PEARL expands membership categories to include electrical Service Organization companies with reconditioning facilities; redefines the Associate Member category; and confirms intention to pursue ANSI accreditation as a Standards Development Organization (SDO).

AURORA, CO – At the association’s recent annual meeting, PEARL members voted to expand membership to include a new Service Organization Member category. PEARL also redefined its Associate Member category, and by a straw poll, confirmed PEARL’s Board of Director’s suggestion that the association pursue Standards Development Organization (SDO) status through the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

The new Service Organization category applies to all electrical service companies that have a permanent facility for electrical reconditioning. Members of the Service Organization class have full Voting Member privileges and rights. In addition to a permanent reconditioning facility, Service Organization members must meet all other PEARL member requirements, such a minimum of $1 million in annual sales, adhere to PEARL standards and Codes of Business Practice.

“This new category is designed for electrical field service companies, such as those that belong to NETA, as well as motor and transformer repair shops, such as those that belong to EASA, assuming they also have a permanent facility for electrical apparatus reconditioning and meet the other criteria,” explained David Rosenfield, President of ROMAC Supply and Director for PEARL.

PEARL members also approved changes to the Associate Member category. From now on, all new members will apply as Associate Members until such time as they request site inspection and certification by PEARL. Following a successful site certification, the Associate Member can become a full Voting Member with full association privileges. In the past, new members could join as full-voting members with the intent to pursue site certification and receive many of the benefits of PEARL membership prior to site certification.

PEARL member companies also agreed during the official business meeting to accept the Board of Director’s recommendation that PEARL pursue SDO status through ANSI with the intent of adding PEARL’s reconditioning standards to the ANSI body of U.S. technical standards.

PEARL Past President, Brian Corekin, President of Monster Fuses Inc. (Portland, OR) stands next to PEARL Association Manager, Mark Stone, during the recent PEARL annual meeting and business conference.

About PEARL:
Founded in 1997, the Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) creates, collects, and disseminates information, policies, procedures, and standards to ensure the proper recycling and reuse of electrical power equipment. Its 70+ corporate members must meet strict technical, safety, and operational requirements.

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