http://www.nl.sgs.com/news.htm News SGS NEWS en © 2008 SGS. Thu, 17 May 2012 02:33:03 +0000 180 http://www.nl.sgs.com/news.htm http://www.nl.sgs.com/sgs_logo.gif SGS NEWS 144 44 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-provides-hot-hydrogen-attack-inspection-for-shell-in-the-philippines-ph?viewId=6148 On October 21, 2011, SGS was awarded a contract to provide a comprehensive Hot Hydrogen Attack (HHA) Inspection for the Shell refinery in Batangas, Philippines. For the entire duration of the contract, scheduled from October 24-28, 2011, SGS s team of experts inspected piping and a heat exchanger for the possible occurrence of hot hydrogen attack by applying advanced non-destructive testing (NDT) methods. 28/11/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-invitation-to-tofd-training-courses?viewId=6148 SGS is delighted to invite you to attend our Time of Flight Diffraction (TOFD) Level 2 training courses, scheduled August 8-18, 2011 in Spijkenisse, Netherlands and August 22 to September 1, 2011 in Shanghai, China. These are followed by examinations August 18-19 and September 2-3, respectively. The TOFD training course in the Netherlands will be held in Dutch, in accordance with EN473 and/or SNT-TC-1A certification schemes, whereas the course in Shanghai will be available in English, in compliance with EN473 and/or SNT-TC-1A. 18/07/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-environmental-services-will-attend-the-international-conference-dioxin2011-nl?viewId=6148 SGS Environmental Services will participate as Silver Sponsor to the international conference DIOXIN2011. 24/06/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-intron-provides-certification-services-for-tencate-grass-and-partners?viewId=6148 As an independent third-party company, SGS INTRON was chosen to provide complex Certification Services for the global market leader in components for synthetic turf systems, TenCate Grass and its partners, in 2010. With SGS INTRON s Certification, TenCate Grass is the first company in the international synthetic grass industry to offer its clients an insured performance warranty on the performance and durability of its artificial turf pitches. 30/05/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-to-sponsor-projects-and-infrastructure-international-2011-in-brussels-belgium?viewId=6148 SGS is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring the 18th Projects and Infrastructure International 2011 in Brussels, Belgium, from June 28-30, 2011. The event is a leading infrastructure and energy finance conference. On June 30, SGS experts, Jale Cairney and Len Beale, will give a presentation entitled Risk Management on Mega Projects and chair a part of the PPP and Transport Finance Forum on Greenfield Projects. In addition, SGS will showcase a wide range of services for Project Finance, Risk Management and Collateral Management throughout the conference. 09/05/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-to-provide-comprehensive-project-management-services-for-ongc-corporate-office-in-kolkata-india?viewId=6148 SGS Industrial Services in India has been awarded a contract to provide comprehensive third-party inspection, testing and verification services during the construction of the new state-of-the-art corporate office by Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in Kolkata, India. For the length of the entire contract, awarded on February 17, 2011, SGS is contracted to conduct extensive Project Management Services, including but not limited to Project Coordination, Quality Assurance and Quality Control and Safety Management. The contract is scheduled over a period of 32 months. 19/04/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-acquires-the-air-emission-department-of-kema-the-netherlands?viewId=6148 SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the air emission department of KEMA The Netherlands. 11/03/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-hong-kong-awarded-the-excellent-brand-again-hk?viewId=6148 We are pleased to announce that SGS Hong Kong has been given the Excellent Brand of Testing & Certification Service award for the 2nd consecutive year at the Hong Kong Leaders Choice Award 2011, organized by Metro Finance Radio Channel. 02/03/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/the-best-in-class-network-of-cpsia-accredited-labs?viewId=6148 The complex CPSIA requires U.S. manufacturers and importers to comply with more stringent testing and certification standards (mainly lead and phthalates requirements) for children s products sold in the United States. 