Underwriters Laboratories acquires New Zealand-based Parkside Laboratories

Thursday, 22 November, 2007

American safety testing organisation Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has acquired electrical product tester Parkside Laboratories in Christchurch, New Zealand.

“Parkside has grown as much as it can under its current structure,”said Manuel Shimasaki, managing director of Parkside.

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