07 Dec 2011

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, announced today that it has been awarded a 3 year contract with the Government of Tanzania for the provision of Pre-Export Verification of Conformity (PVoC) to Standards services for the Tanzania Bureau of Standards.

The PVoC programme verifies the conformity of all regulated products in the respective exporting countries, ensuring they comply with the applicable Tanzanian technical regulations and quality standards, protecting Tanzania’s citizens from sub standard imported goods and will commence shortly.

David Gregory, Vice President of Intertek’s Government and Trade Services said: “We are delighted to be working with the Government of Tanzania in supporting them with the implementation of the PVoC. Having introduced the very first conformity programme more than 16 years ago, Intertek has the experience and expertise to provide the Government, and exporters to Tanzania, with a rapid and excellent service.”

Jay Gutierrez, Executive Vice President for Government and Trade Services and the Commodities Division, said “Intertek’s global services network, located in over 100 nations, supports this programme, helping the Tanzania government to ensure products imported from around the world are delivered in good order to the people of Tanzania.”

Intertek has pioneered inspection programmes for Governments worldwide and has issued more that 1.5 million test reports and certificates to global exporters to ensure that their goods comply and clear customs smoothly.

Website Link: www.intertek.com/government/product-conformity/exports-to-tanzania/

Further Information:

Contacts

For further information, please contact:

Gill Purkiss, Marketing Services Manager, Government and Trade Services
Telephone: +44 1277 223400
Email: info.government@intertek.com

Or

Erik Holladay, Global Marketing Director, Commodities
Tel: +1 713 407 3500
Email: info.government@intertek.com

About Intertek’s Government and Trade Services:

Intertek offers a range of services to governments, national standards organisations and customs departments. Intertek is fully committed to supporting Governments in achieving their sustainability targets by protecting their environment from unsafe and poor quality goods. We help ensure that goods imported into these countries comply with safety, quality and other standards, preventing the dumping of unsafe goods and improving quality. In addition foreign finance ministries use our services to increase import duty collection and efficiency. www.intertek.com/government 

About Intertek

Intertek is a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world. Through our services, we help our clients to minimise the adverse health and environmental impact of their products and processes for the benefit of society as a whole. 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 30,000 people in over 100 countries around the world. Intertek Group plc (LSE: ITRK) is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index. www.intertek.com