Intertek
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| Public limited company | |
| Traded as | LSE: ITRK |
| Industry | Testing |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
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Key people
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David Reid (Chairman) Wolfhart Hauser (CEO) |
| Revenue | £2,093.3 million (2014)[1] |
| £324.4 million (2014)[1] | |
| £190.4 million (2014)[1] | |
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Number of employees
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28,000 (2015)[2] |
| Website | www |
Intertek Group plc is a multinational inspection, product testing and certification company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.
History[edit]
Intertek can trace its origins from a marine surveying business formed by Caleb Brett in the 1890s, a testing laboratory formed by Milton Hersey in Montreal in 1888 and a lamp testing centre established by Thomas Edison in 1896.[3] These businesses were all acquired by Inchcape during the 1980s and early 1990s.[3] In 1996 Inchcape Testing Services was acquired by Charterhouse Development Capital and was renamed Intertek.[3] The Company was divested by Charterhouse in 2002 when the business was first listed on the London Stock Exchange.[4] In April 2010, Intertek acquired Ciba Expert Services’ Environmental, Safety, & Testing and Regulatory businesses, including Cantox Health Sciences (Cantox) and Ashuren Health Sciences (Ashuren).[5] Intertek acquired Moody International in March 2011.[6]
Operations[edit]
The company is the largest tester of consumer goods in the world and has a network of more than 1,000 laboratories across around 100 countries.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Preliminary Results 2014". Intertek. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "About Us". intertek.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b c "History". Intertek. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "False data charges threaten Intertek flotation". The Independent. 22 September 2000. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Intertek Buys Ciba Expert Services Division". Presswire. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "Intertek buys Moody International for £450m". The Telegraph. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Armitstead, Louise (23 April 2009). "Intertek shares soar on speculation of bid from Swiss rival SGS". London: The Telegraph. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
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