| SGS acquires Baseefa Limited, UK |
| 07.12.11 07:26 | |
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SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of Baseefa Limited, Buxton, UK. Baseefa is a world-renowned certification body for equipment in hazardous environments including product certification within the IECEx scheme and the ATEX directive. In addition, Baseefa operates a testing laboratory and offers training courses in safety in hazardous environments. Baseefa Limited has operated as a private company since 2001. Prior to that, it was a part of the UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE), a government body. It employs 31 staff and revenues for this year are expected to be GBP 3 million. "With this acquisition, we add new activities in our Consumer Testing Services. It is part of our strategy to diversify our offering and provide these services to our global network " said Chris Kirk, CEO of SGS. The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With more than 67'000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1'250 offices and laboratories around the world. |
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