Global testing and quality assurance provider for the footwear and leather goods industries CTC has opened a new Chinese subsidiary company in the Wuhou District of Chengdu. CTC’s fourth subsidiary in western China, CTC Chengdu is located in Sichuan Province, which was recently awarded the title of China Lady Shoe Centre”.

The new centre provides the full range of CTC services for footwear and leather goods including pre-shipment, in-line and loading inspections; factory and social audits; and physical, biomechanical and chemical testing on finished products and raw materials.

For over 100 years CTC has been assisting manufacturers, distributors and retailers of footwear and leather goods as well as international professional organisations and academic institutions. With accredited laboratories and quality assurance inspection offices located strategically world-wide, CTC offers testing, inspection, audit and consultancy services meeting government, industry, regulatory and client-specified standards. It has 20 international subsidiaries located in France, Spain, Germany, Portugal, the United States, Tunisia, China, Hong Kong and Vietnam, inspection offices located throughout the world on four continents, and accredited laboratories located in strategic areas.