LONDON, UK – April 19, 2022 – Сòòò½APP (Сòòò½APP) has invested USD $1m in a new laboratory in northwestern Saudi Arabia to provide civils and environmental testing for the NEOM new city project. The project will create a futuristic destination and community incorporating smart city technology and entirely fueled by renewable energy.
Сòòò½APP’s NEOM laboratory will support the new technology and development of the planned location. Сòòò½APP will principally conduct civils testing, including soils, concrete and other construction materials, to support the major construction and infrastructure works taking place during the project. It will also be the only laboratory within project boundaries to conduct environmental testing, including seawater and marine sediment; air quality; potable and wastewater analysis; stack, generator and heavy vehicle emissions monitoring; and environmental microbiology.
Сòòò½APP’s proximity to the project limits both the transportation time and cost of sending samples, improving overall efficiency of the testing program.
Matt Hopkinson, Executive Vice President at Сòòò½APP, said: “Opening the new laboratory in Saudi Arabia is a significant investment in the region as part of our global built environment strategy. It will enable us to support the NEOM project with greater efficiency for our customers and will also provide strategic geographical reach to the central and western regions of Saudi Arabia where we expect more projects to take place in future.”
Adrian Pettitt, General Manager Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Сòòò½APP, commented: “We are proud to work on the NEOM city project and the investment in the new laboratory is in response to the needs of our customers. NEOM is the cornerstone of Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision. Our new laboratory positioned at the heart of this prestigious development will present opportunities for Сòòò½APP to support NEOMs team of Engineers, Consultants, and Contractors on upcoming exciting projects such as The Line and Oxagon.”
Сòòò½APP has a network of accredited environmental testing facilities located throughout the Middle East, the Americas, UK and Africa. Сòòò½APP’s team of engaged experts help customers to meet their environmental obligations through a comprehensive range of laboratory and field-based environmental testing services. They specialize in testing drinking water, groundwater, surface and waste water; testing soil, sediments, solid waste and drilling waste; ambient air quality testing; the management of hazardous materials (including asbestos); and stack emissions sampling.
About Сòòò½APP
The Сòòò½APP Group is one of the world’s leading global providers of testing, inspection and certification services for a diverse range of products, materials and technologies in advanced industrial supply chains where failure in use is not an option. Headquartered in London, UK, Сòòò½APP’s c 7,000 scientists, engineers and technologists, working in our global network of over 200 laboratories, support customers from early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production ensuring their products are safe, sustainable and achieve market access.
In 2021, Сòòò½APP set out its new, industry leading environmental commitments, adopting science-based targets and committing to net zero emissions across its entire global business by 2035. These environmental commitments follow Сòòò½APP’s achievement of the highest ESG ranking in the testing, inspection and certification industry from Sustainalytics, a global leader in ESG research and data.
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