SGS Stock

SGS SA offers inspection, verification, testing, and certification services supporting international trade in agriculture, minerals, petroleum, and consumer products. The company also provides services to governments, international institutions, and to customers engaged in the industrial, environmental, and life science sectors. It operates a network of approximately 2000 offices and laboratories worldwide.

Services

The company’s core services could be divided into four categories:

Inspection: The company’s comprehensive range of inspection and verification services, such as checking the condition and weight of traded goods at transshipment, help to control quantity and quality, and meet all relevant regulatory requirements across different regions and markets.

Testing: The company’s global network of testing facilities, staffed by knowledgeable and experienced personnel, enable to reduce risks, shorten time to market and test the quality, safety and performance of products against relevant health, safety and regulatory standards.

Certification: The company enables to demonstrate that products, processes, systems or services are compliant with either national or international standards and regulations or customer defined standards, through certification.

Verification: The company ensures that products and services comply with global standards and local regulations. Combining global coverage with local knowledge, unrivalled experience and expertise in every industry, SGS covers the entire supply chain from raw materials to final consumption.

History

SGS SA was founded in 1878.