When you outsource to suppliers, it is essential to ensure that the products supplied meet quality standards and that your suppliers adhere to laws and regulations. QA/QC inspections of supplier goods and services can help you to prevent potential issues early on and so avoid delays, extra costs, including fines due to lack of compliance, and loss of consumer confidence in your brand.
Our inspections and supplier evaluations help you control quality, ensure regulatory compliance and protect your reputation.
Second and third party inspections
Control the quality of the materials, components and equipment that you purchase. We will enable you to identify defects and potential quality risks at the source and ensure conformity with applicable international or local codes, standards and technical applications. Through our global network, we provide local inspectors, reducing travel times and ensuring that your inspections are performed by experts with essential local knowledge. Our global quality management system enables streamlined delivery.
Our second and third party supply chain inspection services include:
Source inspection
Manufacturing process inspection
Coating inspection and failure analysis
Dimensional inspection
Documentation review
Quality inspection of final products
Packing and loading inspection
Storing and handling inspection
Visual inspection
Welding inspection
Witness tests
Site inspections (fabrication and construction)
Site inspections from SGS help you to ensure that your project will be completed on time and on budget, with all relevant regulations and quality standards met.
Our site inspection services include:
- Design review
- Commissioning supervision for quality and schedule
- Testing of materials, systems and installations
- Non-destructive testing supervision
- Site assessments
- Continuous supervision of construction works (quality, schedule and budget)
- Independent third party verification and certification
- Provision of quality personnel to work on your behalf
Remote inspections
Traditional inspections can be costly and time consuming and, depending on the location, qualified inspectors might not be readily available. Nevertheless, inspections are essential for ensuring quality control, which is integral to business success, no matter where your business is located.
Because of this, we have developed an innovative remote inspection app – SGS QiiQ – which will allow you to benefit from supplier inspections where in-person inspections are not practical.