(openPR) - In June 2011, SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, was commissioned by Samsung Heavy Industries to provide comprehensive Supply Chain Services for a wide range of international offshore projects.

As a global leader in shipbuilding, offshore engineering, construction, wind power and control systems, Samsung Heavy Industries (www.shi.samsung.co.kr/Eng/) has achieved unbeatable leadership in the shipbuilding and offshore sector by maintaining a number one share in the drill ship, ultra-large container ship, LNG carrier and FPSO markets.

In order to ensure the best possible quality of components, materials and equipment at competitive prices for its offshore projects, Samsung Heavy Industries looked for a reliable third-party company. Due to its first-rate experience and know-how in similar projects, the SGS Industrial division in Korea was awarded the contract, extending a contract originally assigned to SGS in 2005, to execute comprehensive inspections as part of Supply Chain Services (www.sgs.com/sgs-supply-chain-services.htm?serviceId=10162...).

Throughout the entire contract, SGS Industrial Services (www.sgs.com/_industrial.htm?lobId=5550) is helping the client control the input of all the processes during the overall supply chain cycle, to ensure the best quality of deliveries at competitive prices. With a team of highly skilled experts, SGS inspects components, materials and equipment for drill ships, drilling rigs and floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels as well as assessing suppliers and keeping track of delivery schedules.

In addition, SGS performs extensive Factory Acceptance Tests (www.sgs.com/factory-acceptance-test.htm?serviceId=1017042...), as part of Supply Chain Services, to ensure that the components and equipment operate as intended and meet all the contractual requirements.

About SGS Industrial Services

Industrial Services is one of the major business lines of the SGS Group, a global service provider for technical verification, inspection, testing and conformity assessment. SGS Industrial Services has decades’ worth of experience and some remarkable references in serving key industries, such as Construction, Industrial Manufacturing and Trade, the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry (www.sgs.com/oil-gas-and-petrochemical-industry.htm?catId=...), Power Generation and Transmission, Banks and Financial Institutions, as well as Renewable Energy.

For further information, please contact:

SGS Industrial Services
IkJae Jun
Senior Project Coordinator

SGS Korea
16FL, KT Busan IT Center, 830-29 Beomil-2dong,
Dong-gu, Busan, Korea (601-706)

t: +82 51 630 7013
f :+82 51 638 1730

Email : industrial.pr@sgs.com
Website: www.sgs.com/industrial

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.