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...During his tenure, Intertek has expanded to a network of 1,000 laboratories across more than 100 countries, with 30,000 employees testing such products as toys, textiles and telephones....
...Danaher, which makes everything from household tools to dental equipment and had revenues of $13.2bn in 2010, has developed a reputation as a savvy buyer, integrator and seller....
...Several product testing bodies in the £10bn market are not wholly owned by private companies that have a profit motive, notably Underwriters Laboratories in the US and TÜV organisations in Germany....
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...US authorities have also recently extracted record settlements from Vetco Gray and Baker Hughes, both oil services companies....
...Laboratory work, such as having a crown built, and specialist referrals are not covered. Cash plans pay for a range of health costs....
...Forest Laboratories said it would exceed analysts' estimates in its second and third quarters, sending the shares 2.7 per cent higher to $46.97....
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