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  • Press Release
Jun 28, 2010

UL developing first-edition standard for wireless charging devices for use with low-energy products

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 28, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, is developing a first-edition standard for induction power transmitters…
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Jun 21, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Announces Improved Testing Methods for Detecting and Analyzing Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water

Northbrook, Ill., June 21, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in drinking water quality and safety, today announced that it has combined existing proprietary testing…
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Jun 18, 2010

Richard P. Owen Elected to Underwriters Laboratories’ Board of Trustees

NORTHBROOK, Ill. - June 18, 2010: Underwriters Laboratories (UL) today announced that Richard P. Owen has been elected to UL's board of trustees.Mr. Owen is currently the Electrical…
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Jun 18, 2010

Stephen C. Coley Elected Chairman of UL's Board of Trustees

NORTHBROOK, Ill. - June 18, 2010: Underwriters Laboratories (UL), one of the world's leading product safety testing and certification organizations, announced that Stephen C. Coley has been…
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Jun 10, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Helps Families Stay Summer Safe, Not Sorry

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 9, 2010 -  The sizzle of summer is upon us; kids are anxious to play outside, dad has already reprised his role as the barbeque king, and backyard and community…
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Jun 8, 2010

UL acquires leading high tech testing and data security company RFI Global Services Ltd

NORTHBROOK, Ill., June 8, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, announced today that it has acquired RFI Global Services Ltd., a…
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May 28, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories certifies fitness swim spa manufactured by Cal Spas® - first UL certification in product category marks significant milestone

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 27, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification, and Cal Spas, a global provider of luxury hot tubs and home…
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May 19, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories introduces safety requirements for battery separators, aiming to further battery safety and integrity

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 19, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, today announced the establishment of revised requirements addressing the…
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May 7, 2010

ULC Standards develops the first national standard of Canada on electric utility workplace electrical safety for generation, transmission and distribution

OTTAWA, May 4, 2010 - ULC Standards, an accredited standards development organization, announced today the publication of CAN/ULC-S801-10, Standard for Electric Utility Workplace Electrical…
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May 5, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Announces Applied Materials' Sunfab Line Modules First to Meet Master Certification Program Requirements for the Solar Industry

NORTHBROOK, Ill., May 4, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, announced today that photovoltaic modules produced by an Applied…
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Apr 26, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Announces Personnel Certification Program for Solar Photovoltaic System Installers

NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 26, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, announced today the introduction of a new program to train and…
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Apr 19, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Demonstrates Environmental Commitment Through Earth Day Network Partnership

NORTHBROOK, Ill. April 19, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a leader in product safety testing and certification services for more than 115 years, and Earth Day Network (EDN), the…
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Apr 13, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories certifies Kimberlite Chemicals for health effects in drinking water

Bangalore, India, April 13 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in drinking water quality and safety, today announced that Kimberlite Chemicals India Pvt.  Ltd.,…
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Apr 9, 2010

Add Safety to Your Tool Belt When Tackling Home Improvements

NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 9, 2010 - When the paint starts to chip and the weeds peek through the grass, homeowners everywhere strap on their tool belts, determined to fix up their homes…
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Apr 6, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Named Exclusive Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory For Groundbreaking Electric Vehicle Deployment

NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 6, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, was recently named the exclusive Nationally Recognized Testing…
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Mar 26, 2010

UL Assists Better Place with Safety Compliance Needed to Bring Highly Visible Electric Taxi Project to Japan

NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 10, 2010 -Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in product safety testing and certification services, worked with Better Place, the leading electric…
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Mar 24, 2010

New Compact Fluorescent Lamp Study Finds Lights Safer Than Perceived

NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 24, 2010 - Today, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) unveiled results from its compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) safety study that found consumers may be able to use CFLs…
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Mar 23, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Opens Europe’s Largest Photovoltaic Testing and Certification Facility in Germany

NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 23, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global leader in safety testing and certification, announced today the expansion of its global photovoltaic (PV)…
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Mar 17, 2010

Underwriters Laboratories Signed MOU with Industrial Technology Research Institute in Taiwan to Develop Safety Requirements for Electric Vehicles

Taipei, March 17, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), a world leader in product safety testing and certification services, today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with…
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Mar 16, 2010

UL warns of an AC/DC adapter with unauthorized UL Mark

NORTHBROOK, Ill., - March 16, 2010 - Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying retailers and consumers that the AC/DC adapter, provided with Skyartec radio controlled airplanes, bears an…
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