BWI: NABCB Awards ISO 17020:1998 Accreditation to TÜV SÜD South Asia

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Source: TÜV SÜD South Asia Pvt. Ltd.
Monday, July 30, 2012 05:53 PM IST (12:23 PM GMT)
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NABCB Awards ISO 17020:1998 Accreditation to TÜV SÜD South Asia
TÜV SÜD South Asia certified as 'Type A' inspection body to carry out inspections across five different sectors

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Monday, July 30, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB), a constituent of the Quality Council of India (QCI), has awarded TÜV SÜD South Asia with ISO 17020:1998 accreditation, which specifies requirements for the competence of bodies performing inspection and for the impartiality and consistency of their inspection activities.

Under the new accreditation, TÜV SÜD South Asia would be commissioning inspections across the food (sea food), textile, leather, gas pipeline and infrastructure sectors. The company would also be issuing related inspection reports and/ or certificates that would reflect if products / project activities are meeting the various customer and/or legal requirements. The Mumbai, Delhi, Tirupur, Bangalore and Ahmedabad offices of TÜV SÜD South Asia have been covered under this accreditation. The Type A accreditation of ISO 17020:1998 signifies accreditation to third party inspection service providers. This accreditation would be valid for a period of three years starting from July 2012 until July 2015.

'We are delighted to have been awarded the ISO 17020:1998 accreditation by the NABCB. The accreditation is a clear indication of the fact that our inspectors across India are technically competent to inspect products made by various manufacturers and projects carried in infrastructure industry.' said Niranjan Nadkarni, CEO, TÜV SÜD South Asia.

The ISO 17020:1998 is the general criteria for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection and is an internationally recognized standard. The standard is specific to a large variety of systems beyond quality management systems and requires thorough evaluation of technical competence of the inspecting body.

The National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) undertakes assessment of inspection bodies applying for accreditation as per the predefined criteria in line with international standards and guidelines. The board is a part of the Quality Council of India (QCI) which operates under the aegis of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and was established in 1998, through the joint initiatives of the Government of India and various industry bodies like CII, FICCI and AssoCham. The NABCB was established with the objective to offer accreditation schemes in India, based on internationally accepted standards, for certification bodies and inspection bodies engaged in providing services of system certification (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 etc.), product certification and inspection.

About TÜV SÜD South Asia

TÜV SÜD South Asia is the leading quality certification, inspection and testing company in India, with an annual turnover (2011) of close to EUR 20 million and talent pool of more than 1100 employees. TÜV SÜD South Asia is operational in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and has serviced over 10,000 clients to date. With its presence in 28 locations including 10 labs, TÜV SÜD is an internationally competent source for solutions in 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.

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About TÜV SÜD

Established over 140 years ago as a steam boiler inspection association, TÜV SÜD is a globally active, future-oriented company. It is represented internationally in Europe, Americas and Asia Pacific

Headquartered in Munich, Germany, TÜV SÜD's revenue was EUR 1.7 billion in 2011. TÜV SÜD employs over 17,000 highly skilled staff in more than 600 locations worldwide. In Asia Pacific, TÜV SÜD is represented by over 3,500 employees at 70 locations in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam as well as the Middle East.

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Preeti Hoon, Edelman India , +91 9987037821, Preeti.Hoon@edelman.com
Siddharth Panicker, Edelman India, +91 9820857522, siddharth.panicker@edelman.com
Shyamli Biswas, TÜV SÜD South Asia, +91 7738055071, shyamli.biswas@tuv-sud .in
Avijit Chakrovorty, TÜV SÜD South Asia, +91 7738050823, Avijit.chakrovorty@tuv-sud.in

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