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One is Enough
Getting certified has never been easier.
SGS offers complete solutions for EMC & Safety certification and, in addition, a marketing package to promote your certification to your stakeholders. Our global capabilities and expert knowledge ensure that your compliance issues will be in good hands wherever you are located in the world.
SGS certifications offer a wide range of benefits to customers and add significant value to our customers´ operations. Your PERSONAL BENEFIT may range from money-saving opportunities to increased external credibility and product reliability.
Just one company with one way, one network and one marketing tool is enough to help you navigate faster, simpler and more efficient in an increasingly regulated world.
We make it easy for you, because we offer an all-inclusive package:
- One WAY to get access to specific marks for your specific needs.
- One NETWORK globally available to help you access local markets.
- One COMPANY that performs all the testing, certification and inspection you need.
- One MARKETING TOOL to support you in promoting the strengths of your certification/s.
One Way
Based on the market driven need of certified products SGS offers you various combinations of SGS Safety & EMC certifications.
- To access the right certification marks.
- To stay inline with the market needs and save money.
The following combinations show that your product complies with the relevant and applicable regulations for Safety & EMC. Certification marks are voluntary and they complement the statements of conformity issued after compulsory Safety & EMC testing.
So why do the minimum?
Show the world your product is good.
Really good!
The SGS EMC Mark show that your product complies with the relevant & applicable EMC regulations. It can be combined with one of the following SGS Safety marks that better suits your needs.
SGS Product Safety Mark allows you to demonstrate to your clients that your product fulfils the relevant & applicable safety requirements.
The SGS Fimko FI-Mark is a well-known and respected impartial voluntary certification mark used in Finland, indicating the safety and quality of a product. The SGS FI mark can only be used on products that have a valid FI certificate granted by SGS Fimko. More than 75% of Finns over 15 years of age recognize the mark and almost 70% takes it in consideration when buying electrical equipment.
The SGS USTC-Mark was developed in the US to certify conformity of a product to the valid US standard through a third party testing and inspection. If the products meet the test requirements they are permitted to carry the registered SGS USTC-mark as a visible sign of quality.
The SGS CEBEC-Mark is a low voltage certification mark (1000V) for electrical products. The mark is particularly asked for by Belgian consumers regarding electrical product safety, and by the appliance and installation industry, using electrical components with guaranteed quality.
SGS GS Mark (Geprüfte Sicherheit, Tested Safety) is a well-known and respected voluntary impartial certification mark indicating that a product meets the GS safety standards and quality.
SGS Bauart Geprüft Mark (Type Approved) certifies that the product was tested according to SGS principles and experience and was rated safe for use.
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One Network
As the leader in the testing and certification market SGS has the largest EMC network and one of the largest Safety networks worldwide. Covering various geographies and languages our network allows you to access any local or regional markets in which you are interested.
SGS is a notified and accredited body.
For EMC:
- UK
- Finland
- Belgium
- Germany
- Spain
- Turkey
- China (Guangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai, Xiamen)
- Korea
- Taiwan
For Safety:
- UK
- Finland
- Germany
- Spain
- China (Guangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai)
- Korea
- Taiwan
- USA
- Australia & New Zealand
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One Company
With 53,000 professional and skilled employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,000 offices and laboratories around the world.
As a result, our expertise provides a single consolidated source to reduce your risk, improve efficiency and quality, and ensure compliance. We can perform all the testing, verification and inspection you need and we are able to issue a wide range of product certifications and marks.
Local availability
Our EMC & Safety specialists will perform the factory inspections no matter where you are based.
We can also verify factory inspections performed by other parties and then issue an EMC and/or Safety certification.
Our capabilities in testing and certification allow us to offer you the following marks:
For Safety we can provide access to
- IECEE CB Scheme
- CE marking
- Russia Gost R
- Pan European: HAR, ENEC, KEYMARK
- Australian & New Zealand Safety Approval
- China CCC
- Japan PSE
- Korea eK mark
- USA NRTL
For EMC we can provide access to
- USA FCC
- Russia Gost R
- CB EMC Certification
- Australian C-tick
- Korea Mic
- Taiwan BSMI
- CE Marking
- Canada ICES
- E/e mark (Automotive)
- China CCC
- Japan VCCI
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One Tool
In order to maximize the benefits of the newly awarded certifications, SGS offers to all its certified clients the Market Your Mark tool.
This is a certified customer package, a specific set of marketing tools that will allow you to promote the proved quality of your products to existing and prospective Clients.
The Market Your Mark package consists of a brochure that will explain how to make your newly acquired certification visible. It also contains various marketing tools (on an electronic support) that can be easily integrated in your marketing campaigns:
- A power point presentation, for your customers that will explain the certification process and its benefits and which is easily adaptable to your company’s profile
- A banner, to post on your website
- Two press releases, to let the media and your customers know about certification achieved by your company
- A flyer, for your clients and employees
- Two posters, attesting that you are Safety and/or EMC certified, for your internal use or for use at trade fairs and other events
- Three advertising tools, that can be easily adapted to your existing marketing materials
- A Signage, attesting that you are Safety and/or EMC certified, for your internal use or for use at trade fairs and other events
All of the tools contained in Market Your Mark are at your disposal, they are easily customizable and you will have no problem in adapting them to your business’s profile.
Of course not all of them are applicable to all industries and markets. It’s up to you to decide how you will integrate them in your communication strategy.
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Your Personal Benefit
The Safety & EMC Certifications are performed by a third party organization and thus:
- Improves the external credibility of your product
- Gives employees and your QM system a positive impulse to create a systematic approach to improving your potential
If your products are one of Safety or EMC certified you can rest assured that your product complies with the relevant and applicable Safety& EMC requirements.
Significant price benefit
Applying for the combined SGS Safety & EMC certifications gives you two certifications for the price of one factory inspection. During a factory inspection our specialists can check both the Safety & EMC compliance of you production methods.
Advantages against competitors in hard disputed markets
- Provides customers with reliable data of a product’s quality
- It is a constant proof that your product is adequate for worldwide use
- Increases the satisfaction of your customers
- Your product receives a higher rating when you present a sourcing offer to importers & retailers
Send a signal
- To potential customers that quality is the major focus of your company
- About the economic potential & status of your company
Save money
- Our certification program is adaptable to your production development plan
- By not allowing design mistakes to affect your reputation and position on the market
Improve your product reliability
The certification on its own is not a carte blanche, instead you prove your product fulfilled all requirements and you undergo a yearly inspection proving the constant product quality. Having the Safety and EMC Certifications you can refuse any allegations of Safety and EMC nonconformity about your product.
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