Smithers Scientific Services. (Acquisitions, expansions).
Smithers Smithers is a surname, and may refer to: People
People with the surname Smithers
- Collier Twentyman Smithers, British artist
- Jan Smithers, American actress
- Joy Smithers, Australian actress
- William Smithers, American actor
Scientific Services announced a major reorganization,
primarily resulting from the acquisition last March of a company
specializing in environmental toxicology and analytical studies. The
reorganization encompasses three independently operated companies
structured under a new corporate name, The Smithers Group, with
worldwide headquarters in Akron, OH. The group companies include
Smithers Scientific Services, a testing, research and consulting firm
for the tire, rubber, plastics, chemical and automotive industries;
Smithers Quality Assessments Smithers Quality Assessments (aka SQA) provides accredited, independent certification of quality and environmental management systems to internationally recognized standards such as ISO 9001 (for quality) and ISO 14001 (for environmental). , a third-party registrar providing quality
and environmental management system certification services to ISO (1) See ISO speed.
(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001,
ISO 14001 and other standards; and Springborn Smithers Laboratories, a
contract research and regulatory compliance firm for the chemical,
pharmaceutical and agrochemical agrochemical
Any chemical used in agriculture, including chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides. Most are mixtures of two or more chemicals; active ingredients provide the desired effects, and inert ingredients stabilize or preserve the active ingredients or aid industries.
COPYRIGHT 2003 Lippincott & Peto, Inc.
No portion of this article can be reproduced without the express written permission from the copyright holder.
Copyright 2003, Gale Group. All rights reserved. Gale Group is a Thomson Corporation Company.
|
|
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion