#1 position among global independent software vendors (PRESS RELEASE) ARNHEM, 7-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has announced its GreenPowerMonitor (GPM) has been ranked #1, with 34 GW of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged analytics, certification, Ditlev Engel, DNV GL, ENERGY, Global solar PV monitoring update 2020, GPM, GreenPowerMonitor, grid, Juan Carlos Arévalo, renewable energy, renewables monitoring, solar energy, wind energy, Wood Mackenzie
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 2-Oct-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Norwegian chemical company, Yara announces that its Industrial Solutions plant in South Africa has been awarded an AA1000 certification for social and ethical standards. It’s the first business within Yara, and only the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Chemicals, Industrial, Management, News, Norway
Tagged AA1000, AA1000 certification, accountability, AccountAbility’s AA1000 Series of Standards, certification, Durban, ethical standards, Industrial Solutions, plant, responsibility, Richard Baker, social standards, sustainability, Yara
(PRESS RELEASE) AMSTERDAM, 15-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — AkzoNobel (AMS: AKZA), Dutch multinational paints and performance coatings manufacturer, has announced its aerospace coatings facility in Dongguan, China, has been qualified by aircraft manufacturer Boeing to color blend the company’s Aerodur 3001 … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 3-Sep-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS announces an expanded collaboration with Sintali with the aim to grow IFC’s green building standard, EDGE. Both companies will deliver certification and audit services in over 170 countries around the world, acting … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Management, News, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged audit services, certification, EDGE, EDGE audit, EDGE certification, environmental impact, global certification services provider, green building standard, Harry Fernau, IFC, inspection, property developers, remote auditing technology, SGS, Sintali, testing, Thomas Saunders, verification, zero carbon, zero carbon services
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 6-Jul-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, SGS announces the inauguration of its new state-of-the-art commercial geochemistry laboratory in Tarkwa, Ghana. Capable of processing 50,000 to 60,000 samples per month, it is … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AAS, Atomic absorption spectrometry, certification, commercial geochemistry laboratory, COVID-19, GEOCHEMISTRY, GHANA, inspection, Kiki Gyan, laboratories, Microwave plasma emission spectrophotometry, MP-AES, Portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, pXRF, SGS, Tarkwa, testing, Thelma Botes, verification
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 26-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, SGS announces global partnership with leading luxury travel company Belmond. The collaboration will reinforce Belmond’s commitment to safeguard the health and wellbeing of its guests … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Switzerland, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Ariel Bouzas, Belmond, certification, cleaning protocols, COVID-19, disinfection protocols, group LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, health, hospitality industry, Hotel Cipriani, Hotel Splendido, hygiene solutions, inspection, luxury travel, SGS, testing, verification, wellbeing
(PRESS RELEASE) SAINT-OUEN, 25-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — French multinational company operating worldwide in rail transport markets, Alstom earns full certification¹ of the latest interoperability standard for rail, ETCS² Baseline 3 Release 2. Alstom has also been certified by Belgorail³ to … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alstom, AtlasOnboard solutions, Belgorail, certification, data fusion, data fusion algorithms, Deutsche Bahn, ETCs, interoperability standard for rail, locomotive, odometry system, railway certification, Railways, Rob Whyte, satellite navigation, trains
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 29-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading bio/pharmaceutical analytical and bioanalytical contract solutions provider SGS announces the appointment of Edward R. Zartler, Ph.D as Director of Biopharmaceutical Services (USA). Edward, who joined SGS in May 2020, takes responsibility for … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Healthcare, Management, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged analytical, bioanalytical, biologics business, Biopharmaceutical Services, biopharmaceuticals, certification, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, Edward R. Zartler Ph.D, Goucher College, inspection, Josée Leach, laboratories, Life Science Services, Pharmaceutical, SGS, SGS Life Sciences, testing, University of Georgia, University of Pennsylvania, verification, Vipan Dhall
(PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, Switzerland, 28-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Privus, the Swiss-based cyber-security firm, announced today that SecurLine, its flagship secure communications application, has been formally certified by Portugal’s Gabinete Nacional de Segurança (National Security Office) to protect classified communications. Deploying … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, News, Portugal, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Anti-surveillance, Artur Goulão, certification, classified communications, Communications, COVID-19, cyber-attacks, cyber-security, digital communications, digital security, digital surveillance, end-to-end encryption, enterprise software, Gabinete Nacional de Segurança, geofencing, GNS, Henrique Corrêa da Silva, interference, Luis Lavradio, Luís Lavradio, military-grade, national security, pandemic, peer-to-peer encryption, PORTUGAL, privacy, private network, Privus, privus.global, remote collaboration, security audit, SecurLine, Switzerland, trust, verifiable security, zero-knowledge network architecture
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 14-Feb-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS SA has announced it is launching a new CHF 200 million (~ EUR 188 million) share buyback program. The program aims at reducing the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 21-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Capgemini‘s Bangalore EPIP (Export Promotion Industrial Park) campus receive the Net-Zero Energy – Platinum certification from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). It is the first corporate campus in India to receive this … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged Ashwin Yardi, Bangalore EPIP campus, Capgemini, certification, CII, Confederation of Indian Industry, data center, Dr. Chandrasekhar Hariharan, Export Promotion Industrial Park, Green Energy, IGBC, Indian Green Building Council, renewable energy, sustainable
