SGS Consumer Testing Services

Pressure to take action over unsuitable clothing has been mounting on the UK Government by concerned lobby groups, including Mothers’ Union and Mumsonline.

Organizations can no longer afford to turn a blind eye to the environmental impact and performance of their suppliers.

The global market has brought Asia to the forefront of the textile industry. A combination of currency fluctuations, low labor costs and the potential for a huge market have helped shift the clothing and textile industries to this part of the world.

The legislation of chemicals within the EU – ‘REACH’ (EC 1907/2006) – entails the regulation of the manufacture, marketing and use of potentially hazardous substances. The key to compliance lies in communication along the supply chain.

Intersolar Europe, the world’s largest solar industry exhibition, attracted 77,000 visitors and 2,280 exhibitors at its 2011 exhibition held in Munich, Germany. The exhibition, held between June 8 and 10, generated great excitement.

SGS – CSTC opened its Automotive Part Laboratory (APL) in the Productivity Boosting Centre in Changchun, China, on May 26th 2011 – a key new development in the Changchun Economic and Technological Development Zone (ETDZ).

SGS is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with the Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) for facility inspections and certification audits.

The SGS Solar Test House now offers Desert Dust Testing according to DIN EN 60068-2-68 LC2, which determines the effects of dust and sand, suspended in air, on solar modules.

On May 1, 2011, India's Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) introduced its “E-waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2011”, which comes into effect May 2012.

The SGS Solar Testhouse provides Salt Spray Testing services to solar manufacturers in order to confirm quality conformance to international standards, using corrosion acceleration in an artificial atmosphere.