Bureau Veritas Philippines, a unit of Bureau Veritas S.A., said it will strengthen its position as the leader in comprehensive testing, inspection and certification services offering full range services to major industries and companies in the Philippines.
“The notion of testing, inspection and certification [TIC] is a relatively new concept in the Philippines. We are in an early stage of market development. We believe that as we educate and inform businesses of the importance of TIC services, Philippine organizations will better appreciate how our services will enable them to raise the quality of their products to international standards,” said Bureau Veritas Philippines country manager Vincent Medina.
The company offers services from asset management, certification, classification, consulting, inspection audit, to testing and analysis and training.
Bureau Veritas said it was looking forward to tap industries such as power and utilities, construction and infrastructure and food and beverage sectors in the country.
The company is also interested to work on energy-related projects, given the rising demand for power by industries and the need to increase capacity, Medina said.
Bureau Veritas said it was also looking at the construction industry, which was expected to grow further over the next five years.
The company plans to hire testing, inspection and certification experts as it becomes more actively involved in these emerging sectors.
Medina said many multinational companies operating in the Philippines understood the value and benefits of comprehensive testing and certification to their businesses.
Bureau Veritas Philippines has been operating in the Philippines for the last 45 years.
It has three operating units in the country, providing full range of services including marine, industry and inspection, certification, government services and international trade, consumer products service and commodities.
Bureau Veritas S. A. is on one of the two companies eyed by the Trade Department as a possible third party inspection group to resolve an ongoing local investigation on automotive safety issue.