Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
May 27, 2011

SGS North America is pleased to announce the acquisition of Ag Research Associates (ARA), an organization established in providing agricultural product development and research services. ARA is primarily focused in providing project management services and conducting quality research.

ARA has over 20 years experience in the agricultural industry, and has seven locations. This new acquisition gives SGS access to other geographical regions, additional staff members with years of experience and expertise, and will also strengthen and expand SGS Agricultural Services.

"Now we are the clear leader in agricultural research activities and are now in a position to offer a very strong and unique "one-stop-shop" service offering to our customers" commented Chris Kirk, CEO of SGS, "Agricultural field research is a corner stone in our strategy to move our Agricultural Services into higher value-added services."
 

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Published: May 27, 2011