{"id":426,"date":"2019-03-14T06:40:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-14T06:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/qps.ca\/?page_id=426"},"modified":"2025-05-26T20:05:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T20:05:32","slug":"company-history-and-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/fr\/about\/company-history-and-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Historique et profil de l&rsquo;entreprise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row el_class=\u00a0\u00bbfsize16 row-spacing\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]Almost a quarter century ago, a handful of highly experienced and customer-driven Engineers and Technologists, each with over 20 years of testing and certification experience at CSA, decided they could provide better customer service and deliver certification results that would be second to none.\u00a0 So they ventured on their own and formed QPS to provide a viable alternative to the existing Goliaths of the product Certification sector. Many said it couldn\u2019t be done, but the customers knew better and through hard work and superior customer service they proved it can be done!\u00a0 From that humble beginning, and thanks to customers who seek and appreciate an exceptional service experience, QPS grew by word of mouth to become a global provider of product approval services.<\/p>\n<p>Today, QPS is a Nationally and Internationally <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/accreditations\/\">Accredited<\/a> Independent Third-Party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/services\/product-approval-safety-testing-certification\/\">Testing, Certification<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/services\/on-site-field-evaluation-of-electrical-equipment\/\">Field Evaluation<\/a> Body headquartered in Toronto, Canada, where the main state-of-the-art laboratory is located. QPS also has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/about\/service-centres\/\">Service Centres<\/a> in Canada, the USA, and Europe, and a Partners\u2019 Network through out the world.<\/p>\n<p>QPS\u2019s role as a third-party service provider is to enable customers to meet their national and international regulatory requirements in a timely and cost effective manner.<\/p>\n<p>QPS offers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/services\/product-approval-safety-testing-certification\/\">Testing and Certification Services<\/a> to US and Canadian standards and codes, as well as a variety of specialized services to European and International safety standards, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/services\/iecee-cb-scheme-certificates\/\">CB Scheme Certificates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/services\/iecex-equipment-scheme-certificates\/\">IECEx Scheme Certificates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/services\/atex-type-testing-certificates\/\">ATEX Certificates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/services\/ce-marking-assistance\/\">CE Marking<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n<p>QPS also provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qps.ca\/services\/on-site-field-evaluation-of-electrical-equipment\/\">Field Evaluation\/Special Inspection Services<\/a> for products destined for the Canadian and US markets for customers located anywhere in the world.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:white;\">Indulge in Swiss-made precision and timeless elegance with our flawless <a href=\"https:\/\/omegareplica.io\" style=\"color:white;\">Omega replica<\/a> timepieces\u2014heritage design meets accessible luxury.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row el_class=\u00a0\u00bbfsize16 row-spacing\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]Almost a quarter century ago, a handful of highly experienced and customer-driven Engineers and Technologists, each with over 20 years of testing and certification experience at CSA, decided they could provide better customer service and deliver certification results that would be second to none.\u00a0 So they ventured on their own and formed &hellip; 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