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New design underscores Intertek brand as the underlying platform for the world’s most recognized and widely used product certification marks
 
Chicago, IL – Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification, unveiled the new design for its family of product safety and quality certification marks. The new designs prominently position Intertek as the global platform underpinning the world’s most recognized and widely used product safety certification marks, including the ETL Listed Mark (North America), WH Mark (North American non-electrical Building Products), the S Mark (Scandinavia), ASTA and BEAB Marks (United Kingdom), and the GS Mark (Germany).  In addition to its product safety certification marks, Intertek’s own Quality and Performance Mark, Systems Certification, RoHS Certified, and Energy Verified marks, among others, are part of this consolidated, global brand rollout.  Paired together the new mark design adds value to manufacturers’ products and brings consistency and ease-of-recognition to consumers and code officials worldwide.
Manufacturers rely on Intertek’s certification marks, on products and packaging, as proof of 3rd party compliance to prescribed industry standards and of ongoing follow-up inspections. Intertek has more than a century of product testing expertise and helps manufacturers navigate through complex regulatory requirements, making product certification faster, simpler and more efficient. With each certification mark now prominently supported by the Intertek brand, clients’ products will benefit from greater recognition and market acceptance in the world’s most thriving economies.
“The new design highlights the underlying strength of the Intertek brand, supporting each of our certification marks,” said Gregg Tiemann, Chief Executive of Intertek Commercial and Electrical division. “We appreciate the trust that manufacturers, authorities, code officials and consumers place in Intertek, and we want to ensure that our marks of compliance are consistent, impactful and easily recognizable all around the world.”

Products currently on the market will not require re-labelling to the new Intertek mark scheme. To avoid unnecessary costs to manufacturers, there will be a five-year transition period, ending 1 January 2015, for products already on the market to use the updated marks on products, packaging, literature and websites. The new Intertek marks are, however, available immediately for new product certifications and those manufacturers that want to transition to the new marks now.

Intertek is one of the world’s largest product testing and certification organizations, offering the most recognized and accepted family of certification marks. Today, with more than 24,000 employees in over 1,000 laboratories across 100 countries, Intertek is the preferred certification partner for thousands of global market leaders.

Additional information on our new certification mark design for customers, media and investors can be found at www.intertek.com/certmarks.

Contacts
For further information, please contact:
Nicole Kimmick, Field Marketing Manager
Telephone: +1-978-263-2662
nicole.kimmick@intertek.com
www.intertek.com