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Novus Labs
- (503) 906-8150
- October 27, 2022
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- 1888: Following the first International Exhibition of Electricity in Paris in 1881, Jules Grévy, the President of France, decides to use the profits to create a Laboratoire Central d’Électricité. After numerous events, LCE is officially inaugurated on February 10th 1888, Place Saint Charles in Paris. The tests carried out in the laboratory concern all branches of electricity: incandescent electric lamps, batteries, storage cells, automotive floodlights, electric traction systems…
- 1943: On April 22nd the laboratory becomes LCIE and keeps its three assignments: official body for electrical metrology, study center and control/testing laboratory.
- 1998: Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services formed following the acquisition of ACTS (HL/Toys Testing) with labs in USA and HK
- 1999: 7layers was founded with its head office in Ratingen, Germany and further test & service centers in the USA, China, S. Korea and Japan.
- 2001: Expanded into new markets / added new capabilities with acquisitions of MTL (Softlines Testing – USA/HK) and LCIE (Electrical/Electronics Testing & Certification – France/China)
- 2003: Developed UK consumer goods testing capability with acquisition of AMTAC and entered Germany with acquisition of ecb-Online (analytical competence)
- 2005: Expanded Electrical/Electronics Test & Certification footprint with move to North America market with acquisition of Curtis-Straus and Taiwan with the acquisition of ADT
- 2007: Moved into Germany Electrical/Electronics with acquisition of Innova and SE Asia Softlines with acquisition of Kotiti in Vietnam
- 2008: Developed eco-design capabilities with acquisition of CODDE in France; a software and consulting firm
- 2010: Entered Korea testing market with softlines test lab in partnership with Kotiti
- 2011: Acquired consumer electronics test lab in south China (NST) and launched wireless conformance capability in Taiwan
- 2012: Global automotive market strategy launched supported by acquisitions of ECL in Germany and Davis in China offering EMC and reliability testing services
- 2013: Expanded wireless capability worldwide with acquisitions of 7layers with locations in USA, Germany, China, Korea and Japan
- 2015: Moved into luxury goods market with Certest acquisition in Italy
- 2016: Enhanced automotive offering with VEO acquisition in China (homologation). Developed LATAM presence with NCC acquisition (Brazil / Argentina)
- 2017: Strengthened Electrical/Electronics, Automotive and Wireless leadership with 4 acquisitions: SIEMIC (EMC/RF Testing & Certification – USA, China, Taiwan); ICTK (Smart Payment Security Test & Certification – Korea); IPS Tokai (Auto EMC Testing – Japan) and METRACEM (EMC Testing – France)
- 2019: Launched 5G Conformance and Regulatory services. Reinforced France leadership with acquisition of Measurement and Engineering Equipment from Nokia Head of Technology Center in Brittany.
- 2020: Support the world needs for Medical PPE with face mask testing developments in labs worldwide with specialist hubs in Sri Lanka and China (Shanghai).
- 2021: With the growth in online retail and consumers’ expectations for top level user experience, Bureau Veritas acquired AET France adding recognized skills on product development, project management, and benchmark/performance/user experience testing, as well as cutting-edge R&D services
- 2022: Enter the fast growing Consumer Healthcare segment with the acquisition of Advanced Testing Laboratory (ATL), a leader in scientific sourcing services for the North American Consumer Healthcare Products, Cosmetics & Personal Care and Medical Device markets. Reinforce our position in the growing market for sustainable fashion testing and advisory services, especially in Europe with the acquisition of AMSfashion.
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1 Distribution Center Cir #1, Littleton, MA 01460, United States
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