Specialized Technology Resources Expands Testing Labs In China
Enfield, Conn.-based Specialized Technology Resources Inc. (Str) has recently expanded its apparel and textile quality testing and inspection laboratories in China.The companys lab in Shanghai, which opened in November 2003, has grown to 30,000 square feet. Str says the staff also will increase from 79 to more than 200 by early this year. Meanwhile, the Shenzhen facility in southern China, which opened in December 2003, has been expanded to 40,000 square feet. This location will begin providing textile/apparel testing in September.According to the company, Shanghai and Shenzhen have become the centers of activities for many Str customers and that the expansion is part of Strs growth strategy.We have a 70,000-square-foot, full-service laboratory in Hong Kong where our business has been growing at a rate of over 20 percent a year, and we decided our next level of growth should be in China where many of our clients are also expanding their operations,said John Gaul, COO.Services Str offers include, among others, testing to the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) protocols for U.S.-sold products, and application of ISO and other international standards to products sold to Europe and elsewhere.
Spring 2004