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Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:25:00 +0000 180 http://www.us.sgs.com/news.htm http://www.us.sgs.com/sgs_logo.gif SGS NEWS 144 44 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-proudly-announces-being-the-first-and-the-only-registration-body-to-be-accredited-to-rios-and-r2-by-anab-us?viewId=6555 Rutherford, NJ, November 4, 2009 - SGS is pleased to be the first registrar in the world that has been accredited to The Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS) and The Responsible Recycling© Standard (R2) by ANSI-ASQ National Accreditation Board (ANAB). 06/11/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/broadsoft-achieves-tl9000-and-iso-9001-2000-certifications-us?viewId=6555 Company demonstrates commitment to quality of service. 09/10/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-certifies-indesign-llc-for-compliance-with-iso-9001-2008-us?viewId=6555 Indesign, LLC, an electronic product design engineering services company located in Indianapolis, recently received certification for compliance of its Quality Management System with the updated ISO 9001:2008 standard. 02/10/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-supports-aafa-as-elite-sponsor-hk?viewId=6555 SGS proudly announces that we have become an Elite Sponsor of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA). As an AAFA Elite Sponsor, we made a notable annual investment to advance the association members' competitiveness, productivity and profitability in the global market. We endeavour to share with AAFA members our professional knowledge and leadership in the textile and footwear industry. 30/09/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-proudly-announces-as9100-registration-of-trace-a-matic-corp-us?viewId=6555 AS9100 Certification 10/09/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-signs-worldwide-agreement-for-fssc-22000-certification-foodsafety?viewId=6555 SGS, the world’s leading Food Safety Management Systems certification body, has signed a global licensing contract with the Foundation for Food Safety Certification. Under the agreement, SGS is immediately able to certify organizations against the new FSSC 22000 standard. SGS is now progressing IAF accreditation for the standard to complete the full recognition process. 26/08/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/fe-sgs-ukraine-achieves-iso-9001-2008-certification-ua?viewId=6555 The Quality Management System (QMS) for the inspection services rendered by FE “SGS UKRAINE” conforms to international standard ISO 9001:2008 which details the requirements for QMS. 24/08/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-durango-lab-assessed-to-the-requirements-of-iso-iec-17025-us?viewId=6555 SGS is pleased to announce that our geochemical laboratory in Durango, Mexico has completed the on-site evaluation of the Quality Management System. This assessment measured conformance to the requirements of the ISO/IEC 17025 standard for the General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. 27/07/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/quality-and-safety-will-always-be-beautiful?viewId=6555 SGS partners with EFfCI to audit and certify members’ compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guidelines that ensure the highest standards of quality and safety for ingredients used in cosmetics products as well as in the industry’s manufacturing processes. 23/07/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/degradation-of-fabric-properties-hk?viewId=6555 Swimwear fabrics are manufactured using a variety of fibre combinations and fibre types. The fabric properties can be very dependent on the fibre content and types of fibres used in the fabric. Some fabrics are more sensitive to exposure to chlorinated water than others which might result in a loss in strength coupled with an increase in stretch and decrease in recovery. 25/06/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/certificate-of-quality-for-goods-to-be-exported-to-algeria-news-us?viewId=6555 SGS announces the introduction of a new service for the Conformity Assessment of Goods now required for importing goods into Algeria 09/06/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/central-bank-of-nigeria-announces-addition-of-new-regulated-products-news-cn?viewId=6555 Bank of Nigeria announced that all goods imported into the country shall be covered by a SONCAP certification. 05/06/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/iso-9001-2000-certificate-delivered-to-pilkington-glass-ru?viewId=6555 After two years of hard preparatory work, Pilkington Glass LLC passed the SGS certification audit, which confirmed that the management system covering sales and manufacturing of glass for construction industry in Russia has been created and implemented in accordance with ISO 9001:2000 standard. 27/04/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-environmental-receives-ansi-accreditation-news-us?viewId=6555 SGS Environmental Services, Inc has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as a Validation/Verification body for The Climate Registry, the Chicago Climate Exchange and the California Climate Registry. 23/01/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-ssc-chose-fsc-certified-paper-as-its-media-press-source?viewId=6555 As the awareness of protecting environment is growing, FSC certified product is becoming popular among environmentalists and normal citizens. To widely promoting FSC, SGS SSC internal media press choose FSC certified paper as its source, which also showed social responsibility that SGS has made. 12/03/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-taiwan-is-accredited-by-consumer-product-safety-improvement-act-hr-4040-tw?viewId=6555 The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently published the final rule for Certificates of Compliance. The US importer or the (US) domestic manufacturer has now been designated as the sole entity that must issue the Certificate of Conformity (COC). This rule is effective upon publication in the Federal Register. 04/02/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-asset-integrity-management-aim-competence-center-experts-presented-five-papers-at-the-2009-american-petroleum-institute-api-inspector-summit?viewId=6555 SGS papers have fully convinced hundred of attendees about the expertise of the AIM Competence Center at the 2009 API Inspector Summit held January 27 - 30 in Galveston, Texas, USA 25/02/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-proudly-announces-tl-9000-and-iso-9001-2000-registrations-of-2wire-inc-us?viewId=6555 SGS is pleased to announce TL 9000 and ISO 9001:2000 registrations for 2Wire, Inc., a provider of integrated broadband solutions. 2Wire was certified for both TL 9000 and ISO 9001:2000 registrations for the design, development, sale, order fulfilment, and call center support of broadband gateway products. 25/02/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/regasification-plant-in-canada-still-on-schedule?viewId=6555 In only four months, the Canaport LNG terminal in Saint John, New Brunswick nears completion after SGS Industrial Services verified the 3 cryogenic Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) tanks in accordance with Canadian code CSA Z276-01. 20/02/09 http://www.us.sgs.com/en/sgs-ndt-training-and-examination-center-receives-an-ato-accreditation-by-bindt?viewId=6555 The SGS-NDT Training & Examination Centre has successfully passed an audit by the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing (BINDT) and is now an Accredited Training Organization (ATO). This authorizes SGS to conduct both training and examinations in accordance with BINDT requirements, in China and around the world. 05/12/08