AsureQuality Opens Office and Laboratory in Singapore

10 March 2010

AsureQuality Limited, a New Zealand Government State-Owned Enterprise, has established AsureQuality Singapore Pte Ltd to support and grow its customer base in the Asia and Middle East region. As part of the business it will be opening a 5000 square ft laboratory facility which will offer both food chemistry and microbiology testing with an emphasis on dairy nutritional testing.

With the recruitment of key personnel, purchase and validation of equipment, and set up of quality and management systems now complete, the site will open for business in April 2010.

Udit Singh, Group Manager Laboratories and Diagnostics said that AsureQuality has been working in Singapore and the region for many years at both regulatory and industry levels. "We have worked hard to build up a network of relationships, and increased capacity and expanded testing regimes in our New Zealand laboratories so we can deliver a more efficient and comprehensive service," says Singh.

"Establishing a laboratory in the area was the next logical step. This allows us to maintain and develop our customer base and improve our service delivery through quicker sample turn-around times."

Ms Thien Kwee Eng, Director of Consumer Businesses at the Singapore Economic Development Board said that Singapore is committed to developing and strengthening its capabilities in the food and nutrition industry. "The opening of AsureQuality’s Food Chemistry and Microbiology Lab will be a boost to the food and nutrition industry in Singapore. The presence of food testing companies complements Singapore’s reputation as a trusted food hub."

Several staff from the company’s laboratory in Auckland, New Zealand, have been seconded to the new site to assist in the establishment stages.

AsureQuality is a commercial company providing food safety and biosecurity services to the food and primary production sectors. It carries out food quality and safety testing for producers, processors and Competent Authorities around the world.

For more information please contact:

Udit Singh on +64 9 573 8048 / +64 21 283 8683