Source: GLI International
GLI Africa receives South African Accreditation for its Gaming Laboratory.

Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa
June 18, 2001

    GLI Africa received notification on June 6, 2001 that it has been granted ISO 17025 accreditation for its gaming test laboratory by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS).  The official accreditation number is T0143.  GLI Africa is the first gaming test laboratory to receive this accreditation in South Africa.

    “I would like to congratulate both Mr. Kees-Jan Bosch and the entire staff of GLI Africa for the effort they have put in over the past six months in getting ready for this accreditation. This is a significant step forward in the level of service being provided by GLI to the gaming industry in South Africa,” said Roger Farrell, General Manager of GLI Africa.

    “Having achieved this high level of certification in the African office allows us the opportunity to provide timely and cost effective services and to transmit those test results to our other laboratories around the world,” said James R. Maida, President of GLI.

    The Quality Documentation System that provides the foundation for the conduct of the test and evaluation processes required under ISO 17025 will be used to enhance the existing quality procedures at GLI's other laboratories around the world. 

    Gaming Laboratories International, Inc.® currently operates wholly-owned and fully-staffed gaming test laboratories in Toms River, New Jersey, USA; Golden, Colorado, USA; Hillegom, The Netherlands; Midrand, South Africa; and operates Gaming Laboratories Australia® under license in Adelaide and Sydney. GLI also operates three field inspection offices in Mississippi servicing the Mississippi gaming market. GLI employees number approximately 130 worldwide, providing more than 30,000 certifications annually to over 360 gaming regulatory bodies. GLI was founded in 1989 by James R. Maida and Paul J. Magno and is the first independent laboratory of its kind. 
 

For more information contact: 
Mr. Roger Farrell at +27 11 314 6877 
rjfarr@attglobal.net
or 
Ms. Christie Eickelman
GLI in the United States 
(303) 277-1172
christie@gli-co.com


 

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