry. The Automotive Quality Management System represents a constant reference during daily operations, also supported by continuous training and the development of awareness among company personnel and along the entire supply chain. Thanks to the presence of a multidisciplinary Team, advanced specific tools are applied daily, such as FMEA, APQP, PPAP, MSA, which constitute a common industry language, ensuring process and documentation uniformity. This approach allows for the prevention of defects, reduction of variability, and assurance of production always under control.

Through the IATF 16949 System, we improve our capabilities to:

• Assess, prevent, manage, and mitigate production and supply risks;
• Ensure full compliance with customer requirements and industry regulations;
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement based on structured methods;
• Maintain effective and measurable quality controls;
• Conduct statistical process analyses (SPC) and machine capability verifications (MCS) to monitor production stability and prevent deviations before they become non-conformities;
• Ensure complete traceability throughout the supply chain.

This approach allows us to offer certified quality and consistency over time, consolidating the trust of key industry players.

La certificazione ISO 14001 guides Maflex in adopting a structured Environmental Management System, based on clear, measurable and sustainability-oriented objectives, recognizing and strengthening the company's responsibility towards both the environment and the community. Thanks to this positive push towards continuous improvement, concrete actions are implemented that include:

• The reduction of waste and the activation of recovery and recycling processes;
• The optimized management and monitoring of consumption, raw materials and natural resources;
• The monitoring of emissions and environmental impacts;
• The introduction of renewable energy sources and high-efficiency technologies.

Internal awareness programs are also promoted, to spread a shared environmental culture and make every collaborator an active part of the collective commitment to sustainability and the safeguarding of our planet. Through the collection and analysis of environmental data, we monitor our progress with performance indicators and periodic audits, publishing them each year in the Sustainability Report (downloadable in the dedicated section). This document represents an important tool for transparency and testifies to our ongoing commitment to more conscious and responsible growth.

ISO 45001 certification represents a fundamental pillar for Maflex in the management of health and safety in the workplace, confirming that the protection of people is an essential corporate value. For us, safety is not just a regulatory obligation, but an ethical and organizational principle that translates into responsibility, prevention and active participation. The Safety Management System adopts a proactive approach, oriented towards risk prevention and continuous improvement. Each phase of the production process is subjected to careful identification of dangers, analysis and risk assessment, which allows us to plan and implement effective preventive measures, guaranteeing safe, healthy and controlled working environments.

This System is based on some fundamental elements, including:

• Ongoing training and staff involvement, so that awareness becomes and remains an integral part of the company culture;
• Preventive procedures and emergency plans that are updated constantly and tested;
• Systematic monitoring of HSE performance, through measurable indicators, analysis, and periodic audits;
• Active participation of all collaborators, integral parts of the system itself, encouraged to report and prevent potentially critical situations.

We believe that the culture of safety is built every day, through collaboration and shared responsibility. Reducing accidents, preventing occupational diseases, and promoting collective well-being are not just technical objectives, but concrete commitments, which translate into operational continuity, motivation, and growth in a serene and orderly environment. For Maflex, safety is the first requirement for working well and the foundation on which to build trust, efficiency, and the future.