UL, an independent, global safety science company, has inaugurated an 80,000-sq.ft. laboratory in Gurugram to enhance access for their existing and potential customers in the North and East India markets. This cutting-edge facility is UL's second ‘Centre of Excellence' in India after Bengaluru and is in line with the company's ambitious ‘In India, for India' strategy to support domestic manufacturers' need to meet regulatory compliance to access the domestic and global markets.

The investment is aimed to facilitate the country's growth drivers of rapid urbanization and domestic manufacturing. While India's LED and energy efficiency programs have won international recognition, there is increasing thrust for the smart cities mission. Greater impetus for manufacturing with economic recovery and structural reforms is boosting the prospects of sectors like textiles, toys and consumer goods. The simultaneous policy initiatives to strengthen the domestic standards ecosystem has led to an increased demand for testing facilities that can match global standards.

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