Intertek

Intertek is a Total Quality Assurance provider that applies product testing expertise to help clients meet safety, performance, environmental and quality requirements across every market in which they sell. The company works with many of the world's top-recognised brands and companies, and draws on more than 100 years of product testing experience and a global network of laboratories employing world-class experts. Its stated purpose is "bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life".

For lawyers and compliance specialists, Intertek's work sits at the intersection of regulation and market access: testing, certification and inspection services are what allow products to demonstrate conformity with statutory safety, performance and environmental requirements. The company's technical domains cover product testing, testing and certification, quality assurance, safety testing, performance testing, environmental testing and technical inspection. Industry verticals span medical, lighting, renewable energy, HVACR, appliances and electronics, hazardous locations, industrial equipment, life safety and security, IT and telecom equipment, oil and gas, engineering, chemical, transportation, building and construction, and clean energy.

Services are delivered through a set of specialised divisions, including Electrical, which provides testing and certification for electrical products and components; Clean Energy Associates, serving the clean energy and renewable energy sector; Building and Construction, covering testing, inspection and certification for that industry; Professional Service Industries (Intertek-PSI), delivering professional engineering and related services; and Technical Inspection Services. Intertek operates in markets worldwide and states that it continually innovates to reduce risk for consumers, brands and organisations.