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Valpey Fisher Completes ISO Recertification

HOPKINTON, MA, June 30, 2010 The National Quality Assurance (NQA), U.S.A., an accredited organization under the ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board, has assessed and approved Valpey Fisher Corporation (NASDAQ: VPF) for ISO 9001:2008 certification. The ISO 9001:2008 standard specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization:

• needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements

and

• aims to enhance customer satisfaction through the effective application of the system, including processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance of conformity to customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

The Certificate of Registration by NQA certifies that the Quality Management System of Valpey Fisher fully complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008. “NQA audits our Quality Management Systems annually with a full recertification every three years. We have been certified since 1997. This year we added our new Microwave Products Division to our certification scope furthering our commitment to the highest quality products,” says Matt Garvey, Quality Assurance Manager at Valpey Fisher Corporation. Mr. Garvey has over 25 years of experience in the electronic manufacturing industry and is an ASQ-Certified Manager of Quality/Organizational Excellence (ASQ-CMQ/OE).

“At Valpey Fisher, our commitment to quality has been a key ingredient to our success for 79 years and it will continue to drive us well into the future”, says Michael Ferrantino Jr., Chief Executive Officer of Valpey Fisher. “Achieving ISO 9001:2008 certification is a further example of that commitment.”

About NQA:
NQA is a leading global independently accredited certification body (registrar), providing assessments (audits) of organizations to various Management System Standards since 1988. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, NQA, USA was established in 1992 as a joint venture between National Quality Assurance (NQA), Limited (headquartered in London, England) and National Technical Systems, Inc.(located in Calabasas, CA, NASDQ: NTSC).

About Valpey Fisher:
Valpey Fisher Corporation (NASDAQ: VPF) is a pioneer in the design and manufacturing of precision crystal oscillators for over 75 years. Today, Valpey Fisher is expanding into higher frequency, lower phase noise timing solutions, high performance RF/Microwave components, integrated modules and ultrasonic transducers. Valpey Fisher’s broad product offering addresses a wide range of end markets including wireless and wireline infrastructure, microwave radio, military communications, instrumentation, imaging and industrial applications. Valpey Fisher is an ISO 9001:2008 approved organization with its corporate headquarters located in a 32,000 square foot research, engineering and manufacturing facility in Hopkinton, MA.