Intertek Group Regulatory News (ITRK)

7 Sep 2007 14:14

Intertek, the leading international provider of quality and safetyservices to a wide range of global and local industries, has acquiredCarnot Emission Services (Carnot), in Kelly, San Antonio, Texas USA.Intertek acquires the assets of privately held Carnot EmissionServices. Intertek is a global leader in outsourcing, testing,inspection, certification and related services. £ Carnot is one of the largest independent emissions testingorganizations in the world. The business provides engine dynamometerbased transient and steady state emissions certification, audit, andcompliance testing services to a broad range of customers worldwide.Carnot serves the non-road engine industry that includes smalloff-road engine (SORE), large spark-ignited (LSI) engine, marine,recreational vehicle, agricultural, and other off-highway engineapplications. £ Carnot complements Intertek's existing expert analyticalautomotive research services and augments Intertek's global ability tosupply value-added emissions testing and research services to new andexisting customers. Steven Griffin, President and CEO of CarnotEmission Services, and the entire management, technical, operationaland administrative teams will continue to run the business, integratedinto Intertek global laboratory network. Carnot Emissions Servicesreports directly into the Intertek Automotive Research operation. £ Neil Chapman, Vice President for Intertek's Analytical Services inthe Americas, comments, "Carnot is an excellent addition to Intertek'sstrategic growth in laboratory and research services, supportingglobal customers in their industries. Opportunities in the largeinternational markets served by Carnot Emission Services complementand expand our present business offering to customers with newtechnical expertise, technologies and testing capabilities." £ Steven Griffin remarked, "The acquisition and alignment of CarnotEmission Services with Intertek Automotive Research accelerates theexpansion of our emissions testing services to meet increasing globaldemand for emission-compliant engines. Combined with Intertek'schemical analysis capability, our ability to conduct a broader rangeof analysis for unregulated emissions like aldehydes and ethanol willbe extraordinary. Carnot's capabilities in off-road applications willextend to the on-highway truck and heavy-duty engine market." £ About Intertek Group Plc: £ Intertek Group plc is the leading international provider ofquality and safety services to a wide range of global and localindustries through independent testing, certification and inspectionservices. Intertek is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE:ITRK).www.intertek.com £ Intertek provides services to the automotive industry, includingtesting of fuels, lubricants, engines, emissions, chemicals, products,systems, materials and components. Intertek offers accelerated stresstesting (AST), failure analysis, EMC testing and automotive systemscertification services (ISO 9000, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14000). Intertek'sautomotive services are available through our international servicesnetwork in North America, Europe and Asia. www.automotive.intertek.com £ The Intertek Oil, Chemical and Agri Division provides testing andinspection services to the global automotive, petroleum, polymer,metal, refining and petrochemical industries and more. Aninternational network of laboratories supports clients on a globalbasis. Services include laboratory testing, outsourcing, inspection,R&D, process services, and more. www.intertek-cb.com Copyright Business Wire 2007