NIJMEGEN & ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS -- According to the company, the transfer includes the laboratory, its personnel, and the ISO 17025 accreditation.

Royal SMIT, a company of the SGB-SMIT Group have announced that they have acquired DNV's Transformer Oil Laboratory, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, following the agreement signed between the two companies this July.

Among other aspects, the acquisition includes Transformer Oil Laboratory's ongoing business, equipment, their data bank with historical information, and the ISO 17025 accreditation in Arnhem. Also, all the personnel currently employed at Transformer Oil Laboratory will continue their work under the new ownership.

"With this acquisition, the SGB-SMIT Group further strengthens its services in the field of insulation oil analysis and its position as an expert in the service and maintenance of technologically high-quality transformers. The ISO 17025 accreditation will guarantee the independent position of the oil laboratory-related services", says Roland Vrenken, CEO of Royal SMIT Transformers.

"The Transformer Oil laboratory has very specific expertise that fits excellent with the SBG-SMIT Group. We are very confident our oil experts will add a lot of value to SMIT services. In line with our strategy, DNV continues to focus on providing advanced, often digital advisory and certification services in the context of increased electricity production from renewable energy sources and deep decarbonization of the energy industry," added Prajeev Rasiah, Regional Director of Energy Systems for Northern Europe at DNV.

The Transformer Oil Laboratory is expected to move from Arnhem to Nijmegen in January 2022, where a completely new laboratory will be equipped combining the Transformer Oil Laboratory in Arnhem with Royal SMIT Transformers' oil analysis activities. Royal SMIT Transformers will operate the laboratory independently, conforming to the ISO 17025 standard.

Source: SGB-Smit Group