Zhangjiagang Academy of Inspection and Detection has become the first laboratory in China to be certified under ICA Bremen’s ‘International Laboratory Certification Scheme’, joining Greek based Konstantinos V Markou SA, Cotton South Africa and Wakefield Inspection Services Tashkent.

Designed to raise the bar in the quality testing arena, the aim of the scheme is to establish an approved list of laboratories worldwide that meet a standard level of quality assurance.