diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 77c1c95..bf1dde1 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "node-dbf",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.4.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -953,7 +953,8 @@
         "ansi-regex": {
           "version": "2.1.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "aproba": {
           "version": "1.1.1",
@@ -1004,7 +1005,8 @@
         "balanced-match": {
           "version": "0.4.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "bcrypt-pbkdf": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
@@ -1019,6 +1021,7 @@
           "version": "0.0.9",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "inherits": "~2.0.0"
           }
@@ -1027,6 +1030,7 @@
           "version": "2.10.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "hoek": "2.x.x"
           }
@@ -1035,6 +1039,7 @@
           "version": "1.1.7",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "balanced-match": "^0.4.1",
             "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -1043,7 +1048,8 @@
         "buffer-shims": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "caseless": {
           "version": "0.12.0",
@@ -1060,12 +1066,14 @@
         "code-point-at": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "combined-stream": {
           "version": "1.0.5",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "delayed-stream": "~1.0.0"
           }
@@ -1073,22 +1081,26 @@
         "concat-map": {
           "version": "0.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "console-control-strings": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "core-util-is": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "cryptiles": {
           "version": "2.0.5",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "boom": "2.x.x"
           }
@@ -1128,7 +1140,8 @@
         "delayed-stream": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "delegates": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
@@ -1160,7 +1173,8 @@
         "extsprintf": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "forever-agent": {
           "version": "0.6.1",
@@ -1182,12 +1196,14 @@
         "fs.realpath": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "fstream": {
           "version": "1.0.11",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "graceful-fs": "^4.1.2",
             "inherits": "~2.0.0",
@@ -1243,6 +1259,7 @@
           "version": "7.1.2",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "fs.realpath": "^1.0.0",
             "inflight": "^1.0.4",
@@ -1255,7 +1272,8 @@
         "graceful-fs": {
           "version": "4.1.11",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "har-schema": {
           "version": "1.0.5",
@@ -1283,6 +1301,7 @@
           "version": "3.1.3",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "boom": "2.x.x",
             "cryptiles": "2.x.x",
@@ -1293,7 +1312,8 @@
         "hoek": {
           "version": "2.16.3",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "http-signature": {
           "version": "1.1.1",
@@ -1310,6 +1330,7 @@
           "version": "1.0.6",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "once": "^1.3.0",
             "wrappy": "1"
@@ -1318,7 +1339,8 @@
         "inherits": {
           "version": "2.0.3",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "ini": {
           "version": "1.3.4",
@@ -1330,6 +1352,7 @@
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "number-is-nan": "^1.0.0"
           }
@@ -1343,7 +1366,8 @@
         "isarray": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "isstream": {
           "version": "0.1.2",
@@ -1416,12 +1440,14 @@
         "mime-db": {
           "version": "1.27.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "mime-types": {
           "version": "2.1.15",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "mime-db": "~1.27.0"
           }
@@ -1430,6 +1456,7 @@
           "version": "3.0.4",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
           }
@@ -1437,12 +1464,14 @@
         "minimist": {
           "version": "0.0.8",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "mkdirp": {
           "version": "0.5.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "minimist": "0.0.8"
           }
@@ -1497,7 +1526,8 @@
         "number-is-nan": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "oauth-sign": {
           "version": "0.8.2",
@@ -1515,6 +1545,7 @@
           "version": "1.4.0",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "wrappy": "1"
           }
@@ -1544,7 +1575,8 @@
         "path-is-absolute": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "performance-now": {
           "version": "0.2.0",
@@ -1555,7 +1587,8 @@
         "process-nextick-args": {
           "version": "1.0.7",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "punycode": {
           "version": "1.4.1",
@@ -1593,6 +1626,7 @@
           "version": "2.2.9",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "buffer-shims": "~1.0.0",
             "core-util-is": "~1.0.0",
@@ -1637,6 +1671,7 @@
           "version": "2.6.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "glob": "^7.0.5"
           }
@@ -1644,7 +1679,8 @@
         "safe-buffer": {
           "version": "5.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "semver": {
           "version": "5.3.0",
@@ -1668,6 +1704,7 @@
           "version": "1.0.9",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "hoek": "2.x.x"
           }
@@ -1701,6 +1738,7 @@
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "code-point-at": "^1.0.0",
             "is-fullwidth-code-point": "^1.0.0",
@@ -1711,6 +1749,7 @@
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "safe-buffer": "^5.0.1"
           }
@@ -1725,6 +1764,7 @@
           "version": "3.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "ansi-regex": "^2.0.0"
           }
@@ -1739,6 +1779,7 @@
           "version": "2.2.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
+          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "block-stream": "*",
             "fstream": "^1.0.2",
@@ -1794,7 +1835,8 @@
         "util-deprecate": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         },
         "uuid": {
           "version": "3.0.1",
@@ -1823,7 +1865,8 @@
         "wrappy": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true
+          "dev": true,
+          "optional": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -1863,6 +1906,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-parent/-/glob-parent-2.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-gTg9ctsFT8zPUzbaqQLxgvbtuyg=",
       "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "is-glob": "^2.0.0"
       }
@@ -1916,6 +1960,14 @@
         "os-tmpdir": "^1.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "iconv-lite": {
+      "version": "0.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/iconv-lite/-/iconv-lite-0.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2y91h5OpQlolefMPmUlivelittSWy0rP+oYVpn6A7GwVHNE8AWzoYOBNmlwks3LobaJxgHCYZAnyNo2GgpNRNQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "safer-buffer": ">= 2.1.2 < 3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "inflight": {
       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
@@ -1955,7 +2007,8 @@
       "version": "1.1.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-buffer/-/is-buffer-1.1.6.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-NcdALwpXkTm5Zvvbk7owOUSvVvBKDgKP5/ewfXEznmQFfs4ZRmanOeKBTjRVjka3QFoN6XJ+9F3USqfHqTaU5w==",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
     },
     "is-dotfile": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
@@ -1985,7 +2038,8 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-extglob/-/is-extglob-1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-rEaBd8SUNAWgkvyPKXYMb/xiBsA=",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
     },
     "is-finite": {
       "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -2001,6 +2055,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-glob/-/is-glob-2.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-0Jb5JqPe1WAPP9/ZEZjLCIjC2GM=",
       "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "is-extglob": "^1.0.0"
       }
@@ -2033,7 +2088,8 @@
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/isarray/-/isarray-1.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-u5NdSFgsuhaMBoNJV6VKPgcSTxE=",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
     },
     "isobject": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
@@ -2068,6 +2124,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/kind-of/-/kind-of-3.2.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-MeohpzS6ubuw8yRm2JOupR5KPGQ=",
       "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "is-buffer": "^1.1.5"
       }
@@ -2177,6 +2234,7 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-path/-/normalize-path-2.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-GrKLVW4Zg2Oowab35vogE3/mrtk=",
       "dev": true,
+      "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "remove-trailing-separator": "^1.0.1"
       }
@@ -2418,13 +2476,15 @@
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/remove-trailing-separator/-/remove-trailing-separator-1.1.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-wkvOKig62tW8P1jg1IJJuSN52O8=",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
     },
     "repeat-element": {
       "version": "1.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/repeat-element/-/repeat-element-1.1.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-7wiaF40Ug7quTZPrmLT55OEdmQo=",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
     },
     "repeat-string": {
       "version": "1.6.1",
@@ -2455,7 +2515,13 @@
       "version": "5.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.1.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-kKvNJn6Mm93gAczWVJg7wH+wGYWNrDHdWvpUmHyEsgCtIwwo3bqPtV4tR5tuPaUhTOo/kvhVwd8XwwOllGYkbg==",
-      "dev": true
+      "dev": true,
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "safer-buffer": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safer-buffer/-/safer-buffer-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YZo3K82SD7Riyi0E1EQPojLz7kpepnSQI9IyPbHHg1XXXevb5dJI7tpyN2ADxGcQbHG7vcyRHk0cbwqcQriUtg=="
     },
     "set-immediate-shim": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5a11d33..a4c9f22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
     "rimraf": "^2.6.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "commander": "^2.9.0"
+    "commander": "^2.9.0",
+    "iconv-lite": "^0.6.2"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "rimraf lib && mkdir lib",
diff --git a/src/header.js b/src/header.js
index 9b719d9..a332c1f 100644
--- a/src/header.js
+++ b/src/header.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
+import * as iconv from 'iconv-lite';
 
