SGS ACQUIRES VANGUARD SCIENCES

SGS of Geneva, Switzerland, one of the world’s largest testing labs with more than 90,000 employees Vanguard is a leading provider of food safety testing services in the areas of product testing, research & development, and food safety. “This acquisition provides immediate growth opportunities in the attractive food safety testing market in the US,” said Frankie Ng, CEO of SGS. “It expands on our existing testing capabilities and further positions SGS as a global brand leader in food testing and related services.” This is part of a trend of testing laboratories consolidation. @ http://www.sgs.com/en/news/2018/01/sgs-acquires-vanguard-sciences-inc-usa