Corporate Newsletter - August 2018

A Year of Firsts…

• The world’s First connected car V2X certified device was tested by Bureau Veritas
• We became the First IAC certified Microbiology Testing Laboratory in South Asia
• Mexico’s Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) recognized Bureau Veritas as the First third-party testing laboratory in USA to assess telecommunications equipment conformity
• We assisted the First OTTC certification in China for an ERA-GLONASS equipped vehicle

New Capabilities featured include:

• Microbiology Testing in Sri Lanka
• V2X Certification for connected cars
• Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS) Testing 
• OTTC Certification for ERA-GLONASS equipped vehicles or systems
• Energy Efficiency Verification Mark for electrical and electronics equipment 
• Automotive Asbestos Testing in China
• Photometric Testing in USA 
• CBRS Testing for Citizens Broadband Radio Service Equipment in Taiwan
• Expansion of our disposable wipe Flushability Testing in USA.

Efficiency Through Digitalization

• Our digital transformation also continues apace with a major overhaul of our Online Supply Chain Quality Management tool, OneSource Suite including a new naming convention, clear mapping of modules across the value / supply chain, a common user interface and new markets added to our regulations module.
• We additionally announced a new collaboration with Oritain to provide their scientific traceability services, as part of our BV Origin Traceability Solution, a blockchain system enabling the full lifecycle of a product to be digitally replicated and shared among the different players.

Recognitions

• ENEC/ENEC+ Approval in China
• Excellence awards from VISA / PTCRB 
• Approval from IFT in Mexico
• Testing lab in Indonesia was accredited by the Ministry of Communication and Informatics (KOMINFO)
• Qualified as a Wi-Fi Certified MiracastTM Release 2 Testing and Certification Provider 
• New Zealand Telecom accredited our Taiwan lab to test against PTC 200 standards