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SP Laboratory
The Group operates its own Analytical Chemistry Laboratory,
SP LAB, at Kuching, Sarawak. SP LAB provides a wide
range of analytical services to its customers, which include
government agencies, private oil palm plantations, fertiliser
and agrichemical suppliers and fertiliser mixing factories.
Accreditations & Capabilities
SP LAB is an accredited testing laboratory (Skim Akreditasi
Makmal Malaysia No. 214) under MS ISO/IEC: 17025:2005
standard. The Scope of Accreditation includes analysis of
leaf samples, fertiliser samples, soil samples and water
samples for their chemical and physical analysis.
SP LAB is committed to provide efficient, reliable competitive
and professional analytical services to all customers in
accordance with International Standard Requirements
and Regulations under MS ISO/IEC/17025:2005. All of its
technical staff are competent to carry out analytical test in
accordance with prescribed and approved test methods.
Laboratory Excellence Award
In November 2012, SP LAB was awarded the ‘IKM
Laboratory Excellence Award’ by the Malaysian Institute
of Chemistry (IKM). This was in recognition of the lab’s
achievement in providing accurate, reliable, high-quality
testing services pertaining to local legistration, especially
in the field of health, safety and environment. This award
serves to underline both the quality of SP LAB’s services and
the Group’s commitment to satisfying and even exceeding
its customers’ expectations.
Remarkable Year-on-Year Growth
During the year 2012, SP LAB analysed a total of 12,929
samples, comprising fertilisers, foliar, soil and other
miscellaneous samples, eg. compost, organic fertilisers,
herbicides and bunch ash. This showed a growth rate of
19% compared to the year 2011 and 47% compared to
the year 2010.
Expanding and Promoting Services
The Group continues to expand its scope of accreditation
and promote its laboratory services. During the year,
online and printed brochures were designed and sent out
to publicise SP Lab's services to a wider range of potential
customers.
Review of
Operations
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SARAWAK PLANTATION BERHAD
ANNUAL REPORT 2012