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SGS ACQUIRED ‘CONSERVE’ LABORATORY IN

In December 2011, SGS acquired Consolidated Laboratory (M) Sdn Bhd and Labservice (M) Sdn Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, collectively referred to as “Conserve”.

Consolidated Laboratory was founded in such as: services for the farms and plantations in 1977 and focuses on food, environmental order to optimize the use of fertilizers, • Soil fertility/nutrients and agricultural testing, while Labservice improve yields and protect the • Pesticide formulation/active founded in 1984 specializes in renal environment. It will also consolidate our ingredients dialysis water testing. Privately owned, service portfolio for the development and • Pesticide residues in vegetables and Conserve operates a state-of-the-art registration of agricultural inputs. fruits laboratory in Kuala Lumpur and a small • Fertilizers branch in Penang and employs 77 staff. It For more information, please contact: maintains an ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation • GMO in food and animal feed to Standards Malaysia, as well as to ILAC- • Microbiological GOH BENG WAH MRA accreditation to ILAC, for a broad • Heavy metals BUSINESS MANAGER range of tests for nutritional labelling and SGS (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd Wisma SGS Lot This acquisition is allowing us to residue testing as listed in its current 603, Leboh Raja Lumu Kawasan enhance our Seed and Crop Services scope of accreditation. Perindustrian PKNS, Pandamaran 42000 in Malaysia which currently has a team As agriculture remains an important Port , Darul Ehsan, of agronomists, field chemists and sector of Malaysia’s economy, Malaysia technicians serving the key agricultural CONSERVE laboratory has developed a t: +6 03 3165 2320 sectors, including the oil palm industry. unique division with qualified and trained m: +6 019 3890 730 It will further support our soil fertility chemists that offer analytical services Email: [email protected]

SGS Integration Team with Conserve. From left: David Lee (Conserve), Chong KL (SGS Lab), Daisy Kong (Conserve), Lim SP (SGS Findiv), Khoo CS (Conserve), CP Tin (SGS Integration Mgr), Alan Lee (Conserve), Wan Yee (SGS CTS). Leong KY (Conserve), Not in picture: Cres Maramot (SGS MD), Ezuwan Othman (SGS Envi), Goh BW (SGS Agri), Jaimie Lee (SGS CTS), Raymond D.Cruz (SGS HR), Rozilan (SGS HSE).