The GMA service offers experts to help establish a product development strategy that meets the regulatory and voluntary requirements of all intended markets from the start, to avoid costly product re-designs and unnecessary re-tests, while minimising time to market.
Jennifer Harris ,GMA project manager at TÜV SÜD Product Service, said: "The new GMA service will help customers overcome technical barriers to trade and open more doors to the global marketplace. There are a wealth of product testing and certification restrictions that are implemented by individual governments, and this complex framework is constantly evolving."
She added: Obtaining separate approvals for each country is time consuming and costly, so gaining advice from TÜV SÜD at the early design stages helps manufacturers to meet the requirements of all the leading markets of the world from the outset."
