US certification specialist acquires NQA, creates global certification organisation

US based test, inspection and certification specialist National Technical Systems has acquired National Quality Assurance, a leading ISO registrar.
Dunstable based NQA maintains more than 32,000 active certifications in more than 75 countries, providing a single certification resource for management system registration, process and product compliance services and support.
"Our goal is to be the world's partner of choice in testing, inspection and certification solutions when the highest level of product, supply chain, and management system reliability and safety is required," said NTS' president and CEO William McGinnis. "This acquisition creates a more unified, global NQA and is a powerful enabler of that vision."
NTS and NQA have been joint venture partners in the US since 1992 and the acquisition is said to create a unified global certification organisation with headquarters in the US, the UK and China, as well as offices in more than 20 countries around the world.
NQA maintains a range of standards, including AS 9100, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001, with expertise in industries such as aerospace and electronics.