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 1-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS acquires the business and assets of the personal protective equipment (PPE) testing and certification activities of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH). FIOH, based in Helsinki, Finland, is previously operated as … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) HAMBURG, 12-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — World’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, DNV GL awarded IBERDROLA Renovables Offshore Deutschland GmbH the project certificate for its Wikinger offshore wind farm. The certification covers all stages of the design … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged BSH 7005:2007-06, BSH 7005:2015-12, certification, DNV GL, Fabio Pollicino, Green Energy, Iberdrola t, Kim Mørk, Renewables developers, Renewables financiers, utilities, Wikinger offshore wind farm, wind energy, wind farm
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 13-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS can now certify foreign food suppliers under the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Accredited Third-Party Certification Program of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). This is possible due to the accreditation the company has … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, International Trade, Law, Security & Safety, Switzerland
Tagged American National Standards Institute, certification, food carriers, food loaders, food receivers, food safety, food safety certification, food safety laws, Food Safety Modernization Act, food shippers, Foreign Supplier Verification Program, FSVP, Hank Karayan, ISO/IEC 17065, Produce farms, US FDA, US food importers, Voluntary Qualified Importer Program, VQIP
Data protection has been at the forefront of corporate and regulatory discussions over the past several years. It reached a pivotal moment with the entry into force of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in May 2018. GENEVA, 28-Nov-2018 … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Internet & Online, Law, Management, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Anonos, certification, Christophe Buschmann, compliance, data_protection, Deepak Mistry, Dr Sébastien Ziegler, EuroPrivacy, Gary LaFever, GDPR, GDPR Compliance, Latif Ladid, Luca Bolognini, Professor Andrew Charlesworth, SGS
UL 2743, the new safety standard for portable power packs set out stringent technical requirements to ensure risks are minimized and products are safe to use. GENEVA, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — With lead-acid or lithium battery energy storage technology portable power … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged certification, portable power packs, safety, SGS, testing, UL2743
Teddington, UK, 17-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — REMBRANDT, BMT’s industry-leading integrated navigation and manoeuvring simulator suite, has been awarded Class A, B and C certification from DNV GL. The certification further builds on BMT REMBRANDT’s 30-year history as one of the maritime … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged BMT, certification, DNV GL, Dr Phil Thompson, manoeuvring, maritime, navigation, REMBRANDT, simulator
This independent recognition confirms that DHL Express has implemented the highest security standards for transporting shipments through the supply chain. DHL Express Birmingham (UK) achieves TAPA “A” certification, becoming the 300th TAPA-certified site in the DHL Express global network BONN, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Management, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Adrian Whelan, certification, DHL Express, Ian Wilson, logistics, SECURITY, security certification, supply_chain, TAPA, TAPAcertified, The Birmingham Service Centre, Thorsten Neumann, Transported Asset Protection Association
ROME, 25-Jul-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Leonardo Spa is the first company among the top ten global players in the Aerospace, Defense and Security sector to obtain ISO 37001:2016 “Anti bribery management systems” certification, the first international standard for anti-corruption management systems. The achievement … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Industrial, Italy, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Anti bribery, anti_bribery, anti_corruption, certification, conformity, ISO, ISO 37001:2016, ISO370012016, Leonardo Spa
After a long process of evaluation and verification, strictly evaluated on the basis of the specifications of the MSI 20000 regulation, SGS has announced that the Egyptian company Auto-Group conforms to MSI 20000 standards. GENEVA, 29-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The official … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Industrial, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Auto-Group, automotive, certification, EGYPT, Financial, MSI 20000 standards, MSI ORGANIZATION, MSI20000, SGS, standards, verification
COLOGNE, 26-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Delta Electronics has achieved another breakthrough in the power-supply sector with its latest development – a high voltage generator for X-ray equipment, which recently received medical device certification by the global testing and certification leader, TÜV Rheinland. … Read the full press release
Bogata, Colombia, 04-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In August 2013, Occidental de Colombia selected SGS to provide construction supervision services for infrastructure projects needed to exploit the Caño Limón oil field. During the three-year contract, up to 50 on-site SGS experts will supervise … Read the full press release
17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom’s new-generation Haliade™ 150 – 6MW offshore wind turbine has successfully obtained the IEC1 power performance measurement (power curve2) after 3 months of performance measurements at Le Carnet site, in France. This key milestone in the type testing … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Alstom, certification, Frederic Hendrick, IEC, Le Carnet, offshore wind turbine, Power performance measurement, testing