Chinese apparel manufacturer Ever-Glory International Group, Inc. has requested national accreditation for its new fabric and accessories inspection and testing centre. The company submitted a laboratory accreditation application form to CNAS (China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment).

With the company's recent expansion of production capacity and product

lines, the new, 400m² centre now incorporates 'state-of-the-art’ testing machines and devices imported from Germany, the USA, the UK and Hong Kong.

According to the company, the in-house facility enables the company to better manage operational risk and increase client confidence in order to develop additional business relationships.

Ever-Glory expects to receive accreditation during the third quarter of 2007, after which it hopes to expand its international markets on the strength of its testing standards.