Bureau Veritas acquires Impactiva group S.A., expanding its supply chain services offer to the footwear and apparel industry
December 04 2023 - 11:45AM
Bureau Veritas acquires Impactiva group S.A., expanding its supply
chain services offer to the footwear and apparel industry
PRESS RELEASE
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France – December 4, 2023
Bureau Veritas acquires Impactiva group
S.A., expanding its supply chain services offer to the footwear and
apparel industry
Bureau Veritas, a
global leader in the testing, inspection, and certification (TIC)
industry, announces the acquisition of
Impactiva Group S.A., a leader in quality
assurance for the footwear and apparel industry.
Since its establishment in 2003, Impactiva has
become a strategic partner for its broad portfolio of top-tier
footwear, apparel and leather goods retailers and brand owners. The
Company provides guidance to hundreds of factories and tanneries
across Asia, Europe and Africa, ensuring the highest levels of
quality in production. Known for its innovative solutions,
Impactiva optimizes the use of raw materials, minimizes waste, and
eliminates finished product defects through process improvements at
its clients’ third-party factories. With its network of 180
specialists strategically positioned near production hubs across
Asia and Europe the company generated a revenue of c.$9 million in
2022.
This acquisition marks a milestone for Bureau
Veritas' Consumer Products Services division, as it strengthens its
presence in upstream services to the footwear and apparel
manufacturing industry, augmenting its capacity to deliver supply
chain services in line with economic, quality, and sustainability
objectives. The acquisition of Impactiva by Bureau Veritas
signifies a key move in the realm of quality assurance for the
footwear and apparel industry.
Hinda Gharbi, Chief Executive Officer of
Bureau Veritas, commented: “We are delighted to welcome
Impactiva to the Bureau Veritas family. Expansion in key strategic
segments such as footwear and supply chain services, including
upstream quality assurance and factory capacity building, are top
priorities for Bureau Veritas and perfectly aligned with our
strategy of diversification. This acquisition not only positions
Bureau Veritas as a leader in the footwear quality assurance market
for the world's leading brands and retailers but also establishes
Impactiva as the competence center for footwear and supply chain
transformation support.”
Jose Suarez, Founder of Impactiva,
expressed his excitement, stating: "Our team members are
true innovators, possessing a unique blend of an industrial
engineering mindset and deep industry technical knowledge and
skills. We are poised to continue revolutionizing the footwear and
apparel shopfloor, manufacturing processes driving efficiency,
quality, and innovation at every step. With Impactiva’s
comprehensive approach and Bureau Veritas' global reach and
extensive testing, inspection, and sustainability portfolio, as
well as our shared values of getting quality right first time, we
will empower the factories of even more footwear and apparel
clients to ensure that their products are made <Right from the
start>".
About Bureau Veritas Bureau
Veritas is a world leader in laboratory testing, inspection and
certification services. Created in 1828, the Group has circa 84,000
employees located in nearly 1,600 offices and laboratories around
the globe. Bureau Veritas helps its 400,000 clients improve their
performance by offering services and innovative solutions in order
to ensure that their assets, products, infrastructure and processes
meet standards and regulations in terms of quality, health and
safety, environmental protection and social responsibility.Bureau
Veritas is listed on Euronext Paris and belongs to the CAC 40 ESG,
CAC Next 20, SBF 120 and SBT 1.5 indices.Compartment A, ISIN code
FR 0006174348, stock symbol: BVI.For more information, visit
www.bureauveritas.com, and follow us on X (@bureauveritas) and
LinkedIn.
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