AKRON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Smithers Quality Assessments (SQA), a Smithers Group company, announces its opening of an office in Suzhou, China. SQA, is now offering 1^st and 2^nd party quality management services, and has the ability to help companies with supply chain management in China. We are operating under the name of Smithers (Suzhou Industrial Park) Enterprise Management Service Co. Ltd.

“Many of our clients have rigorous quality management systems in place for their domestic supply chain and were looking to reproduce that level of confidence with products produced in China”, commented Jeanette Preston, Vice President of Smithers Quality Assessments. “We opened an office in China to serve that need and to save companies money by ensuring their quality requirements are met and exceeded prior to international shipment”.

SQA’s China operation is offering a full array of services including:

• Supply chain management
• 1^st and 2^nd party audits
• Training
• Part sorting
• Line inspection
• Management system pre-assessments/gap analysis

If the services being requested are not listed above, please inquire and we will determine if we can meet your needs.

SQA is the second company from The Smithers Group to establish operations in China. Smithers Rapra, a global leader in rubber, plastics, polymer and composites testing and consulting services opened its testing laboratory in Suzhou in 2011.