Intertek and Standards Organisation of Nigeria Extend SONCAP Agreement

Intertek and Standards Organisation of Nigeria Extend SONCAP Agreement

October 09, 2007

    LONDON, Oct. 9 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Intertek and the
Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) today announced
that they have extended their agreement for a further two
years. The agreement appoints Intertek to operate SON's
Conformity Assessment Programme (referred to as SONCAP) on
an exclusive basis.

    Intertek has operated the programme since its inception
in 2005, through which it helps to ensure the safety and
compliance of a wide range of goods entering the Nigerian
market. Intertek's extensive global network of laboratories
and offices provides unrivalled and vital technical support
to operate such a global programme.

    Dr John Akanya, Director General of SON said
"Having reviewed Intertek's pioneering efforts and
considerable investment in the establishment of the SONCAP
in Nigeria, the SON governing Council is pleased to grant a
concession to Intertek to handle the scheme for a further
two years."

    Intertek Executive Vice President and Chief Executive
of Intertek's Government Services Rob Dilworth said
"We are delighted and honoured to have been entrusted
with this contract extension. We value the responsibility
given to us by the government of Nigeria, and looking
forward to continuing to ensure the compliance of imports,
and the facilitation of Nigeria's global trade."

    Intertek operates similar programmes in several other
countries around the world. Intertek's Government standards
programmes use Intertek's extensive global network of
laboratories and offices, to help ensure that goods
exported to recipient countries comply with the relevant
National and International standards.

    About Intertek's Government Services

    Intertek offers a range of services to governments,
national standards organisations, customs departments and
industrial companies. We help these customers to ensure
that imports comply with relevant safety, quality and other
standards. Goods and commodities are tested and often
inspected prior to shipment to prevent dumping of unsafe
goods and improve the quality of imported and sold goods.
Foreign finance ministries use Intertek's services to
increase import duty collection and improve efficiency.
Imports are inspected and valued in the country before
shipment to enable import duties to be accurately assessed
and certified. Container scanning services help customers
to protect against security risks associated with
international trade. Intertek's worldwide laboratory
coverage allows for rapid inspection, certification and
valuation of shipments, anywhere in the world.

    About Intertek

    Intertek is a leading international provider of quality
and safety services to a wide range of global and local
industries. Partnership with Intertek brings increased
value to customers' products and processes, ultimately
supporting their success in the global market place.
Intertek has the experience, expertise, resources and
global reach to support its customers through its extensive
network of laboratories and offices and over 20,000 people
in more than 100 countries around the world.

    For more information, visit http://www.intertek.com


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