News & Events

NEWS - 11-04-2018

Fair Trade USA and Control Union Certifications are pleased to announce that Control Union is now approved to verify and certify that companies comply with Fair Trade USA’s Agricultural Production Standard, broadening global suppliers’ access to certification services. Growers, producers, and retailers can now engage Control Union’s network of offices in more than 70 countries to verify and certify their compliance with Fair Trade certifications.

NEWS - 19-03-2018

Control Union Industrial Inspections (CUII) has further expanded its fleet of fully CAP437 compliant friction testers following the recent delivery of a new Micro GT friction tester to its Mumbai office.

NEWS - 26-02-2018 During the sold-out Reisgala at Hotel van Oranje in Noordwijk, the Holiday Awards were presented on Saturday night.
Bookdiffent won the Sustainable Travel Award. 

NEWS - 20-02-2018 | General We are very pleased to announce that CONNECTED, Control Union’s supply chain traceability platform, has successfully been able to map supply chains up to the origins of raw materials.

NEWS - 20-12-2017

NEWS - 09-10-2017 ABS, the leading provider of classification and technical services to the offshore industry, certified Control Union Industrial Inspections (CUII) as an ABS Recognized External Specialist in Dropped Objects Risk Inspection and Program Audits. As an external specialist, CUII will be facilitating the implementation of onboard DROP management programs and compliance with ABS class notations.

NEWS - 11-09-2017 CONNECTED is designed to help the apparel industry meet its commitments to supply chain transparency and responsible sourcing and has been designed in collaboration with H&M - a founding member of the platform. A unique supply chain traceability and data service, CONNECTED will help supply chains in the apparel industry that are complex, distributed over several tiers and several countries. Retailers and brand owners need visibility beyond just first or second tier suppliers to ensure they are not exposed to the well-known risks in the rest of the chain.

NEWS - 27-07-2017 | General As has been widely reported on the BBC and elsewhere today, the Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG) North Sea cod fishery has been assessed and certified against the MSC Fisheries Standard for sustainable fishing and has been found to meet the criteria for a well-managed and sustainable fishery. As the Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) and certifier of this fishery, ME Certification Limited would like to congratulate SFSAG and acknowledge the considerable effort by industry, processors and NGOs to bring the cod stock back to sustainable levels.

NEWS - 11-07-2017 | General

Veolia and Peterson have accepted the first offshore structure into their Great Yarmouth decommissioning facility. The Shell Leman BH platform accommodation block, arrived into the harbour on the 11^th of July. The 50m-high steel jacket structure that supported the topside is due to follow later in July. The topside structure, which was previously used as living quarters for personnel working on the Leman BT and Leman BK platforms, has now come to its new home to be recycled.