SGS Consumer Testing Services Expands Flagship U.S. Lab & Staff

FAIRFIELD, N.J., May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SGS Consumer Testing Services today announced the completion of renovations and expansion of the company's flagship U.S. lab in Fairfield, N.J., along with an increase in professional staff in Fairfield. The six-month renovation project and the accompanying growth in technical staff provide customers with quicker turnaround times as well as broader testing capabilities.

The laboratory provides performance, standards compliance, certification and other testing services for consumer goods including children's toys, car seats, bicycle helmets, electrical products, medical devices, paper and packaging, and textiles.

The expansion was initiated in response to increased product testing needs from SGS customers in North America, customer requests for specific new tests, and SGS's commitment to accelerated response times that meet tight customer deadlines.

Lab upgrades completed during the renovation include:

• An expanded toy testing lab capable of accommodating oversized products, such as larger playground and outdoor equipment, while also bringing chemical, mechanical and physical testing under one roof for more responsive service delivery.
• A remodeled packaging/materials lab featuring environmental chambers for testing under a variety of controlled conditions, expanded medical packaging testing, and increased efficiencies resulting in one-third faster turnaround time. The packaging test lab is accredited by organizations including the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA), the leading developer of global packaged-product test procedures to ensure package performance.
• A new on-site chemicals analysis laboratory with state-of-the-art equipment, offering benefits that include enhanced detection limits to support the latest regulatory requirements and a reduction in the sample sizes required for testing.

Other labs in the facility have also been upgraded to streamline operations and increase testing capacity. The Fairfield laboratory is part of the SGS Consumer Testing Services network of over 100 consumer labs worldwide.

"Our investment in expanding our New Jersey facility and staff was driven by increased customer demand for our testing services in North America. This demand is the result of the breadth of our offerings, the regular additions to our service portfolio, and the strong reputation that SGS has throughout the world," said Rob Parrish, Managing Director of SGS Consumer Testing Services in the U.S. "With these renovations, broad spectrum testing is done on-site, turnaround times in some cases have been trimmed by one-third, and we are even better equipped to service manufacturers, retailers and importers."

About SGS Consumer Testing Services

SGS Consumer Testing Services, a division of the SGS Group, is the world's leading verification, testing and certification company. The company's comprehensive testing, product inspection, process assessment and technical services cover the entire supply chain from product development to retailing for electrical products, wireless products, soft line products, hard line products and food products. SGS' global network and expertise provide a single consolidated source that can help manufacturers, suppliers and retailers reduce risk, improve efficiency and product quality, and ensure compliance to both national and international standards. Parent company SGS Group has more than 59,000 employees and over 1,000 offices and laboratories in 143 countries. For more information about SGS Consumer Testing Services, visit www.us.sgs.com/cts

SOURCE SGS Consumer Testing Services

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