Acquisitions
Starting in 1998, BSI Group has adopted an aggressive policy of international growth through acquisition as follows:
- 1998: CEEM, USA and International Standards Certification Pte Ltd, Singapore
- 2002: KPMG’s certification business in North America
- 2003: BSI Pacific Ltd, Hong Kong
- 2004: KPMG’s certification business in the Netherlands
- 2006: Nis Zert, Germany; Entropy International Ltd, Canada & UK; Benchmark Certification Pty Ltd, Australia; ASI-QS, UK
- 2009: Supply Chain Security Division of First Advantage Corp. USA; Certification International S.r.l, Italy; EUROCAT, Germany
- 2010: GLCS, the leading certifier of gas related consumer equipment in the UK, and one of the top three in Europe, the certification business of BS Services Italia S.r.l. (BSS); Systems Management Indonesia (SMI).
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