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  • Press Release
Dec 8, 2017

UL EHS Sustainability Receives a 2017 Supply & Demand Chain Executive Green Supply Chain Award

FRANKLIN, TN—December 8, 2017—Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has selected UL EHS Sustainability as a…
  • Press Release
Dec 7, 2017

New Milestone Set for Growth of Korean Wire & Cable Industry: Memorandum of Agreements signed between UL and Korea Testing Certification (KTC)

Hong Kong, December 7, 2017 – UL today announces that its wire and cable division has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Korea’s leading testing and certification service provider…
  • Press Release
Dec 6, 2017

Standards Council of Canada accredits ULC as an Inspection Body for field evaluations of gas-fired appliances & equipment

Toronto, ON, December 6, 2017 — The Standards Council of Canada (SCC) has named Underwriters Laboratories of Canada Inc. (ULC) as an accredited Inspection Body (IB) for performing Field…
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  • Feature Story
Dec 5, 2017

Spotlight on UL Italy

Italy may be known for its architectural sites, delicious cuisine and sophisticated fashionistas but this country of 61.2 million people is more than just the Leaning Tower of Pisa, olive…
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Dec 5, 2017

UL International Locations in Krefeld and Cologne, Germany Achieve WEB 2020 Lab Approval By Daimler AG

KREFELD, Germany, December 5, 2017 —UL, a global leader in testing, inspection, certification, auditing and validation, has been approved by Daimler AG as a certified lab for materials…
Black office chair with red seat cushion undergoes durability test at Holland, Michigan lab
  • Feature Story
Nov 28, 2017

Bringing value and durability to furniture manufacturers

Purchasing furniture is a significant investment for most people. Add the words “depreciating asset” to the mix and you may understand why an organization wants to get not only the best…
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  • Feature Story
Nov 28, 2017

Deck the halls, safely

We’ve all heard the safety warnings about real Christmas trees: they can be a fire risk so make sure they are well-watered and keep a careful eye on them. But did you know that artificial…
  • Feature Story
Nov 27, 2017

UL AM Public Courses for First Half of 2018 Announced

The course schedule for the first half of 2018 for UL’s Additive Manufacturing training is now available. Courses across all three tiers of the training program will be offered, including…
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  • Feature Story
Nov 27, 2017

UL Introduces Certification for AM Facility Safety Management

UL has published the Outline of Investigation for Additive Manufacturing Facility Safety Management, UL 3400. The outline will be used for the evaluation and certification of any Additive…
  • Feature Story
Nov 27, 2017

UL Ventures’ portfolio company 3DSIM successfully acquired by ANSYS

On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, UL Ventures’ portfolio company 3DSIM was successfully acquired by ANSYS, the global leader of engineering simulation software. The acquisition of 3DSIM, the…
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  • Feature Story
Nov 21, 2017

3 things to consider when shopping for kids’ toys

“It’s the most wonderful time of the year,” or so goes the song made famous by Andy Williams in 1963. The holidays can be wonderful, but they can also be fraught with anxiety as shoppers…
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  • Feature Story
Nov 21, 2017

CPSC Recalls More Hoverboards

For a device that rolled from the exhibition halls of CES 2015 and into the homes of hundreds of thousands of consumers, the hoverboard’s moment in the sun quickly faded as reports of…
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  • Feature Story
Nov 21, 2017

It's always a season for fraud

It seems as if every day reveals another cyber or transaction security incident. Reports of skimmers collecting information from fuel pumps or malicious hackers stealing personal…
  • Press Release
Nov 20, 2017

UL Acquires ChemADVISOR

NORTHBOOK, IL – November 20, 2017 – UL, a global leader in safety science, today announced the acquisition of ChemADVISOR, a recognized world leader in chemical regulatory compliance and…
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  • Feature Story
Nov 14, 2017

Competing for a Better Tomorrow

Cara Gizzi knows what it’s like to stand out. As a young athlete, she was often the only girl on her basketball and baseball teams. She welcomed the adversity as “character-building” and…
  • Press Release
Nov 14, 2017

UL and DDI Begin Official Partnership

UL Consumer and Retail Services has entered a formal relationship with the Diamond Development Initiative (DDI) with the signing of a memorandum of understanding on October 31, 2017. Since…
  • Press Release
Nov 10, 2017

UL EHS Sustainability Announces On Demand eLearning Site

Franklin, TN – UL EHS Sustainability has just released a new eLearning website that makes it easier to view and purchase any of UL’s thousands of award-winning workplace health and safety…
  • Public Notice
Nov 10, 2017

UL Warns of Unauthorized UL Mark on FSL LED Lamps (Release 17PN-19)

NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 10, 2017 – The following is a notification from UL that FSL LED lamps identified below bear an unauthorized UL Mark…
  • Feature Story
Nov 8, 2017

NMX-J-588-ANCE-2017: Seasonal and holiday decorative products: Safety requirements

On August 9th, 2017, it was published in the Official Gazette the new NMX-J-588-ANCE-2017 standard for Seasonal and holiday decorative products: Safety requirements , that will be enforced…
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Nov 8, 2017

UL Announces Launch of SPOT Add-in for REVIT®, a Digital Tool for Architects and Designers to Work Efficiently in BIM

MARIETTA, Ga., November 8, 2017– UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a global safety science leader, today announced the launch of SPOT add-in for REVIT®. This free tool gives AutoDesk® Revit®…

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