Sue Strachan of Inspectorate to Moderate Panel on Precious Metals Sampling and Analytics at the International Precious Metals Institute's Annual Conference

Online, June 17, 2013 (Newswire.com) - Inspectorate, part of Bureau Veritas' Commodities Division, announced today its participation at the upcoming 37th Annual International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) Conference taking place June 22-25, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge hotel. Sue Strachan, Operations Service Manager of Precious Metals at Inspectorate, is scheduled to moderate the 'Precious Metals Sampling and Analytics' panel on June 23 from 10:oo a.m - 12:00 p.m in the Grand Sonoran I room.

With more than 127 years of industry experience, Inspectorate provides leading testing and inspection services to the metals industry by accurately and swiftly determining the physical properties of materials through supervision of weighing (including draft survey), sampling, pre-shipment, load and discharge inspection.

Citing the importance of such panels as a forum for the exchange of industry relevant information, Strachan asserts that the discussions will help address current issues and introduce new analytical techniques and practices. Topics to be addressed include: Mobile Labs: A New Alternative for Third Party Lab Operations in Remote Locations; Scraps Evaluation: A Comparison between Analytical Techniques; and Sampling in the 21st Century in Umicore Precious Metals.

"We are pleased to continue to support the IPMI and look forward to hearing the speakers share their different viewpoints and experiences, in what is a lively market highlighting valuable trends the conference audience can learn from and potentially apply to their respective business practices," said Strachan.

Panelists include: Russ Calow of SGS; Chris Noyes of Assay on Wheels; Jonathan Jodry of Metalor Technologies; and Jeroen Dejonckheere, Umciore. For more information about the event, visit http://tinyurl.com/ayufabz.

About Inspectorate
Inspectorate is a multinational group with capabilities in an extensive range of commodities, providing independent inspection, sampling and testing services 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year. Our network of laboratories, strategically located in key trading locations around the world, provide precision analytical testing to both internationally recognized standards and customer-specific methodologies. These expert testing & inspection services are provided across a broad range of industries, including Agriculture, Chemicals, Marine, Metals, Mining and Oil & Gas.

Established in 1885, Inspectorate's experience is one of its greatest assets and comes from the consolidation of a number of industry leading companies over the past 127 years.

Inspectorate was acquired by Bureau Veritas in 2010 as part of its successful global commodities strategy. The Inspectorate brand is currently in transition and full integration to Bureau Veritas can be expected in 2015.

About Bureau Veritas
Bureau Veritas is a global company, founded in 1828, specializing in quality assurance, health, safety, and environmental (QHSE) services. With over 4,000 QHSE professionals in over 80 offices across the United States, and global operations in over 1300 offices in 140 countries, Bureau Veritas develops solutions that contribute to risk prevention and performance improvement to help private and public organizations create long-term value through our technical and regulatory expertise.

For more information on Bureau Veritas and Inspectorate, visit www.bureauveritas.com/commodities.