SQS India opens third test centre in Pune

PUNE, INDIA: SQS India, a subsidiary of SQS Group, has announced ambitious growth plans to increase its market share for independent software testing and quality assurance services.

Gireendra Kasmalkar, CEO of SQS India said: "We are delighted to announce that the first phase of our purpose built 60,000 square feet facility was inaugurated on 22 June 2011 by SQS Group CEO and co-founder Rudolf van Megen.

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The additional space will seat 350 software testing team members and help us to build on a record year for SQS India in 2010, when our revenue doubled year-on-year and our team grew to over 400. The new facility is the first phase of our expansion over a complex of three new buildings, which will create space for 1,800 additional quality assurance engineers."

The new facility represents SQS’ third test centre in India said a press release.

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The release further added, The expansion will create three new facilities totaling 60,000 square feet to accommodate quality assurance engineers from a combination of qualified testing personnel and         new recruits, some of whom will come from the excellent academic institutions nearby.

Rudolf van Megen, SQS Group CEO, said: "I'm delighted to be here to inaugurate this new Indian office. This facility, which will ultimately hold 1,800 people, underlines our commitment to growing a strong Indian offshore presence. These premises will act as a springboard for the next stage of our growth, and we are already planning construction of the next building on the site."

SQS India has already held the ISO 9001 certification for seven years. "This year, the company, successfully achieved the ISO 27001 security certification, which is a huge testimony to our maturity as an off-shore facility," concluded Gireendra Kasmalkar.