Intertek Group plc is a British multinational assurance,

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, product testing and

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company headquartered in

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, England. It is listed on the

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and is a constituent of the

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History

Intertek traces its origins from a marine surveying business formed by Caleb Brett in the 1890s, a testing laboratory formed by Milton Hersey in

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in 1888 and a lamp testing centre established by

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in 1896. These businesses were all acquired by Inchcape plc during the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1996, Inchcape Testing Services was acquired by Charterhouse Capital Partners and was renamed ''Intertek''. In 2000, the Company was divested by Charterhouse and was listed in 2002 on the

. In April 2010, Intertek acquired Ciba Expert Services’ Environmental, Safety, & Testing and Regulatory businesses, including Cantox Health Sciences (Cantox) and Ashuren Health Sciences (Ashuren). On 19 September 2007, Intertek announced its acquisition of

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. In April 2011, the company acquired

Moody International Moody International Ltd. provided technical services to reduce risk in the petroleum industry, amongst others. On April 28, 2011, the company was acquired by Intertek for £450 million. At that time, the company had over 2,500 employees and 80 off ...

. In May 2021, Intertek acquired SAI Global's Assurance and Standards Business units.

Operations

Intertek Consumer Goods and Retail is the largest tester of consumer goods in the world and has a network of more than 1,000 laboratories across around 100 countries. The company has more than 42,000 employees across 100 countries in over 1,000 locations including large-scaled offices and testing facilities in

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and

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. Centered around its laboratory testing services, the company provides quality and safety assurance to industries such as

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, Health care, healthcare, food and transport. Products tested include batteries, accessories, apparel and chemicals.

Leadership

On 16 May 2015, André Lacroix (businessman), André Lacroix succeeded Wolfhart Hauser as CEO of the company.

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* {{Authority control British companies established in 1885 Companies based in the City of Westminster Product-testing organizations Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange

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