BUSINESS CHALLENGE

Hardlines manufacturers, distributors and retailers are increasingly sourcing from a worldwide chain of suppliers, making the quality & safety assessment of their products even more challenging.

Because hardlines encompass an extensive range of products, they may require a variety of specialised testing and evaluation to a broad range of standards. Adding to the complexity, is the need to identify and meet regulatory and industry standards for the multiple markets in which the products will be distributed.

BUREAU VERITAS SOLUTION

Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services provide a full range of safety, quality assurance, benchmark and compliance testing services for a wide variety of hardlines from furniture to bicycles, through lighters and ladders.

Our services are designed to assist Manufacturers, Retailers and Importers in minimising the risk of liability, costly product returns and brand-damaging recalls.

Our UK services for hardlines include:

• Product Safety/Quality Assurance:
  We can assess if your products meet the required local and international regulations and industry standards for a wide range of hardlines:
  Furniture – more>>
  Bicycles – more>>
  Lighters
  Hot water bottles
  Ladders
  Training equipment
  ...and many other products. More>>
• Risk Assessment
• Design Evaluation
• Production audit
• Recall advice
• Documentation review
• Training

Sessions can be delivered directly to your premises or at our Warrington laboratory. More>>

A complete Supply Chain Solution

Along with our testing and compliance services, Bureau Veritas can provide you with a global Supply Chain Risk Management solution which enables each participant in your supply chain to satisfy all of these requirements:

• Quality
• Safety
• Compliance
• Speed-to-market
• Efficiency
• Security
• Transparency
• Ethical & environmental credentials

Our solution falls into two categories: Supply Chain Quality Management and Corporate & Social Responsibility.

Supply Chain Quality Management

• Ensuring high quality, safe and compliant products - while maximising efficiency across the supply chain

Corporate & Social Responsibility

• Reducing environmental impact of products
• Improving social accountability
• Being ethically responsible
• Protecting the brand by developing corporately responsible partnerships

Download our Supply Chain Risk Management Solutions brochure here.