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STR Doubles Capacity at New Shenzhen Quality Testing Laboratory

Relocation, Expansion, and Additional Staff Will Meet Growing Demand for QA Testing Services

SHENZHEN, CHINA--(Marketwire), 2 July 2009 -- Specialized Technology Resources (STR) recently relocated to a new 7,041 square meter facility in Shenzhen, China, nearly doubling the size of its quality assurance testing laboratories. The expansion will enable STR to meet the growing demand for the company's full range of quality testing, certification, and responsible sourcing services in the Asia Pacific region. The new facility houses technologically advanced equipment for the testing of consumer hard and soft goods including toys/toy premiums, electronics/electrical equipment, garments/textiles, general merchandise, and hazardous substances. STR also has a 2,787 square meter testing laboratory in Shanghai, China.

In addition to expanding the size of its facility, STR Shenzhen has increased the number of staff, from 300 to 400, and added testing capacity and equipment to better serve clients. STR offers a full range of services including: product risk assessment and consulting; product testing to national and international standards; product evaluations for safety, performance, design, and construction; factory capabilities audits; quality assurance inspections; fair labor and social compliance monitoring programs; and custom designed quality assurance programs.

"Many of our clients are expanding their operations in the Asia Pacific region, and demand for our services continues to grow," said Mr. W.H. Kwok, Managing Director, STR Asia Pacific region. "We will be able to offer our clients more services, more resources, and faster turnarounds. Our clients expect us to keep pace with technological development in the industry, and our expanded Shenzhen facility will help us to continue to meet their high expectations."

STR Shenzhen's official grand re-opening was held on June 16, 2009. The new facility is located at:

3-4/F Qingyi Supermask Photoelectricity Building
No. 8 Langshan 2nd Road, North High-Tech Industrial Park
Nanshan District, Shenzhen 518057, P.R. China
All other contact information remains the same.

About STR

STR, which was founded in 1944, provides testing, audit, certification, and responsible sourcing services to help ensure that clients have the highest level of confidence in the quality, safety, and social standards of their products and systems. Based in Enfield, CT, STR has sophisticated laboratories and offices in over 30 countries across six continents, and the reach to provide audit services in over 140 countries around the world. Visit STR at http://www.strquality.com.

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Media Contacts:
Amy Blumenthal
Blumenthal & Associates
617-879-1511

Submitted by Marketwire, Marketwire on Thursday, 2 July 2009 at 10:23 AM
Category: Business
 
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