14 Oct 2008

Guidance, Consultancy, Strategy Development and Analysis for GREEN, Medical, Electrical Safety, EMC, Telecom & Performance Compliance Services in Ottawa

Intertek (www.intertek.com), the leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, has arrived in Ottawa creating a local portal for Ottawa companies looking to expand their sales internationally and at home. Through its Ottawa office, Intertek Ageus Solutions (www.ageussolutions.com), Intertek offers solutions for all matters of compliance ranging from medical and electrical safety, to telecom and performance compliance services, in addition to world leading services in environmental and green compliance. Intertek’s services include certification and testing for electrical and safety (examples — ETL, CE, GS, and NOM marking), environmental requirements (examples — RoHS and REACH), building products (examples — Warnock Hersey and LEED) and medical device licensing (examples — Notified body assessments for CE marking and FDA 501-K).

Intertek’s quality and safety solutions add value to the products and processes of our customers by facilitating their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 23,000 people in 110 countries around the world. Intertek Ageus Solutions, located in Ottawa, operates within this network to provide complete quality and safety solutions to support our customers from virtually all industries in their global trade by combining international reach with local expertise.

Intertek's customers include some of the world’s leading brands, major global and local companies and governments. Our services are designed to assist clients - local and international, small and large - gain competitive edge by opening doors and helping to avoid sales disruptions due to non-compliance with complex international standards.

Our services are uniquely tailored to our clients’ specific needs and business structures and include global regulatory compliance, product certification, technology services, and laboratory services for a wide range of industries, including telecommunication equipment, electronics, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, musical instruments, textiles and many others. Intertek helps clients ensure corporate and product compliance with the vast range of global regulations related to products of all kinds.

“Ottawa has a vibrant high tech and medical products industry,” says Bruce Calder, General Manager of Intertek. “By bringing world class certification, testing, and registration services to Ottawa, we will further enable Ottawa companies to gain market access worldwide.”

For more information on Intertek’s services, please visit www.intertek.com.com/green, send an email to green@intertek.com or call at 613-599-4321.

Contacts
For further general information, please contact: 

Joel Pekay
Global Marketing and Business Development Director
Telephone: 630-481-3126
Email: joel.pekay@intertek.com 
 



About Intertek Health & Environmental Services (www.intertek.com/green)
Intertek Health & Environmental Services (H&E) offers the complete solution for health and environmental compliance, providing sound traceability systems and strict enforcement of due diligence policies. Intertek H&E Services does more than simply help our clients comply, we give them the competitive advantage they desire. Intertek H&E offers comprehensive services for REACH, TSCA and California Proposition 65 as well as RoHS and WEEE solutions including on-call consulting, product conversion, registration, reporting and product testing and analysis. Only Representative services and corporate education programs appropriate for all types and levels of business are available. Intertek H&E’s REACH services provide the necessary legal and technical management of REACH requirements in the EU, representation in the EU and submission of REACH-related information to the EU. Intertek Ageus Solutions, a unit of Intertek Health & Environmental Services, is a leader in global environmental compliance, consulting, technology services and product stewardship.About Intertek
Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers’ products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace.

About Intertek (www.intertek.com)
Intertek (ITRK.L) is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. From auditing and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and certification, Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to customers’ products and processes, supporting their success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the expertise, resources and global reach to support its customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 23,000 people in 110 countries around the world.