| 08/12/08 |
SGS Acquires UK Based Metallurgy Testing Business Holman-Wilfley Associates Limited
SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of Holman-Wilfley Associates Limited (HWA). Based out of Cornwall, UK, HWA provide metallurgy testing and consulting services to the global mineral processing industry since 2004. Read more |
| 06/11/08 |
SGS Acquires Technical Engineering Service Corporation (Tesco) Co Ltd in South Korea
Tesco provides reliability testing and precision measurement of electronic systems and components as well as on-line and off-line technical content services. Read more |
| 06/10/08 |
SGS Acquires the Soil, Leaf, Fertilizer and Water Testing Business of Central Analytical Laboratories (CAL) in Cape Town,
South Africa
SGS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the soil, leaf, fertilizer and water testing activities of CAL based in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more |
| 29/09/08 |
SGS Acquires the Serviços de Automação PiD Ltda (PiD) Group
in Brazil
SGS announces the acquisition of the PiD Group, a leading brazilian group specializing in valve calibration, maintenance, electrical assembly, testing, training and consultancy activities. Read more |
| 16/07/08 |
SGS Acquires a 50% Stake in Bluesign Technologies Group
SGS has acquired a 50% shareholding in Bluesign Technologies Group, a St. Gallen (Switzerland) based company specialising in the management of Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) issues along the supply chain of the textile industry. Read more |
| 02/06/08 |
SGS and Nokia Siemens Networks Conclude a Business and Asset Transaction in Germany and FinlandNokia Siemens Networks transfers assets and personnel previously working on testing activities of the Research and Technology Platform business in the locations in Munich (Centre of Quality Engineering, Germany) with around 60 employees and Espoo (Finland) with around 10 employees. Read more |
| 26/05/08 |
SGS Acquires Western Geotechnics Group
Founded in 1987 and privately owned, Western Geotechnics offers a full range of services to the civil construction, mining and oil and gas industries including extensive materials testing, pavement design and materials investigations, research and development. Read more |
| 05/05/08 |
SGS Acquires Horizon Energy Partners BV
Established in the Netherlands in 2001 by Chief Executive, Edward van Kersbergen and his co-directors, Jacco Kokkedee and Stephane Constant, Horizon is a leading independent provider of subsurface solutions to the upstream oil and gas sector. Horizon’s range of services includes exploration geoscience, petroleum development and well design and execution. Read more |
| 05/05/08 |
SGS Acquires Canadian Environmental & Metallurgical Inc. (CEMI)
In business for over 10 years, CEMI has an exceptional understanding of the environmental issues that face the global mining industry. Read more |
| 29/04/08 |
SGS Acquires Geostat Systems International Inc
Founded in 1981, Geostat is the recognised industry leader specialising in geostatistics, orebody modeling, resource estimation, exploration, prefeasibility, production and reclamation stage services. Read more |
| 21/02/08 |
SGS Acquires Wamtech Pty. Ltd., Developers of MMI Technology
The MMI geochemistry is an advanced exploration technique for detecting deeply buried mineral deposits. SGS is now the sole global provider of the Mobile Metal Ion (MMI) geochemistry technology. Read more |
| 16/01/08 |
SGS acquires TACS (Australia) Pty Ltd
TACS is the leading Western Australian provider of transformer insulating oil analytical services as well as transformer maintenance, thermographic inspection and electrical engineering services. Read more |
| 16/01/08 |
SGS acquires the Alvey Group
Alvey Group is a leading independent provider of comprehensive field research services and of GPS soil sampling and testing services to the US agriculture market. Read more |
