Consumer Testing Laboratories (CTL) - Fashion Company Profile
Consumer Testing Laboratories (CTL) was a retail product-testing company founded in 1952 and based in Bentonville, Arkansas, which tested apparel, textiles and consumer goods from the consumer's point of view for retailers and manufacturers. On October 6, 2016 UL announced its acquisition of CTL to expand its global testing footprint, and CTL's laboratories and services were folded into UL - today UL Solutions.
Company Snapshot
- Status
- Acquired - bought by UL (now UL Solutions) on October 6, 2016 and integrated into UL's consumer and retail testing business; it no longer operates independently
- Type
- Acquired company - privately held before the 2016 UL acquisition
- Headquarters
- Bentonville, Arkansas, United States (principal office at the time of the acquisition)
- Founded
- 1952
Company Profile
Nothing of CTL trades independently today, so this page carries no shop box and no official-site button: its testing approach, its turn-key quality programmes and its 2016 acquisition are the record, kept in full on the history page. Retailers and brands that used CTL's services now look to UL Solutions' consumer and retail services.
The longevity is the credential the original leads with: since 1952 they have been helping quality-conscious retailers and manufacturers ensure the quality of the products they sell and, by doing so, protect their business and their most important asset - their customers' continued patronage. CTL, the profile states, has earned a worldwide reputation for technical abilities, practical experience, integrity and service. The principal office address as recorded - 300 SW 24th Street, Bentonville, AR 72712 - is preserved in this page's record, and the company's own sites are carried in the References; anyone engaging a testing laboratory today should confirm current ownership, locations and accreditations directly, as the 2016 acquisition makes this profile a dated record by design.
Consumer Testing Laboratories (CTL) History
The earlier record for this company - its history, past brand line-ups, figures and photographs from the periods described - is kept on a separate page for historical reference.
Consumer Testing Laboratories (CTL) History & Historical Profile →Common Questions
What happened to CTL in 2016?
UL, a global safety science leader, announced on October 6, 2016 the acquisition of Consumer Testing Laboratories Inc., a privately held retail testing company based in Bentonville, Arkansas, to expand UL's global footprint and services, in the historical record.
How long has CTL tested products, and how does it choose tests?
Since 1952, in the historical record. CTL evaluates products from the consumer's viewpoint, and its 50-plus years of experience let it determine exactly which tests a submitted product needs, while clients may also specify additional procedures.
What does CTL offer besides product testing?
Product specifications, quality manuals, buyer training and education, in-store audits, analysis of customer returns, purchase-order monitoring, and turn-key quality programs installed and managed by CTL staff, in the historical record.
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