AF and TUV Nord Combine Forces to Create a Joint Enterprise in Nuclear Technology and Certification.Business Editors & Energy/Environmental Writers STOCKHOLM Stockholm (stŏk`hôlm'), city (1995 pop. 692,954), capital of Sweden and of Stockholm co., E Sweden, situated where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. , Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2001 The AF Group subsidiary AF-Kontroll is to collaborate with German TUV (Technischer Überwachungs-Verein) Literally "Technical Watch-Over Association." A German certifying body involved with product safety for the European community. Nord in creating a jointly owned (50/50) company to carry out third-party inspections of nuclear facilities. The new company will be named AF-TUV Nord AB. Work will commence at AF-TUV Nord AB to coordinate activities within the two companies in areas such as the certification of quality and environmental management systems. Cooperation with TUV Nord will make the AF Group's range of inspection and testing Inspection and testing Industrial activities which ensure that manufactured products, individual components, and multicomponent systems are adequate for their intended purpose. services more competitive, not only in Sweden, but also on the international market. TUV Nord has 4,200 employees and specialises chiefly in technical inspection services for energy production, plant, environment and vehicles, as well as the certification of quality and environmental management systems. The company has an annual turnover of around DEM See digital elevation model. 750 million. The AF Group has 2,500 employees, 150 of whom work for AF-Kontroll. AB ANGPANNEFORENINGEN Corporate Information Note to Editors: This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net. The following files are available for download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. : http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/14/20010814BIT00370/bit0001.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/14/20010814BIT00370/bit0001.pdf |
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