SGS helps Manufacturers comply with IEC Universal Smartphone Charger Standard

SGS helps Manufacturers comply with IEC Universal Smartphone Charger Standard

The pitiful waste of resources caused by mutually incompatible charging units for smartphones is set to become a thing of the past. First European and now international standards will make the universal charger an optional extra in future. SGS assists manufacturers in designing for compliance with the new standards and the testing of mobile handsets and accessories.

Arnold André continues positive trend Export remains the driving force. Worldwide, the company from Buende sold a total of 416 million cigars and cigarillos.

Arnold André continues positive trend   Export remains the driving force. Worldwide, the company from Buende sold a total of 416 million cigars and cigarillos.

Buende. For the third time in a row, Arnold André GmbH & Co.KG was able to increase its trading results. In the past trading year of 2010, the number of in-house produced cigars and cigarillos that were sold worldwide increased by 9.2%, from 356 million to 389 million. The import products sold in Germany totalled 27 million cigars. The long established company was able to increase the total net sales by 3.6% to 67 million euros.

As in the previous years, 2010 was also driven by exp