Mauritius, October 15, 2014 :
Intertek, a leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide, recently celebrated 10 successful years of operations in Mauritius. To commemorate this milestone, Intertek hosted a two-day seminar (October 8-9th 2014) where industry experts discussed the latest trends and topics affecting the industry, including evolving social standards, food services capability and challenges and solutions for RSL, REACH, SVHC and ZDHC. This was followed up by a client interactive session on 10th October to acknowledge their support for the past decade.
Intertek Mauritius first began its operations in 2004 with Textile and Apparel testing as the first industry sector. Today Intertek Mauritius employs around 22 employees having two labs serving four major industry sectors.
Over the past decade, Intertek Mauritius has contributed to some of the most innovative testing services to its clients includingAcceptable Quality Level (AQL) – a random sampling inspection method based on the theory of probability,4-point system check – issued by American society for testing and materials in which faults are scored with penalty points, Colour Fastness to Ozone test, pH check for waste water etc. Intertekholds extensive global accreditations and was accredited with ISO 17025 accreditation for its textile testing laboratory in Mauritius.
Talking about the completion of glorious 10 years in Mauritius Mr.RajeshSaigal, Regional Managing Director, Intertek, South Asia said, “This is certainly a proud moment for Intertek. Our journey in Mauritius has been very promising and we have concrete future growth plans to make available high-quality testing resources to our customers in the most suitable locations. The company has come a long way since its inception in 2004; growing our employee base, developing several state-of-the-art products and delivering solutions to customers around the globe. Over the past decade we have set up two advanced hi-tech labs and have continuously taken initiatives to make the local industry players aware about our offerings and services. We are confident that we have strengthened our roots in the country.”
He further added, “Mauritius has huge opportunity for growth and productive capacity that is still to be unleashed. We aspire to solidify our position in the market and reach our true potential.”
Commenting on the same Mr. Manish Kumar, Regional Director – Softlines and Country Manager for Sri Lanka, Mauritius & Madagascar said, “Intertek has built its success on excellence, through its testing capacities using innovative technology. In the years ahead, we aim to take the lead in providing the best service to customers, old and new, continually maintaining a customer oriented approach and monitoring the needs of the market.”
We will support the growing demand for testing services in the local market,and surrounding countries including Madagascar and Reunion Islands. Our strategy is to save clients their time and the costs associated with the process of shipping test samples to distant lab locations. To support our client needs further, we are planning to setup an analytical lab in 2015.”
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Testing, Inspection and certification services: 1. Mauritius: Textiles, Coffee, Book, Mobile Phone, Sugar, Beans, Chemicals, Generator, Medicine, Aluminium Bars, Labels, Soap, Internet Cables, Electronic product 2. Madagascar: Textiles, Cloves, Plums, Soya Beans, Sugar, Rice |
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