Intertek
and TQM Consultants Co. Partner to Form ITQM
to Provide Innovative Solutions for Aligning Leaner
Manufacturing with Improved Quality and Long-term
Business Sustainability
Hong Kong - 25 March 2009
- Intertek , a leading provider of quality
and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries
around the world, announced today it has partnered
with TQM Consultants Co Limited to form the joint
venture-ITQM Company Limited.
The initial scope of services offered
by ITQM will focus on assisting companies to integrate
"smart" innovative quality, productivity
and supply chain efficiency processes into
their operations. These processes will work
synergistically with business sustainability systems
that foster the high-level social and environmental
performance now expected of world-class companies
.
Intertek's Executive Vice President,
Paul YAO, noted: "In joining with TQM to combine
the high-level expertise of our respective areas of
focus and markets, we will provide a broad array of
innovative and effective business improvement solutions
to help our global, regional and local partners and
customers better compete and succeed in the ever-changing
business environment."
Intertek's people, engaged in a wide
range of quality and safety solutions from auditing
and inspection, to testing, quality assurance and
certification, are dedicated to adding value to customers'
products and processes and supporting their overall
success in the global marketplace. Intertek has the
expertise, resources and global reach to support its
customers through its network of more than 1,000 laboratories
and offices and over 21,000 people in over 100 countries
around the world.
Intertek's new partner, TQM Consultants,
is a leading provider of one-stop, value-added consultancy
services and solutions to a wide range of clients,
from small businesses to Fortune 500 multi-national
companies; from private / publicly listed NGO's to
HKSAR/Macau SAR Government Departments; and from manufacturing,
servicing to construction in Hong Kong, the PRC and
the Asia Pacific Region. Through ACT-N-ACHIEVE TM
LEAN methodology and mindset transformation, TQM is
committed to delivering comprehensive, high quality
consultancy services and helping the clients create
values, business advantages, and achieve business
excellence and success.
Aaron TONG, the Managing Director
of TQM Consultants remarked: "We are happy to
announce a NEW PAGE of TQM as we decided to join hands
with Intertek to offer fundamental and practical solutions
to help enterprises and manufacturers overcome difficulties,
reduce costs, grow stronger and succeed."
For further information, please visit www.intertek.com
and www.tqm.com.hk
or please contact:
Patricia CHEUNG or C L TANG
Tel: +852 2569 3812
Email: pat@itqm.com.hk
or cltang@itqm.com.hk
.
About Intertek
Intertek (ITRK.L) is a leading provider of quality
and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries
around the world. From auditing and inspection,
to testing, quality assurance and certification,
Intertek people are dedicated to adding value to
customers' products and processes, supporting their
success in the global marketplace. Intertek has
the expertise, resources and global reach to support
its customers through its network of more than 1,000
laboratories and offices and over 23,000 people
in more than 100 countries around the world. Visit
www.intertek.com
About TQM Consultants Co
Limited
TQM is a management consulting
and transformation training provider assisting clients,
ranging from SMEs to multinational corporations to
Government departments, in achieving world-class management
as well as improving productivity, business effectiveness
and profitability (Time (T), Quality (Q), Money (M))
with supportive and motivated teams. Since its establishment
in 1994, quality, innovation and commitment drive
TQM to emphasize on new knowledge and skills in management,
and bring clients new techniques, such as Six Sigma,
Business Process Re-engineering, Lean Business, as
well as fundamental alignment in individual, team
and corporate goals and objectives. Visit
www.tqm.com.hk
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