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RNS Number : 3053H  Intertek Group PLC  02 May 2025

02 May 2025

INTERTEK LAUNCHES SUPPLYTEK, THE WORLD'S FIRST END-TO-END GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS
SOLUTION

TURNING SUPPLY CHAIN UNCERTAINTY INTO A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR ITS CLIENTS

 

•     Tariff uncertainties mean companies are facing significant
economic, speed to market, quality, and risk assurance challenges across every
level of their supply chains while adapting their sourcing strategy to a
changing global trading landscape

 

•     To thrive in this environment, companies need to have the latest
intelligence to formulate compelling strategies, based on the right quality
assurance solutions, to minimise the impact of re-engineering their sourcing
operations and turn it into a competitive advantage

 

•     SupplyTek will assure our clients go to market faster with their
new sourcing strategy while controlling costs - and crucially, without
compromising on Quality, Safety and Sustainability for consumers

 

•     SupplyTek is the first end-to-end global market access suite of
solutions capitalising on Intertek's leading-edge Consulting, Training and
Assurance solutions:

o  Consulting - mapping supply chains end-to-end, strategic advice on moving
suppliers, advising on market access regulations, risk assessments by market,
supplier and product

o  Training - ensuring people and suppliers have the right operating,
regulatory and brand standard capabilities

o  Assurance - optimising supply chains through global risk-based quality
assurance to ensure the highest Quality, Safety and Sustainability standards
24/7

 

•     Intertek is uniquely positioned to empower its clients to turn the
current trade risks into opportunities, by leveraging its global footprint,
industry-leading ATIC solutions, unrivalled supply chain intelligence, deep
technical expertise and years of quality assurance and data insights

 

More information is available
here: https://www.intertek.com/news/2025/intertek-launches-supplytek/
(https://www.intertek.com/news/2025/intertek-launches-supplytek/)

 

London - As the pace of change in the global trade landscape intensifies,
Intertek, ("Intertek" and "Group"), a Total Quality Assurance provider to a
range of industries worldwide, launches the first comprehensive suite of
industry-leading ATIC global market access solutions to help companies around
the world navigate the complexities of supply chain re-engineering.

Today, companies operate in a truly global market, running complex global
multi-sourcing and manufacturing operations as part of an omni-channel
approach. In a world where tariffs and trade policies are evolving rapidly and
uncertainly, SupplyTek offers businesses access to Intertek's leading-edge
Consulting, Training and Assurance solutions, enabling them to go to market
faster with Total Peace of Mind.

SupplyTek capitalises on our global footprint, Science-based Quality Assurance
solutions, unrivalled supply chain intelligence, deep expertise and years of
data insights to help businesses successfully identify, assess and manage the
impact of heightened supply chain risks and ongoing uncertainty on their
global operations.

True to Intertek's pioneering spirit, it is leading the way, becoming the
first company globally to help its clients to turn the risks associated with
supply chain re-engineering - including tariffs and new trade deals - into an
opportunity. SupplyTek will enable brands across all sectors to adapt their
business strategies to effectively mitigate changes to international trade,
manage the complexity across their supply chains, evolve their product
offering with pace and make sure their people and suppliers are operating with
the right skills and capabilities.

SupplyTek enables brands to operate with Total Peace of Mind by leveraging
Intertek's leading-edge Consulting, Training and Assurance solutions. These
include:

Consulting

o  Mapping our clients' Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers end-to end to
help them understand their impacts, risks and opportunities:

§ Identifying alternative supplier opportunities - finished product, raw
materials, ingredients and components

§ Transportation and logistics

o  Advising on a range of strategic and cost-impact factors, including:

§ market access regulations (including CSRD, CSDDD, REACH)

§ applicable labelling, packaging, environmental, sustainability and other
requirements

§ traceability and rules of origin requirements

·      Advising on the impact of tariffs on supply chains, including:

o  Risk assessments by market and by supplier

o  Identifying potential issues (quality, authenticity, compliance) with
goods of varying origin

o  Working with you to validate the economic and other benefits of localised
sourcing

·      Using our Intertek Inform digital platform to give our clients
access to over 1.6m product standards, ensuring they have the right
information by market to sell their products

Training

Online, on-demand and in person training on:

·      Regulatory compliance requirements

·      How to assess quality, safety and sustainability of new suppliers

·      How to assess logistics and transportation capability and risks

·      Customs & export requirements

·      Ensuring existing and new suppliers have the right skills and
operating capability to meet changing regulatory and brand standard
requirements

Assurance

o  Optimising supply chains, operations and speed to market in the face of
tariff changes / uncertainty, including by accelerating the onboarding of new
suppliers

o  Giving our clients Total Piece of Mind and protecting their reputation and
brand as they transform their operations and supply chains by:

§ Putting in place new management systems in their operations and supply
chains to ensure the highest quality, safety and sustainability standards 24/7

§ Audits against ISO standards

§ Supplier management audits to validate working conditions, fair labour and
ethical compliance

§ Identifying and mitigating the quality, safety and sustainability risks in
their new supply chains

o  Giving our clients the technology and digital tools they need, including
our risk-monitoring digital solution which provides a Quality, Safety and
Sustainability warning system and allows tracking of performance

This unique combination of services and technology makes Intertek's SupplyTek
solutions the most comprehensive offering on the market for pinpointing
specific areas of risk, enabling companies to power ahead safely by
maintaining speed to market while controlling costs and crucially, without
compromising on Quality, Safety and Sustainability for consumers.

With more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100 countries,
Intertek's experts will provide solutions specific to each industry sector and
product category, offering the bespoke services each client needs to succeed
in an uncertain marketplace.

Andre Lacroix, CEO of Intertek Group, commented:

"At this time of international trade and supply chain changes, our clients
around the world are in need of systemic solutions, advice and guidance on
global market access, enabling them to bring their products to market at speed
but without compromising on the right Quality Assurance, Safety and
Sustainability standards.

Our role in society is mission-critical, providing ATIC solutions to over
400,000 clients across every industry and region. It is at times like this
where our purpose comes to life and our passion for Science-based excellence
makes a huge difference for our clients. We are uniquely placed to help
companies navigate the current environment capitalising on our data-driven
insights and technical expertise in each of the industries we operate in.

SupplyTek empowers our clients to confidently navigate today's fast changing
global environment, turning uncertainty into opportunity. Based on our
Science-based technical deep expertise, market insights, and our global
portfolio of industry-leading Risk-based Quality Assurance solutions, Intertek
is uniquely positioned to help businesses around the world adapt with speed
and confidence to uncertainty, enabling them to better protect value for their
shareholders and continue delivering superior quality for their customers."

ENDS

Contacts

For further information, please contact:

 

Denis Moreau, Investor Relations

Telephone:      +44 (0) 20 7396 3415 investor@intertek.com
(mailto:investor@intertek.com)

 

Jonathon Brill/James Styles, DGA Group

Telephone:      +44 (0) 7836 622 683 intertek@dgagroup.com
(mailto:intertek@dgagroup.com)

 

 Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries
 worldwide.

 Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices in more than 100
 countries delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and
 Certification solutions for our customers' operations and supply chains.

 Intertek is a purpose-led company to Bring Quality, Safety and Sustainability
 to Life. We provide 24/7 mission-critical quality assurance solutions to our
 clients to ensure that they can operate with well-functioning supply chains in
 each of their operations.

 Our Customer Promise is: Intertek Total Quality Assurance expertise, delivered
 consistently, with precision, pace and passion, enabling our customers to
 power ahead safely.

 intertek.com

 

 

 

 

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