Intertek featured on truTV special “Testing the Limits”

25 Feb 2009

Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a leading provider of quality and safety solutions announced today that its laboratories will be featured in a new television special titled, Testing the Limits, premiering on the truTV network, Thursday, February 26, 2009 at 11 PM EST. Testing the Limits demonstrates the “bang, crash, boom” testing that a product must endure before it ever makes it on a shelf and into the hands of the consumer.

The show, filmed at three Intertek laboratories across the US, is chronicled by two Intertek engineers as they take viewers on an exclusive, behind the scenes journey into the world of product safety and performance testing. Testing the Limits gives the public a never-before-seen look into the exciting world of product testing. But it’s all “just another day” for Intertek, as pushing products to their failure point is what the company has done for clients for over 100 years.

“We are excited to work with truTV to elevate the awareness of product safety to the masses in a unique and entertaining way,” said Gregg Tiemann, Chief Executive, Intertek Commercial & Electrical Products. “Our company is known for creating innovative approaches in the industry, and using TV to spotlight the importance of product safety, in a bold way, aligns with the way we operate our business.”

Intertek opened its doors to truTV for this unique special to bring the unknown and unheralded world of product testing to the consumer. Each year Intetek conducts millions of product tests and inspections across thousands of product categories throughout its network of more than 1,000 labs. The company’s ETL Listed Mark is the safety certification of choice for thousands of global manufacturers – from consumer electronics, home appliances, and medical devices to HVAC products, lighting, industrial machinery, and much more – and can be found on millions of products sold across North America every year.

Contacts

For further information, please contact

Nicole Kimmick, Field Marketing Manager
Telephone: +1-978-635-8550
Nicole.kimmick@intertek.com