CSA Group Further Expands Global Service Offerings with the Acquisition of emitel AG
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Posted on November 8, 2011 at 7:56:01 AM
CSA Group Further Expands Global Service Offerings with the Acquisition of emitel AG
FRANKFURT, Germany, November 8, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
CSA Group, a leading organization in standards development, testing and
certification officially announces the acquisition of emitel AG.
Headquartered in Strasskirchen, Germany, with offices in Turkey, Hong Kong &
Shenzhen, China, emitel AG provides consulting, testing, certification and
project & laboratory-management for a variety of industries including
Automotive, IT, Telecommunication, Household and Multimedia. emitel AG is
one of the leading German laboratories in the areas of electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC), safety, radio and environmental testing. The company
distinguishes itself as a highly sophisticated customer oriented service
provider.
"The acquisition of emitel AG provides CSA with established and
respected expertise in testing and certification as well as Project &
Laboratory Management services and significant infrastructure for further
growth in Europe," says Magali Depras, Vice President for Europe, CSA Group.
The acquisition of emitel AG is the fourth such expansion for CSA in the
European market following the acquisitions of INTRATest GmbH, a
privately-held product testing business with strong focus on medical devices
and laboratory equipment located in Gebenstorf, Switzerland,
mikes-testingpartners gmbh near Munich, Germany which certifies electric and
electronic devices and systems for nearly all branches of industry, and the
UK-based SIRA Test and Certification Limited (and three affiliated
companies) a world leader in the conformity assessment solutions field
specializing in the testing of safety equipment used in potentially
explosive atmospheres.
"CSA's four European acquisitions are a key part of our European growth
business strategy and demonstrate very strong commitment to our European
clients," says Ash Sahi, President and CEO, CSA Group.
Dieter Fröhlich, CEO of emitel AG, says "The CSA acquisition presents
us with the additional potential for a constant accelerated growth and it
also strengthens our leading market position in Germany. The support of one
of the worlds leading testing organisations, combined with our strong
customer orientation, provides us with a competitive advantage to serve our
clients with an even more extensive range of services plus the direct access
to the US and Canadian markets."
emitel AG supports its clients in the very early stages of their R&D
work by simulating and optimizing the EMC behaviour of their products. With
its laboratory management program, emitel AG carries out the co-ordination,
implementation and facilities operations for its clients at their premises.
Its leading edge EMC-testing facilities provide testing for almost any kind
of emission and immunity measurements. Stand alone equipment and
combinations of test instruments enable emitel to offer a complete EMC-scope
from ANSI to ZV in a very efficient way.
emitel AG can support clients in the fulfilment of their regulatory
automotive requirements. This includes the technical testing of the
automotive component, the entire car or even motor cycles in its
laboratories plus the application and project handling to obtain the E1 -
approval by the KBA in Germany, or alternative E 13 - approval, through the
SNCH (Société Nationale de Certification et d' Homologation, Luxembourg).
This service can be obtained for all kinds of automotives including Hybrid-
and E-Vehicles.
Furthermore emitel is able to perform specific measurements required by
the automotive industry (industrial standards) such as the automotive
interference pulses, stripline tests and ESD measurements. emitel AG is also
fully accredited for Automotive, EMC, Radio, Environmental and Safety
testing. To learn more about emitel AG, visit http://www.emitel.de.
[http://www.emitel.de ]
About CSA Group
CSA Group is an independent, not-for-profit membership association
serving business, industry, government and consumers. CSA Group consists of
three divisions: CSA Standards, a leading standards-based solutions
organization, providing standards development, application products,
training and advisory services; CSA International, which provides testing
and certification services for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, gas and a
variety of other products; and OnSpeX, a provider of consumer product
evaluation, inspection and advisory services for retailers and
manufacturers. For more, visit http://www.csagroup.org.
For further information:
Anthony Toderian
Manager, Corporate Affairs
CSA Group
+1-416-747-2620
anthony.toderian@csagroup.org
Source: CSA International
.
FRANKFURT, Germany, November 8, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
CSA Group, a leading organization in standards development, testing and
certification officially announces the acquisition of emitel AG.
Headquartered in Strasskirchen, Germany, with offices in Turkey, Hong Kong &
Shenzhen, China, emitel AG provides consulting, testing, certification and
project & laboratory-management for a variety of industries including
Automotive, IT, Telecommunication, Household and Multimedia. emitel AG is
one of the leading German laboratories in the areas of electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC), safety, radio and environmental testing. The company
distinguishes itself as a highly sophisticated customer oriented service
provider.
"The acquisition of emitel AG provides CSA with established and
respected expertise in testing and certification as well as Project &
Laboratory Management services and significant infrastructure for further
growth in Europe," says Magali Depras, Vice President for Europe, CSA Group.
The acquisition of emitel AG is the fourth such expansion for CSA in the
European market following the acquisitions of INTRATest GmbH, a
privately-held product testing business with strong focus on medical devices
and laboratory equipment located in Gebenstorf, Switzerland,
mikes-testingpartners gmbh near Munich, Germany which certifies electric and
electronic devices and systems for nearly all branches of industry, and the
UK-based SIRA Test and Certification Limited (and three affiliated
companies) a world leader in the conformity assessment solutions field
specializing in the testing of safety equipment used in potentially
explosive atmospheres.
"CSA's four European acquisitions are a key part of our European growth
business strategy and demonstrate very strong commitment to our European
clients," says Ash Sahi, President and CEO, CSA Group.
Dieter Fröhlich, CEO of emitel AG, says "The CSA acquisition presents
us with the additional potential for a constant accelerated growth and it
also strengthens our leading market position in Germany. The support of one
of the worlds leading testing organisations, combined with our strong
customer orientation, provides us with a competitive advantage to serve our
clients with an even more extensive range of services plus the direct access
to the US and Canadian markets."
emitel AG supports its clients in the very early stages of their R&D
work by simulating and optimizing the EMC behaviour of their products. With
its laboratory management program, emitel AG carries out the co-ordination,
implementation and facilities operations for its clients at their premises.
Its leading edge EMC-testing facilities provide testing for almost any kind
of emission and immunity measurements. Stand alone equipment and
combinations of test instruments enable emitel to offer a complete EMC-scope
from ANSI to ZV in a very efficient way.
emitel AG can support clients in the fulfilment of their regulatory
automotive requirements. This includes the technical testing of the
automotive component, the entire car or even motor cycles in its
laboratories plus the application and project handling to obtain the E1 -
approval by the KBA in Germany, or alternative E 13 - approval, through the
SNCH (Société Nationale de Certification et d' Homologation, Luxembourg).
This service can be obtained for all kinds of automotives including Hybrid-
and E-Vehicles.
Furthermore emitel is able to perform specific measurements required by
the automotive industry (industrial standards) such as the automotive
interference pulses, stripline tests and ESD measurements. emitel AG is also
fully accredited for Automotive, EMC, Radio, Environmental and Safety
testing. To learn more about emitel AG, visit http://www.emitel.de.
[http://www.emitel.de ]
About CSA Group
CSA Group is an independent, not-for-profit membership association
serving business, industry, government and consumers. CSA Group consists of
three divisions: CSA Standards, a leading standards-based solutions
organization, providing standards development, application products,
training and advisory services; CSA International, which provides testing
and certification services for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, gas and a
variety of other products; and OnSpeX, a provider of consumer product
evaluation, inspection and advisory services for retailers and
manufacturers. For more, visit http://www.csagroup.org.
For further information:
Anthony Toderian
Manager, Corporate Affairs
CSA Group
+1-416-747-2620
anthony.toderian@csagroup.org
Source: CSA International
.