SGS Nigeria Receives African Order of Merit in Testing and Pipeline Welding Inspection 2011

Lagos (I-Newswire) December 21, 2011 - SGS, an independent third-party company, was selected from among many companies as the winner of the African Order of Merit in Testing and Pipeline Welding Inspection 2011 by the Institute for Government Research and Leadership Technology, a registered project initiative of the African Foundation approved by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Education.

SGS as officially presented with the African Order of Merit during a prestigious ceremony in the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja, Nigeria, in recognition of SGS’s outstanding work and excellent service delivery in testing and pipeline welding inspection on June 25, 2011.

The African Order of Merit is an esteemed recognition of companies which deliver particularly excellent services in a variety of sectors, and thus contribute to the development of the Nigerian economy. SGS is proud to be honored with this significant order, which acknowledges SGS’s excellence in testing and pipeline welding inspection. With its first-rate experience and competence, SGS is looking forward to even more challenging projects through which it can support the Nigerian government in boosting their economy.

About SGS Services for Oil, Gas and the Petrochemical Industry

With its multi-disciplinary teams of experts, SGS offers a wide range of inspection, testing, certification and verification services to all parties involved in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries around the world, including owners, operators, contractors, investors and equipment manufacturers. The SGS integrated approach of specialized solutions and traditional services focused on the complete asset lifecycle adds value to all projects and improves the productivity of any existing facility.

About SGS

As the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, SGS has accreditations to all major standards and is recognized as a leading global benchmark in the field of inspection, verification, certification and testing. With an experienced and qualified staff, SGS operates an extensive network of offices and laboratories in various fields, which offer a wide range of product certification services.



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SGS Inspection Services Nigeria Ltd.
Ifeoma Esangbedo
Marketing and Sales

7B, Etim Inyang Crescent
Victoria Island, Lagos

t: +234 1 280 5096
f: +234 1 4631548
E-mail: industrial.pr@sgs.com
Website: www.oil-gas.sgs.com

About SGS:
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 67,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1,250 offices and laboratories around the world.

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