Intertek

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Intertek Group plc is a multinational inspection, product testing and certification company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

History

Intertek can trace its origins from a marine surveying business formed by Caleb Brett in the 1890s, a testing laboratory formed by Milton Hersey in Montreal in 1888 and a lamp testing centre established by Thomas Edison in 1896.[3] These businesses were all acquired by Inchcape during the 1980s and early 1990s.[3] In 1996 Inchcape Testing Services was acquired by Charterhouse Development Capital and was renamed Intertek.[3] The Company was divested by Charterhouse in 2002 when the business was first listed on the London Stock Exchange.[4] In April 2010, Intertek acquired Ciba Expert Services’ Environmental, Safety, & Testing and Regulatory businesses, including Cantox Health Sciences (Cantox) and Ashuren Health Sciences (Ashuren).[5] Intertek acquired Moody International in March 2011.[6]

Leadership

On 16 May 2015, André Lacroix succeeded Wolfhart Hauser as chief executive of Intertek Group plc.[7][8]

Operations

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Main article: Intertek Consumer Goods and Retail

The company is the largest tester of consumer goods in the world and has a network of more than 1,000 laboratories across around 100 countries.[9]

See also

References

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