In Brief

SGS AROUND THE WORLD AND IN THE MIDDLE EAST

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SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 53'000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1’000 offices and laboratories around the world.

Originally founded in 1878 in Rouen as a French grain shipment inspection house, the Company was registered in Geneva as Société Générale de Surveillance in 1919. Shares of SGS were first listed on (SWX) Swiss Exchange in 1985. Since 2001, SGS has only one class of shares consisting of registered shares.

The core services offered by SGS can be divided into four categories:

• Inspection Services : SGS inspects and verifies the quantity, weight and quality of traded goods. Inspection typically takes place at the manufacturer’s/supplier’s premises or at time of loading or at destination during discharge/off-loading.
• Testing Services : SGS tests product quality and performance against various health, safety and regulatory standards. SGS operates state of the art laboratories on or close to customers' premises.
• Certification Services : SGS certifies that products, systems or services meet the requirements of standards set by governments (e.g. GOST R), standardization bodies (e.g. ISO 9000) or by SGS customers. SGS also develops and certifies its own standards.
• Verification Services : SGS verification services ensure that products and services comply with global standards and local regulations. Combining global coverage with local knowledge, unrivalled experience and expertise in virtually every industry, SGS cover the entire supply chain from raw materials to final consumption.

Skills and leadership of employees, the expertise of our laboratories, reputation of high professional, integrity and unprejudiced and international network defined the unique status of SGS in the world.

Integrity, transparency and ethical behavior are the core values.

SGS in the Middle East:
SGS has been committed to serving the inspection, verification, testing, assessments and certification requirements of clients and industry throughout the Middle East since 1980. Rapid economic development and liberalization in the region have created a huge number of opportunities for business and industry, and SGS has been at the forefront of developing new services to meet the ever-changing needs of a growing and diverse range of clients.

Today, SGS operates a network of 25 offices and laboratories throughout the Middle East employing over 700 full-time staff of 18 different nationalities. SGS branch offices spread throughout the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Djibouti, Pakistan, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon covering wide range of its services.