EDF chooses AREVA to upgrade the monitoring and control safety systems for its twenty 1300MW reactors
EDF has awarded AREVA with a contract worth more than €600m to upgrade
the monitoring and control systems which guarantee the safety of its 1300MW power plants (Paluel, Flamanville, Saint-Alban, Cattenom, Belleville, Nogent sur...
SGS provides Hot Hydrogen Attack Inspection for Shell in the Philippines
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...
SGS Correl Rail provides Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS) Assessment of Eversholt Rail Group
On November 22, 2011, SGS CORREL Rail officially presented a Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS) certificate to Eversholt Rail Group at the company’s offices in London, UK. As a Rail Industry Supplier Approval Body...
Drinking Water for Areas Lacking Infrastructure
Robust filtering machines from Siemens are producing drinking water in slums and areas without any infrastructure.
China: AREVA and CNNC strengthen collaboration in installed nuclear base management
Luc Oursel, President and CEO of AREVA, and Yu Peigen, Vice President of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), have recently signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration between AREVA and CNNC in the...
SGS Offers Free Webinar on Phased Array in November
SGS is delighted to invite you to attend one of its free 60-minute webinars presented by the SGS Competence Center for Non-Destructive Testing. Hosted by Norbert Trimborn, Strategic Business Leader Advanced NDT, the webinar...
SGS Medical Devices Newsletter Affords a Sneak Preview
SGS Medical Devices (MD) was greatly cheered by the reader response to its newly created newsletter, out only since May 2011. To satisfy its audience further, an even more informative second issue is planned, due out in...
Heat Detective Finds Defects in Converters
Siemens experts are using a special thermal imaging camera to improve servicing operations for frequency converters.
SGS Invitation to Attend Free Webinar on Non-Intrusive Inspection of Large and Under Support Areas
SGS is delighted to invite you to attend one of its free 60-minute webinars given by the SGS Competence Center for Non-Destructive Testing. The webinar, titled ‘How to Inspect Areas Under Support and Large Areas in Non-Intrusive...
Successful environmental certification
TÜV conducts audit at ThyssenKrupp Stahl-Service-Center
Respecting the Environment along the Supply Chain
Organizations can no longer afford to turn a blind eye to the environmental impact and performance of their suppliers. Suppliers are increasingly expected to monitor and report on their environmental performance and social...
Technical Assistance and Quality Control of Public Lighting in Barcelona, Spain
In April 2011, SGS Industrial Services was awarded a contract to provide comprehensive inspection and testing services of the public lighting in Barcelona, Spain by Barcelona’s City Council. Throughout the contract, scheduled...
SGS Opens Auto Part Laboratory in China’s Changchun Economic Zone
SGS – CSTC opened its Automotive Part Laboratory (APL) in the Productivity Boosting Centre in Changchun, China, on May 26th 2011 – a key new development in the Changchun Economic and Technological Development Zone (ETDZ).
Complex Technical Consulting Services Provided for Wierzchowice Underground Gas Storage Plant in Poland
SGS Industrial Services was appointed two contracts in January 2010 - to provide Design Documentation Appraisal and Power Plant Construction Supervision for the expansion of the Underground Gas Storage Plant in Wierzchowice,...
SGS Wins Major Contract with Societe des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB)
SGS won a major contract in July 2011 with the Societe des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB), the Brussels-based Transport Company for Metro and Bus. Beginning in August 2011 and for the length of the three-year...
SGS Offers Free Seminars on Advanced Ultrasonic Testing Methods in Singapore and Malaysia
SGS offers two free seminars introducing the various advanced ultrasonic techniques offered by SGS in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT): A half-day overview on September 6, 2011 in Singapore, followed two days later with a more...
SGS provides Supply Chain Services for Samsung Heavy Industries
SGS was awarded a contract in June 2011, extending a contract originally assigned to SGS in 2005, to provide comprehensive Supply Chain Services for various international offshore projects by Samsung Heavy Industries, a global...
SGS Successfully Provides CE Certification of Stone Products in China
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, successfully offers testing and CE (Certificate of Conformity Europe) certification for stone exports to European countries at its laboratory...
SGS to Attend Materials Testing 2011 Exhibition in Telford, UK
September 13-15, 2011, SGS will be participating in the Materials Testing 2011 exhibition in Telford, UK. Throughout the entire event, held at the International Centre, SGS will be showcasing its Industrial Services portfolio at...
SGS Invitation to Attend Free Webinar on Industrial Rope Access
SGS is delighted to invite you to attend one of its free 60-minute webinars given by the SGS Competence Center Rope Access. Hosted by Jonathan How, Business Development and Sales Manager NDT & Rope Access at SGS Industrial...
SGS Provides Guided Wave Inspection for Shell in the Philippines
On June 3, 2011, SGS Industrial Services was awarded a contract to provide complex Guided Wave Inspection, also known as Long-Range Ultrasonic Testing, for the Shell Refinery in Batangas, Philippines. For the entire duration of...
Complex Quality Assurance and Quality Control for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant in Spain
In May 2011, SGS Industrial Services in Spain was awarded a contract to provide comprehensive technical assistance for the construction of ASTE 1A, the first of three concentrated solar power (CSP) plants, to be built at Alcázar...
Global Solar Technology features SGS Article on Installation Supervision of Photovoltaic Solar Power Plants
The April 2011 issue of the Global Solar Technology magazine features an SGS article entitled “Third-Party Supervision of the Installation of Photovoltaic Solar Power Plants,” written by Inspection and Project Engineer of...
Complex Inspection and Testing Services for Kuwait Petroleum Europoort (KPE) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
In May 2011, SGS Industrial Services was awarded a contract to provide complex inspection and testing services for the underground road crossings of refinery pipelines by Kuwait Petroleum Europoort (KPE), one of the Q8...
SGS Performs Earthquake and Vibration Tests on Base Stations in Korea
June 15-30, 2011, SGS performed complex earthquake and vibration tests on six base stations in its laboratory in Korea. As the only private testing company with earthquake testing equipment in the country, SGS provides a...