02/03/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-announces-its-presence-at-gastech-2011-nl?viewId=6148 SGS is pleased to announce its attendance at Gastech 2011 from March 21 to 24. Having attended for a number of years, SGS will be exhibiting along with the world s leading gas industry experts at the Amsterdam RAI, where Gastech 2011 will take place. SGS will be presenting its wide range of services for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry at stand no. C280. 14/02/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-industrial-services-in-colombia-obtains-iso-9001-2008-certificate-of-conformity?viewId=6148 SGS Industrial Services in Colombia has been awarded the ISO 9001:2008 Certificate of Conformity. On November 22nd, 2010, SGS has been awarded in recognition of its implementation practices that are in compliance with the international Quality Management System standard. 20/01/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-to-present-its-wind-energy-services-at-the-ewea-annual-event-2011-in-brussels-belgium-wind-nl?viewId=6148 SGS is attending the EWEA Annual Event 2011 in Brussels from March 14th to the 17th where SGS will present its wide range of services for the wind energy industry including Project Execution, Project Certification and In-Service Inspection. 19/01/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-to-present-its-wind-energy-services-at-the-ewea-annual-event-2011-in-brussels-belgium?viewId=6148 SGS is attending the EWEA Annual Event 2011 in Brussels from March 14th to the 17th where SGS will present its wide range of services for the wind energy industry including Project Execution, Project Certification and In-Service Inspection. 19/01/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-industrial-services-appoints-peter-pizinger-as-new-global-sales-manager-for-northern-and-eastern-europe-nl?viewId=6148 SGS Industrial Services has appointed Peter Piziger as Global Sales Manager for Northern and Eastern Europe. Based in Germany, Peter s new position, bestowed on January 3rd, 2011, will focus on the development of new strategies for cross-selling and up-selling in order to further increase Industrial Services revenue in the region and provide comprehensive support for Business Development Managers as well as the local sales force. 17/01/11 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-appoints-paul-zieger-as-head-of-its-newly-opened-global-supply-chain-services-competence-center?viewId=6148 In December 2010, SGS appointed Paul Zieger to head its newly opened Global Supply Chain Services Competence Center, with headquarters in Vienna, Austria. Paul assumed responsibility for the leadership of the center, which has a special focus on the support for SGS affiliates to deliver Supply Chain Services in their operational areas. 17/12/10 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-announces-jale-cairney-as-vice-president-global-risk-management?viewId=6148 In October 2010, SGS announced Jale Cairney as Vice President Global Risk Management. Starting in January 2011, Jale will focus on development of the Global Risk Management Competence Center for the SGS Industrial Services business line. 10/12/10 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-rohs-recast-pvc-bfrs-free-testing-promotion-hk?viewId=6148 SGS developed new testing services, in order to help industry to tackle the future challenge of RoHS recast and requirement of PVC/BFRs free. Apply for testing below on or before 31 December 2010, shall enjoy the special offer. 09/12/10 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-to-attend-offshore-wind-logistics-2011-conference-in-london?viewId=6148 From January 19-20, 2011, SGS will be participating in the Offshore Wind Logistics 2011 Conference in London. On the first day of the conference, SGS Risk Management expert, Jale Cairney, will give a speech on the Risk Management of Wind Farm Project Logistics. 09/12/10 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-successfully-conducts-guided-wave-seminars-in-argentina-and-chile?viewId=6148 SGS, the world s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, recently organized two seminars on Guided Wave, an advanced Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) method. Held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on November 9, 2010 and in Santiago, Chile, on November 11, 2010, the seminars were designed to provide theoretical and practical information on this Long Range Ultrasonic Testing technique. 02/12/10 http://www.nl.sgs.com/en/sgs-provides-comprehensive-inspection-services-for-the-european-parliament-in-brussels-belgium-nl?viewId=6148 In September 2010, SGS was awarded a contract to provide inspection services for the buildings of the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium. During the four-year contract, SGS will offer statutory inspections of hoisting equipment, lifts, escalators, steam generators and electrical installations to assure quality, safety and reliability of European Parliament assets. 08/11/10