 export default class Header {
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ export default class Header {
         fs.readFile(this.filename, (err, buffer) => {
             if (err) throw err;
 
-            this.type = buffer.slice(0, 1).toString(this.encoding);
+            this.type = iconv.decode(buffer.slice(0, 1), this.encoding);
             this.dateUpdated = this.parseDate(buffer.slice(1, 4));
             this.numberOfRecords = this.convertBinaryToInteger(buffer.slice(4, 8));
             this.start = this.convertBinaryToInteger(buffer.slice(8, 10));
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ export default class Header {
 
     parseFieldSubRecord(buffer) {
         return {
-            name: (buffer.slice(0, 11)).toString(this.encoding).replace(/[\u0000]+$/, ''),
-            type: (buffer.slice(11, 12)).toString(this.encoding),
+            name: iconv.decode(buffer.slice(0, 11), this.encoding).replace(/[\u0000]+$/, ''),
+            type: iconv.decode(buffer.slice(11, 12), this.encoding),
             displacement: this.convertBinaryToInteger(buffer.slice(12, 16)),
             length: this.convertBinaryToInteger(buffer.slice(16, 17)),
             decimalPlaces: this.convertBinaryToInteger(buffer.slice(17, 18))
@@ -49,4 +50,4 @@ export default class Header {
     convertBinaryToInteger(buffer) {
         return buffer.readIntLE(0, buffer.length);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/parser.js b/src/parser.js
index 7f9e449..38e9d46 100644
--- a/src/parser.js
+++ b/src/parser.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { EventEmitter } from 'events';
+import * as iconv from 'iconv-lite';
 
 import Header from './header';
 
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ export default class Parser extends EventEmitter {
 
                 while ((buffer = stream.read())) {
                     if (bufLoc !== this.header.start) { bufLoc = 0; }
-                    if (overflow !== null) { buffer = overflow + buffer; }
+                    if (overflow !== null) { buffer = Buffer.concat([overflow, buffer]); }
 
                     while ((loc < (this.header.start + (this.header.numberOfRecords * this.header.recordLength))) && ((bufLoc + this.header.recordLength) <= buffer.length)) {
                         this.emit('record', this.parseRecord(++sequenceNumber, buffer.slice(bufLoc, (bufLoc += this.header.recordLength))));
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ export default class Parser extends EventEmitter {
     }
 
     parseField(field, buffer) {
-        let value = (buffer.toString(this.encoding)).trim();
+        let value = iconv.decode(buffer, this.encoding).trim();
 
         if (field.type === 'C') { // Character
             value = value;