TÜV SÜD's environmental lab is now accredited & recognised by Ministry of Environment & Fores

Dec. 11, 2013 - PRLog -- Delhi/Mumbai/Pune, December 11, 2013: TÜV SÜD South Asia today announced the launch of its first state-of-the-art environmental testing laboratory in Delhi. The NABL accredited laboratory is now recognised by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) and the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). The environmental laboratory comes at a juncture when Indian businesses are gearing up to build sustainability at core of their business model. The upcoming laboratory will cater to the needs of the Indian corporates, which have decided to adapt the path of sustainability and simultaneously emphasise on better practices and advanced levels of transparency. This will in turn help improve not only the company’s brand but also makes it more investor-ready than ever before.

With the best-in-class technology and experts with deep domain knowledge, the laboratory is fully equipped to provide a wide range of services like Air and water testing, Waste water testing,  Pesticides residue in water, soil & waste,  Ambient air/ indoor air monitoring, Compressed air testing, Stack monitoring, Soil analysis, Sludge analysis, Solid waste analysis, Petroleum products and Solid & liquid fuels. The  laboratory will also offer value added services like sampling pick-up*, technical support and training support.

Speaking at the occasion, Mr.Bratin Roy, AVP and Head, Energy and Environment Services, TÜV SÜD South Asia said that, “Today businesses are working towards an extending their business models to integrate sustainability as a critical element to drive bottom line growth. There exists a huge void for service providers who can partner with companies to help them comply with environmental regulations that can later translate into reputational and financial benefits for the company. The launch of the environmental laboratory is a step towards reducing this void. This laboratory will cater to the environmental and testing needs of a wide range of sectors and be the epicentre of the company’s environmental services in South Asia.”

TÜV SÜD has witnessed immense growth in India in the past couple of years, driven by the increasing demand for quality and certification services across all sectors of business. The opening of the laboratory in Delhi is a significant milestone for the company, and reinforces its commitment to the market.  TÜV SÜD also has a robust network of 11 consumer laboratories across the country that carter to various key sectors like food, chemical, textiles, leather and hardline.

The addition of the environmental laboratory to its wide network of testing and inspection laboratory is a strategic step by TÜV SÜD towards growing its business in the environmental, and power sectors in India.

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Karan Kurup

TÜV SÜD South Asia

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TÜV SÜD is an international leading technical service organization catering to the INDUSTRY, MOBILITY and CERTIFICATION Segment. The experts and technology consultants are dedicated partners in their clients' processes, offering comprehensive industry expertise throughout the entire value chain. They focus their services on their core competencies of consulting, testing, certification and training. Over 17,000 employees are committed to optimizing technology, systems and know-how at over 800 locations in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and Africa.

In South Asia, TÜV SÜD has an extensive network of over 29 offices including 3 food and 9 others labs across India, Bangladesh and Srilanka. The company caters to a client base of over 10,000 companies from the field of auto, plant engineering, environmental technology, food safety, textile & hardlines like toy testing, infrastructure consultancy and technical as well as soft-skills training. As of December 2012, TÜV SÜD South Asia has a talent pool of over 1200 staff and has reported a turnover close to EUR 22 million.

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