Bureau Veritas Certification and LM Wind Power join forces on certification of wind turbine blades

Hamburg - Bureau Veritas, a global leader in testing, inspection, and certification, has announced the signing of a framework agreement with LM Wind Power, the world’s leading supplier of components and services to the wind industry. The framework agreement covers the certification of wind turbine blades to international standards.
The contract follows a successful collaboration between both companies, sharing knowledge and working together to fully understand the requirements and needs. This engagement and shared commitment are now cemented with the framework agreement and the first certification assignments being undertaken.

LM Wind Power’s VP Business Development & Strategic Alliances, Frank V. Nielsen, is confident that the new agreement will benefit LM Wind Power’s customers and the industry in general.

“We already have a successful working relationship with Bureau Veritas on our ISO 9001/14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications. It was only natural for us to include the rotor blade certification as well, thereby effectively expanding the qualified certification offer in the industry. Based on their large competence base, customer focus and global footprint, Bureau Veritas lives up to our requirements for a value adding certification, which allows us to deliver a documented and highly reliable product to our customers,” said LM Wind Power’s Frank V. Nielsen, VP Business Development and Strategic Alliances.
“Bureau Veritas Certification is proud and delighted to be working with a leader in their field like LM Wind Power.” said John MacAskill, Head of Renewables for Europe. “Almost one in four blades worldwide is an LM Wind Power blade; the confidence shown in Bureau Veritas is significant and we look forward to supporting them in this exciting and growing market.”
The contract is held by Bureau Veritas Certification


About Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is a world leader in conformity assessment and certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has almost 59,000 employees in some 1,330 offices and laboratories located in 140 countries. The UK business is headquartered in Birmingham, has 1150 employees and is based in office locations stretching the length and breadth of UK. Bureau Veritas helps its clients to improve their performances by offering services and innovative solutions in order to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.
Bureau Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the Next 20 index (Compartment A, code ISINFR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI). www.bureauveritas.co.uk

About LM Wind Power
LM Wind Power is the leading provider of rotor solutions and service to the wind industry, operating from or close to all major markets for wind. LM Wind Power has produced more than 160,000 blades in the course of more than 35 years corresponding to approximately 63 GW installed wind power capacity.


Hamburg, 21 March 2014


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