BIC Lighters - Quality, Reliability, and Safety

 

September 2018

 

The BIC Lighter is recognized as a worldwide leader in producing a safe, reliable flame for millions of consumers every day. In more than 160 countries around the world, BIC has sold more than 15 billion lighters.

 

Since the beginning, almost 40 years ago, they have developed and perfected the strictest quality and safety standards in order to give consumers the best performing lighters on the market. The company employs these standards at manufacturing facilities all over the world.

 

BIC’s quality assurance criteria for its lighters meet or exceed the lighter safety standards established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), and all other government agencies.

 

Every day, BIC produces more than 5 million lighters worldwide. Quality and safety are built into the product process. BIC’s manufacturing process is one of the most modern in the world, using the highest quality raw materials available. BIC’s assembly processes are custom-designed to produce top quality lighters. Specialized equipment analyzes 100% of the lighters produced by BIC and identifies non-conforming products and ejects those that do not meet BIC’s specifications.

 

In addition, they use sophisticated computerized camera equipment to precisely measure flame height and other characteristics and to eject non-conformances. Every BIC lighter undergoes more than 50 separate, automatic quality checks during the manufacturing process. This includes testing of each and every finished BIC lighter by lighting and extinguishing it to ensure the lighter preforms properly before it ever leaves BIC’s factory.

 

The company’s commitment to quality continues even after each lighter has been machine inspected. Samples from each production run are further examined by quality control technicians on an ongoing basis. In addition, random samples of finished lighters are collected from the marketplace so that a series of ongoing quality assurance tests can be performed.

 

Because of all this, it is no surprise that BIC Lighters are one of the top selling products in a c-store. Make sure you’re carrying the lighters your consumers know, love, and rely on.

 

SOURCES: About BIC Lighter. BIC Corporation. www.flickyourbic.com

 

 

 

BIC Lighters Continues to Drive Front End Sales

High Quality BIC Lighters for Consumers and C-Store Operators

 

April 2017

 

BIC Lighters continue to drive fast-turning, highly-profitable, incremental front-end sales for convenience stores. Our success continues to be driven by the high quality that BIC Lighter brings to both the consumer and to the c-store operator.

 

Lighter consumers are on-the-go and use their lighters for a variety of needs. We also know that lighter consumers appreciate BIC’s extensive and expanding variety of new and exciting lighter sleeve designs. A lighter is not just a practical tool for consumers’ every lighting need – it’s personal. Consumers identify with the new designs because they’re a favorite team, a favorite rock band or TV show, or just act as an accessory to their outfit for the day. As a result, every year we explore popular trends and make sure we offer lighter designs for every interest, personality and lifestyle. We like to say the BIC lighter is life’s perfect accessory.

 

We are also seeing that, year over year, consumers and c-stores alike are drawn to BIC for the unparalleled quality, safety and reliability of our lighters. Many also appreciate that BIC proudly manufactures many of our lighters right here in the USA. – Pat Cordle, Vice President - Field Sales and Convenience, BIC Consumer Products

 

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