AsureQuality opens office and laboratory in Singapore
Wednesday 10 March 2010, 4:00PM
By AsureQuality
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AsureQuality Limited, a New Zealand Government State-Owned Enterprise,
has established AsureQuality Singapore Pte Ltd to support and grow its
customer base in the Asia and Middle East region. As part of the
business it will be opening a 5000 square ft laboratory facility which
will offer both food chemistry and microbiology testing with an emphasis
on dairy nutritional testing.
With the recruitment of key personnel, purchase and validation of
equipment, and set up of quality and management systems now complete,
the site will open for business in April 2010.
Udit Singh, Group Manager Laboratories and Diagnostics said that
AsureQuality has been working in Singapore and the region for many years
at both regulatory and industry levels. “We have worked hard to build up
a network of relationships, and increased capacity and expanded testing
regimes in our New Zealand laboratories so we can deliver a more
efficient and comprehensive service,” says Singh.
“Establishing a laboratory in the area was the next logical step. This
allows us to maintain and develop our customer base and improve our
service delivery through quicker sample turn-around times.”
Ms Thien Kwee Eng, Director of Consumer Businesses at the Singapore
Economic Development Board said that Singapore is committed to
developing and strengthening its capabilities in the food and nutrition
industry. “The opening of AsureQuality’s Food Chemistry and Microbiology
Lab will be a boost to the food and nutrition industry in Singapore. The
presence of food testing companies complements Singapore’s reputation as
a trusted food hub.”
Several staff from the company’s laboratory in Auckland, New Zealand,
have been seconded to the new site to assist in the establishment
stages.
AsureQuality is a commercial company providing food safety and
biosecurity services to the food and primary production sectors. It
carries out food quality and safety testing for producers, processors
and Competent Authorities around the world.