As IHA’s exclusive service provider, Intertek partners with global retailers, manufacturers and distributors of housewares to enhance clients’ products, processes and brands. From ceramic and enamel cookware to kettles, coffee makers, table cutlery, insulated food containers, thermal packs, hot water bottles, drink coolers, oven mitts and other products, Intertek can test all housewares and household utensils for quality and safety performance including handle strength, coating thickness, adhesion, abrasion, scratch resistance, corrosion and more.
Intertek is one of the world’s largest consumer product testing, auditing, inspection, certification and quality assurance organizations and is committed to traditional values of quality service and excellence. With a global network of over 1,000 offices and labs and more than 26,000 employees, Intertek supports customers across the globe in setting, meeting, maintaining and evolving quality, safety and performance standards.
Combining international reach with local expertise, Intertek offers detailed knowledge of local legislation, culture and market conditions on a global scale. This gives customers the competitive advantage they need to operate in diverse markets in which they source, manufacture and sell their products– essentially enabling customers to dedicate their primary energies to their core business activities.
In addition, Intertek has a variety of innovative solutions available today to ensure your essential compliance to the complex Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), including strategy solutions, implementation, data collection and verification, monitoring and risk assessment.
*All IHA members receive a 15% savings on product testing performed by Intertek globally.*
Intertek Supports its Customers Globally to:
- Increase speed to market
- Reduce overall cost of product
- Create scalability
Optimizing your Supply Chains Through a Vast Multitude of Services such as:
- Safety and compliance testing
- Inspection
- Auditing
- Performance Evaluation
- CE, GS and ETL certification
- Training
- Risk assessment
- Innovative quality assurance solutions
To fill out a test request form to get your product tested by Intertek as soon as possible, please click here.
For additional information visit the Intertek website. To speak directly to an Intertek expert, please e-mail: consumergoods or phone 1.630.481.3111.
