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CSA Group and Korean Standards Association Sign Standards Distribution Agreement

CSA Group, a leading standards development organization and global provider of product certification and testing services, today announced a distribution agreement with Korean Standards Association (KSA). Under the two-year agreement, KSA will have non-exclusive, worldwide rights to package, distribute and sell CSA Group standards and related publications electronically and in hard copy format in the Korean market.

“We are very pleased to establish this important relationship with KSA,” said Bonnie Rose, President, Standards, CSA Group. “This agreement enables more efficient distribution of our publications in Korea, further extending our global reach and providing the Korean marketplace with local access to CSA Group standards.”

KSA provides both standardization and quality management training and education in Korea, and it also implements research and activities related to standardization, certification and quality management.

“This distribution agreement gives us the opportunity to expand the base of international standards and publications available to our clients,” said Chang Ryong Kim, President, KSA. “We believe our customers will benefit greatly from access to these valuable publications from CSA Group. Such local access to CSA group standards will allow our customers, especially from industry sector to get the most up-to-date deliverables in real time.”

About CSA Group

CSA Group is an independent, not-for-profit membership association dedicated to safety, social good and sustainability. Its knowledge and expertise encompass standards development; training and advisory solutions; global testing and certification services across key business areas including hazardous location and industrial, plumbing and construction, medical, safety and technology, appliances and gas, alternative energy, lighting and sustainability; as well as consumer product evaluation services. The CSA certification mark appears on billions of products worldwide. The CSA Group Korea office is located in Gangnam-gu, Seoul.

Contact

Anthony Toderian
Manager, Corporate Affairs
CSA Group
416-747-2620
[email protected]

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January 16, 2014