Lloyd’s Register (LR)--a global engineering, technical and business services organization--has partnered with Silicon Valley based greenfence, the first platform technology serving the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) marketplace.

Klüber Lubrication--a worldwide manufacturer of specialty lubricants--has announced the availability of Klübertherm HB 88-182, a versatile long-term grease offering good corrosion and wear protection for rolling bearings subject to high loads and medium speeds at temperatures of up to 180°C.

Eurofins Food Safety Systems and the Food Safety and Quality Program at McGill University (Monteal, Quebec) have announced a new joint agreement that will provide co-branded public training for the Canadian food manufacturing industry.

LRQA is the first assurance provider to have been awarded global accreditation by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) for making the transitions against the world’s leading ISO management systems standards. 

Graeter’s Ice Cream has achieved Level 2 SQF 2000 Certification from the Safe Quality Food (SQF Institute).

Eurofins Scientific--a firm that performs biological testing across the food production chain--has acquired Agro-Analyses SAS, an analytical service provider supporting the food retail and catering sectors in France.

Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) and Food Safety Net Services Certification and Audit (FSNS C&A) have announced a new conference set to take place next month.

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments has announced the release of their LabSolutions Infrared (IR) thermal-damaged plastics library.

SGS has acquired a 20 percent stake in Boston, MA-based Transparency-One, a platform for supply chain visibility and risk management.

Best Sanitizers has announced that it now carries a variety of cleaners, sanitizers and equipment to help support drain cleaning and maintenance program. This new line of industrial cleaners gives food processing plants a variety of options for cleaning and sanitizing drains.