CSA Group Opens a New Office in Taichung City, Enhancing Local Testing and Certification Services in Taiwan

TAICHUNG, Taiwan, May 25, 2015 /CNW/ - CSA Group, a global provider of testing and certification services and a leading standards development organization, today announced the establishment of its new office in Taichung City, Taiwan. The new office expands CSA Group's footprint and provides more convenient and efficient testing and certification services for customers in central and southern Taiwan.

Taichung City is Taiwan's third largest city with a large established industrial sector and more recently, a growing centre for high-tech industries. The Greater Taichung area is one of Taiwan's main economic centres and is the main manufacturing hub for small to mid-sized businesses. The new CSA Group office will provide local customer service to clients in the fields of ITE/AV, Hazardous Location, plumbing, appliances & gas, lighting, wiring device and wiring cable testing and certification services.

"Taichung City is an economic hub in Taiwan and is well located allowing CSA Group to serve clients in central and southern Taiwan. This new office provides superior localized testing and certification services for Taiwan's manufacturers helping them to reduce costs and time-to-market while verifying products meet the applicable standards to reach global markets," said Claudia Chan, CSA Group Vice President North and South East Asia. "Our expansion in Taiwan demonstrates CSA Group's continued commitment to provide high-quality service to our Asian clients."

CSA Group has established solid customer relations with Taiwan local enterprises since its first lab opened in Xinzhuang, New Taipei City in 2012. Fully equipped with advanced facilities and highly qualified engineers, the CSA Group Taiwan lab serves customers covering industries including audio/video, tools, transformers, information technology, and household appliances. CSA Group will continue to expand its services, invest in training, and maintain its valuable relationships with inspection and testing agencies to seek more opportunities to improve services for local clients.

About CSA Group

CSA Group is an independent, not-for-profit member-based association dedicated to advancing safety, sustainability and social good. We are an internationally accredited standards development and testing & certification organization. We also provide consumer product evaluation and education & training services. Our broad range of knowledge and expertise includes: hazardous locations & industrial equipment, transportation, plumbing & construction, electro-medical & healthcare, appliances & gas, alternative energy, lighting and sustainability. The CSA mark appears on billions of products around the world. For more information on CSA Group, visit www.csagroup.org.

SOURCE Canadian Standards Association