Replete with the latest and best in class equipment and talent, the Gurugram Centre of Excellence offers customers in north and east India easy approach to UL's renowned third-party end-to-end testing, inspection and certification services to accelerate time-to-market. Customers will also benefit from bespoke solutions on multiple product portfolios at one location.

UL's Gurugram laboratory integrates and expands UL's erstwhile operations in Manesar for consumer technology and appliances, HVAC/R and lighting businesses with the existing operations in Gurugram for consumer and retail services.

Commenting on the launch of the facility, Suresh Sugavanam, Vice President and Managing Director of UL, South Asia said, "UL's growth in India is a reflection of the changing policy landscape of the country, one which has seen definite progress in improving quality and safety standards to match those of mature economies around the world. Given the impact of "Make in India", it is encouraging that the manufacturing communities are recognizing the importance of establishing the safety and quality standards for the domestic market as well, rather than just focusing on the exports. With this Centre of Excellence, we aim to bring all the testing portfolios under one roof to offer easy access to our customers that will help reduce the turnaround time. It will also give us an opportunity to increase our footprint in the region expand further in newer areas of testing."

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