sch weig , ▁Pear l ▁River ▁P iano ▁Group ▁Europe ▁G MB H ▁also ▁removed ▁R it m ull er ▁production ▁to ▁this ▁factory . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁in ▁Germany ▁remain ▁un changed ▁and ▁the ▁Sch imm el ▁factory ▁is ▁still ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁Sch imm el ▁family . ▁ ▁Cert ifications ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Pear l ▁River ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁piano ▁company ▁in ▁China ▁to ▁receive ▁International ▁Stand ards ▁Association ▁ISO ▁ 9 0 0 1 ▁Cert ification ▁( ISO ▁ 9 0 0 1 ) ▁for ▁its ▁complete ▁line ▁of ▁grand ▁and ▁vertical ▁pian os , ▁including ▁all ▁parts ▁and ▁components . ▁ ▁ISO ▁ 9 0 0 1 ▁Cert ification ▁is ▁awarded ▁by ▁an ▁independent ▁aud iting ▁organization , ▁following ▁a ▁length y ▁aud it ▁of ▁quality ▁systems , ▁r anging ▁from ▁the ▁proc ure ment ▁of ▁raw ▁materials ▁to ▁manufact uring ▁systems , ▁assembly ▁procedures , ▁and ▁customer ▁service . ▁Pear l ▁River ▁also ▁recently ▁was ▁awarded ▁ISO ▁ 1 4 0 0 1 , ▁which ▁is ▁similar , ▁but ▁rel ates ▁to ▁environmental ▁standards . ▁ ▁Pear l ▁River ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁manufact urer ▁in ▁China ▁to ▁receive ▁this ▁award . ▁ ▁The ▁Pear l ▁River ▁name ▁ ▁Pear l ▁River ▁ran ▁a ▁company - owned ▁US ▁distribution ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁when ▁they ▁turned ▁the ▁distribution ▁over ▁to ▁North ▁American ▁Music . ▁Pear l ▁River ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Chinese ▁piano ▁companies ▁to ▁market ▁pian os ▁in ▁the