Tel Aviv/Cologne, 8. March 2010. The Standards Institution of Israel (SII) and TÜV Rheinland have reached an agreement on strategic cooperation. In this cooperation, the focus will be on testing and certification of electric products and components destined for the Israeli and global marketplace under the CB Scheme of the Worldwide System for Conformity Testing and Certification of Electrotechnical Equipment and Components (IECEE).

Both parties hope for major synergies to emerge notably with regard to activities for the Israeli market and international projects, centred, for instance on renewable sources of energy. “Through the cooperation with SII as a highly esteemed partner in Israel we are able to expand our range of Market Access services to serve another important country. This, in turn, is sure to benefit our globally oriented customers particularly those from North America, Asia and Europe“, Executive Vice President Products and Systems at TÜV Rheinland Ralf Wilde said.

Established in 1945, SII is representing Israel on the international organisations for standardisation such as ISO and IEC. The institution has a staff of more than 900 and generates turnover of about € 45 million/a. SII tests and certifies a vast array of different groups of products for electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and chemical composition. Environmental significance is also high on the agenda. Furthermore, SII is providing certification of quality management systems.

Established 140 years ago, TÜV Rheinland has developed into one of the leading international providers of testing services. It has over 490 offices in 61 countries on all five continents. With a workforce of 13,850, it achieves a turnover of approx. € 1.2 billion a year. The guiding principle in the Group is sustainable development of safety and quality standards. The range of services available to customers all over the world includes product testing, certification of management systems and testing of industrial facilities. Moreover, the Group is involved in industrial, power station and infrastructural projects worldwide.
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Contact:
Hartmut Müller-Gerbes, TÜV Rheinland, Head of Press, Tel.: +49-221-806-2657
Vered Oren, SII, Director Communications and Public Relations, Tel: +972-3-6465116